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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] asidekick:
Question: Hi! I was using the Wicked-rom (v8). Then I wanted to go back to full factory stock. I used triangle away first (but my counter, when it was done, was still stuck in 1) so I still went ahead and unrooted my phone. Now that my phone is all unrooted and I did use the phone's factory reset afterwords to have a clean fresh phone. Now when I go to settings>more>about device>software update, it says "your device has been modified. software updates are not available." This was no suprise since I knew my counter was still stuck on 1.

My objective was to get my phone the MK2 update I've been hearing about, by using the software update or just download it.

My question is should I readd a rom to my phone+root it then try triangle away again or am I able to use triangle away right now when I'm on a clean stock. The only problem that I have seen is where I remember reading somewhere that using triangle away on a clean stock phone may cause it to brick or bootloop.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] birdman7:
Do not worry. if you havn't solved the problem already. I posted an exact same problem 2 weeks ago. Thanks to the guys i got enough info to fix the same exact problem. i obtained the official M919UVUEMK2_M919TMBEMK2_TMB file and used odin to flash my phone with it. when it was over my phone started up as if out of the box. you can find the zip here: (sorry i cannot post the link since i am a junior member), but you can find the link in the previous pages.

goodluck
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: modem.bin

If you have a LOCKED ATT phone you cannot unlock it using the MODEM.BIN.

You cannot flash/install any tmobile custom roms found here unless you odin flash

either TWRP or CWM recovery into your phone.

Flashing cwm/twrp zip file roms will ROOT your phone automatically but like

flashing the modem.bin image your phone will still be locked to AT&T.

If you odin flash the Tmobile's modem.bin most likely you will have signal,

audio and data dropping issues or in the worst case a soft bricked phone.

Only use modem.bin images which are specifically made for the ATT i337 phone.

P.S. you really are NOT VERY CLEAR at all in you explanation of what exactly you want to do.

I can't even tell if your phone is locked or unlocked or not by the way you tried explained it.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] drtechnology:
I am a noob in this aspect of rooting. See my other posts made the past few weeks I can root easily for t-mobile phones - (as well as other carriers but most of my friends have t-mobile) My issue is not in getting CWM installed, or rooting or even adding a custom ROM to a phone. I know how to do all that as long as the carrier starts and ends the same - aka t mobile stock to t mobile Wicked rom. Easily - been done - My own t-mobile m919 is on wicked v 9.1 with CWM and a no-knox 4.3 MK2 kernel

That being said....

I have a new phone a friend just brought to me. It is a stock at&t phone he bought off of ebay. The person selling it upgraded to a nexus 5 and sold off his Galaxy S4... That being said I doubt the seller knew to get it unlocked, and reading the ebay page where item was listed, mentioned nothing of unlocked. So it may be locked still - I am not 100% sure, but better safe than sorry.

So MY question is what do I need to do to get this at&t Galaxy S4 to work on T-Mobile? My friend is with T-Mobile. I would like to use wicked's T-Mobile 9.1 rom again if I can.

Getting CWM on here is easy. I did it already. My question is how to get the modem to work on t-mobile's network, and once that's done if I can also flash through CWM a t-mobile rom? So he has use of Name ID and readable VM and such... I am a noob when it comes to switching one carrier to another carrier. Never done that before, and is what I need help on please

Thanks :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] felipehso:
Will try to clean the ear piece..hope this works, not in the mood to get it repaired :| Thanks for the help.

Also, got a question about flashing the modem.bin on MDL. I already flashed it on this ROM I'm using, if I flash another ROM do I have to flash it (modem.bin) again?

Enviado de meu SGH-M919 usando Tapatalk
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
No. The modem.bin shouldn't change with teh ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] felipehso:
Cool. Thanks for the info, good to know that I shouldn`t flash it everytime I flash a new ROM!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dharris76:
Hello all. I took the ota update to 4.3 and I've run into a problem with rooting my phone. I've followed all directions for cf auto root, the cpu recognizes my device, yet when I begin the process in Odin it hangs at get PIT for mapping. What exactly do I need to do?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] td1010:
Whelp, I learned that lesson the hard way. Got screwed by the 4.3 KNOX update, so now I have a warranty bit of 1.

So now that I'm assured of keeping the phone: I do like some of the Samsung features (take pictures via voice using S-Voice, Watch On, keyboard) but hate some of the others (lockscreen). Can I start off with a Google Play ROM and add the Samsung features I want? I don't see some of the apps out there (S Voice, for example).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
Well I dunno about Gplay edition because I'm on CM11. Although your lock screen issue is pretty easy to fix. Just set your screen lock from swipe to none. Then download a screen locker app from Gplay. One example is GoLocker.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Are you 100% certain that you got the correct CF Auto root for your device? There are a bunch of versions for the various S4 versions.

Also how long does it hang at PIT mapping? 10 seconds? An hour?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] td1010:
Can you add the Samsung apps to CM11? Where do you get the APKs?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
Not really. Those apps rely on the TW kernel. And there is no TW kernal for 4.4. There are apps that will perform similarly to the TW apps. Like SmartIR will work for TV remote. And use Google Now in place of Svoice. If you're suck on the TW features and can't live without them then stay on TW. But might as well give 4.4 a try though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dharris76:
I used the one that is in this thread. The longest I've let it run is around 5 minutes then i disconnected my device in fear of bricking it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Sort of...

It's not just the kernel. It's the ROM itself as well.

Those features will never work with CM11 or any other AOSP ROM. Even if they could be ported (they probably COULD be) there is almost zero interest in the development community to port those features as they are widely regardes as gimmicky and useless by the people who have the skills to port them.

If you like those features you have to stay on TouchWiz.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
There is no link to a thread. And 5 minutes is way too long. The whole process should take no more than 30 seconds from start to finish. So something is obviously goign wrong.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] td1010:
Ah, I see.

I agree most of the TouchWiz apps are gimmicky, but I do like being able to take pictures via voice command - it may be cheesy but it avoids that "shake" from pushing the button.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
You MIGHT find a camera on google play that has that feature.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dharris76:
I agree that 5 min is way too long. In addition, while the phone is in download mode, I can see a pair of numbers after the word start in between brackets [220,1400] in the upper left of the screen. also i can see a light blue square just below the green android. (Where it says DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET) What does this mean? I really need help!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] UJ95x:
Hey guys. So I was rooted and running SlimBean 4.3, today I decided to flash back to stock firmware since I didn't have a nandroid backup of the stock ROM

I flashed the firmware for the my T-Mobile S4 (4.2.2) and it passed in odin, but it wouldn't get past the TMo boot logo.

I tried a battery pull and that didn't work. Booted into recovery and cleared the cache and that didn't work either. Now I can't boot into recovery at all, already tried flashing the root file that included the stock recovery and that didn't help. Flashed TWRP and it passed in Odin but I still couldn't get the phone to boot into recovery.

Any ideas? Already asked a few people from Android Central and I'm still stuck :\
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Try Odin flash the stock firmware again but after it boot see if you can get back into stock recovery and do a factory reset.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] felipehso:
Once I got this problem. Try what baseballfanz said. If it doesn't work, try what I did. After odin it back to stock, I re-rooted, installed recovery and then flashed a ROM. This way I could pass the Samsung boot screen.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] UJ95x:
Well now I can't even boot into download mode. As soon as I see the Warning sign it goes black. Same happens for recovery and safe mode.

---------- Post added at 05:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:42 PM ----------

Well, I'm pretty sure it's hard bricked now. Can't boot into download or recvoery. Trying to boot up normally gets me as far as the Sammy boot logo and then it turns off again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: recovery/download modes

Remove the battery for 20 seconds and replace it.

Try recovery mode again by pressing ONLY the Power and Volume Up

keys at the same time and HOLD the keys pressed until you see blue

neon colored tiny text on the top left side of the phones screen.

As soon as you see it, let go of the keys right away.

If you're a gambling man give it a try.

There is a 50/50 chance that it will work.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] UJ95x:
Alright guys. An ambassador from AC told me to leave the battery out for about an hour and try again and it worked :D

Was able to boot into TWRP and restore my SlimBean nandroid. Thanks everyone :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dystopiangirl:
Alright, so I finally got the time to try doing an internal storage wipe and it worked. Thank you so much for your help and sorry for my earlier confusion.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xdapowerapps:
An hour is excessive. 60 seconds is about the max, all you're doing is letting the capacitors drain out which doesn't take more than a few seconds. But glad it works. :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kokozaurs:
Hello.

I've browsed the forums for a while but still couldn't find a resolution to my interesting questions. I have M919 and I'm looking for some custom rom for it, but I can't decide which one to choose. I would like to get something based on 4.4 but if there is nothing too good right now available, I need opinion on which one to choose. This is going to be my first rooting on the phone as well. Any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: finding a good custom rom

Everyone who reads your post here will have a different suggestion. LOL

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kokozaurs:
Well, I guess what I meant with that, to be more clear, was suggestions for most popular roms that work on m919 and differences between them from an user point of view. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Just try them yourself and decide which is better for you.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chidz:
i messed up pretty badly

Ok so after looking into omnirom a little i thought that i should check it out after being on the cm bandwagon for so long. i backedup my stuff and i flashed omnirom. when i rebooted my phone it got stuck on the omni bootloop, so i was like oh should have wiped my data before doing so. So i go back wipe my data( i use twrp) and then i reboot again and it works. But then after that i wanted to change back so i booted back to recovery to restore my latest backup. However this is where it all went wrong. usually retoring takes around 2 minutes, and the changelog would be pretty long. but this time only 5 lines of script showed up. finished running boot script. simulating actions updating partition details. when i rebooted my phone yet again it was still omnirom, and no matter what file i tried to download that i previously had, whether it be old backups, cm zips, or anything, it would stlll be naked omnirom. Im super stuck and any help would be appreciated, I wouldve posted this on the omnirom forum to be more specific, but im new so yea. i was running cm 10.2 nightly the one right before the official 10.2 release
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chidz:
clarification how do I return to cm restored, all of my apps and data are still in my internal memory
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Boot into recovery.

Look for RESTORE from the menu.

Find your backed up ROM.

Restore it.

Reboot, enjoy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chidz:
Thats what i've done, but it doesn't work, when i restored it, it says successful, but when I reboot it, nothing has changed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
What recovery are you using?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chidz:
twrp openrecovery
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
I wonder if your backup is corrupted.

When you click on restore do you then select all the options? System, Data, Cache, Dalvik?

Try JUST doing system and data. UNCLICK cache and dalvik.

IF that doesn't work, try JUST restore the SYSTEM
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chidz:
thanks for the reply, i did what you suggested, and i restored just the system, but it didnt work. WHne i restore it the change log is almost empty, usually other times when i retore it has a bunch of stuff pop up because its actually restoring data, but all it says is simulating, and partition, and it doesnt even show how long the restore took, because it usually shows how long a system restore takes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
How big is the backup file?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chidz:
I dont know for sure it was a backup of my rom and all apps and data soo

it was probably a sizable amount
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Go into the TWRP folder where you have your backup and see how big the actual file is. Depending on the ROM but mine are about 3GB+.

That will tell if maybe your backup was not complete or maybe got corrupted. Have you in the past had success restoring the backup?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bikrame:
Can I run 4.3 TW based ROM with 4.2.2 stock kernels??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chidz:
I have had success in restoring my old backup files, this is the first time it has not worked. For sure they are probably more than 3 gb
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Again with the "probablys"

We know it SHOULD be a big file. The question is if it IS a big file. If the backup wasn't created properly or was corrupted it might be a smaller file size which would give us the answer on why this isn't working.

Was the backup made with twrp? If it was made with any other recovery it cannot be restored in twrp.

Can you try flashing any other ROM, making a backup of that ROM, and seeing if that backup will restore? If it does we can rule out the recovery being the problem. And it would almost certainly indicate that the backup you are trying to restore is corrupted somehow.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Probably not. But make a backup first and give it a try. If it doesn't work you will know quickly and can easily revert to your nandroid backup. It won't break the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dharris76:
Does anyone have any links to the different versions of cfauto root? Or are there any?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chidz:
the back was created using twrp. The backup file should be 8gb at least because its supposed to backup my entire internal memory basically. When I try to flash previous zips that I had for cm, it says successful when I flash it but when I reboot it, it isn't changed back to cm. So I can't even make a backup of that rom because it didn't change.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
The backup file should not be 8GB because you shouldn't be backing up the internal storage. (You CAN, but you shouldn')

And you can flash any other rom, boot it, then try to back it up and reflash it. There is no reason you can't try that. If that works, then the backup you are trying to resotre (the 8GB one) is bad and can't be used.

Still though, you keep telling us what teh backup file size SHOULD be. You really need to look at the file and see what size is ACTUALLY is. That will tell you a lot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chidz:
I'm sorry it doesn't show me the size of the backup files. When I tried to flash cm again it didn't work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Use a file explorer, usually press and hold on the file and choose "properties" should give you file size. ES file explorer is a good free app that will give you such info.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chidz:
Thanks but before I flashed this new ROM I wiped everything and this ROM doesn't have the gapps. I tried flashing gapp zips later but none of them worked
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Katahar_Bam:
HD Voice

I'd like to learn more about HD Voice and how to access it on Google Edition roms...?

I'm currently using this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2539361 but it only works via speakerphone instead of integrated handset...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
You shoudl consdier re-installing the recovery.

You could have a borked up recovery install. It doesn't sound like anything you do in recovery works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] razielpr:
Does the new 4.3 update let you use more than just the 9gb currently available on 4.2.2???
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
If it does, it's not much more. I don't htink it's any more though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Anytime ;)

You can now go to:

Settings

More

and see.....

Developer options

including

USB debugging....

and other options.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] oussama25:
Hi,

I'm going to flash CM10.1 on my SGH-M919, and i wanted to know if it will increase my storage capacity, and get more space than the original 9,25Go in the stock rom ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] crawler9:
No ROM will currently change your storage capacity. The system partition will have more free space on lighter ROMs, but at the moment, there doesn't seem to be a way to safely repartition our devices.

We may eventually get ahold of a file to repartition our Galaxy S4s to match the partition layout of the GE S4, but for now, we are stuck with what we have.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] oussama25:
Hopefully we'll get it soon :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mi2gurlz:
Brick I Think

So I got my phone rooted and flashed a rom, didnt like any of them so i wanted to flash back to stock didnt know how... in a short story my phone wont do anything. it turns on but stays at S4 logo, wont go into Recovery and Download Mode doesnt help much... HELP Me PLEASE! I need my phone... O and I just brought it Saturday. Im scared to take it back to the store cause they may ask to many questions.

Thanks in advance for any support.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] akashastrega:
Would anyone happen to have an eta for the TmoUS update that will make app2sd possible?

I'm trying to hold off on rooting until I get that ota update (save the hassle of manually updating).I have heard that the update is already available in Europe and should be available this summer in the US...just was wondering if it would be sooner or later this summer :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] malybru:
Hi,

Just so that you are aware.

The new app to sd card option will only move your apps to the sd card

NOT

the data.

So , you will gain very little space on your internal storage.

The best option is still to root and use FOLDERMOUNT

:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hancock19:
Obb folder

hi there im using S4 I9500 i have a question here about games, whenever i tried to paste the obb folder of a game in obb folder of the phone it says that whether i have my device not attached to the cable but the cable is attached to my ph

the thing here i want to ask is that why this error is coming whenever i paste the obb file of a game in that obb folder? :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mgbotoe:
Hello all, this is not so much of a help help question...but more of a development quesiton. How do i properly edit the secwallpaperchooser to add in more wallpaper?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ihateDISCO:
S-view on aokp/custom rom

Searched through this post and was just wondering if there is an app or anything else to use the s-view cover feature without a Tw rom? thx in advance!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] elesbb:
Um guys, how do i turn on my phone? [MENTION=4323143]Skipjacks[/MENTION] HELP! xD haha great thread buddy!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Im not familiar with the cover, but doesn't it just show some basic information in a small section of the screen? You could create the effect using customizable widgets.

Zooper widgets is a great option. I think they might work on the lock screen too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
You can use Gallery to edit wallpaper using any photo on the sd card
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ihateDISCO:
main function id like is being able to on/off screen by flipping my folio case open it has the ability for the case but i dont think the aokp rom im on has the function.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Not a problem:

I know this can be frustrating, but don't worry, take a deep breath and we'll get it done ;)

Remove rear cover. There is a slot on the upper left side that you can put your finger nail in to separate the rear cover from the S4 body. Don't be afraid, as the cover is very flexible, and you won't break it.

When you remove the rear cover, what you're looking at can be very intimidating. But again, don't worry as you will now insert the battery.

You will see metal contacts on the battery which you're going to line up with the contacts in the battery compartment, the cavity or space of the phone where you will insert the battery.

Place the battery in the phone as described without forcing anything to fit. Once you have achieved this, we will continue.

Replace the rear cover that you removed in step #1. It will snap in place at various points. Just apply pressure all the way around and the cover will click into place.

If you'd like, you can have a glass of water, or if needed, go to the bathroom, because we have one final step to go to complete the process, which will be a truly exciting experience!

On the upper right side of the S4 is the Power button. Take a look before the next step to get yourself acquainted with its location.

Now, Press that button until you feel a momentary tactile vibratory digital sensation.

The S4 will now Power up, and you will see all different colors on the screen as it does.

After a short period of time, perhaps 12 seconds or so, you will see the time, and your S4 will be Officially Powered On.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Btw, if the battery was already installed, but the S4 was not powered on, just follow the step regarding locating the Power button and Pressing it. You can ignore the steps previous to that one. But it's always good to have as a reference :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] r3xx3r:
Hey guys,

I am having a really weird issue. After rooting and installing TWRP and Wicked v4 with all the bloatware and Faux's kernel, everytime I reboot my phone (doesn't matter how I reboot it, power menu, pulling the battery, etc) it won't boot into the ROM. I need to boot into TWRP and wipe cache and dalvik first to fix it. I have tried multiple times to clean flash Wicked, and it still happens. I don't understand what the problem is. Now, I changed the DPI in build.prop to 360 (i read on one of the rom posts that 360 is the right dpi for out phone) and rebooted and it won't come on at all, not even after wiping cache and dalvik. any suggestions? i am going to try Infamous v5 and see if that has the same issue. Hopefully it isn't some strange hardware issue, seeing as i just got my phone last week