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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] XpyroXcoreX:
not necessarily a s4 question, but can you get a phone from tmobile through the jump program without actually paying for monthly service? just only paying the monthly fee for the phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Download ROM to pc.

Transfer to sd card.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] malybru:
Hi,

Make sure Kies is completely off.

Kill it in task manager if necessary.

:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Irreverence:
kies was never enabled :o

i was hoping there would be something else i could do before resorting to that, as i don't have a micro sd card reader :( but i'm guessing that's my only option now? lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
You don't need a reader. Just line the card up in the slot and apply pressure.

Jk :D

I was wondering why you were asking, as I figured you knew how.

Now I know you were looking for an alternative ;)

If you have access to another device?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Irreverence:
the s4 is my first phone and only device in my possession with a micro sd card slot. i just went to a radio shack and picked up a micro sd adapter though

unfortunately, i tried another rom from the thread and i'm getting the same issue...

it might be worth mentioning that the thread states that waiting 1 or 2 minutes is normal - but for both roms i've tried so far, it cleared in seconds and told me to reboot

something else possibly worth mentioning, i'm trying to flash via EXTERNAL sd card. the zips i put into the sd card don't show up under the normal option
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] RanbirS:
I am confused what is: debloated? I don't understand the term.

I am new to installing custom rom.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265998

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
If you use PhilzTouch recovery you can transfer the zip file to the SD card in recovery by mounting USB. I don't know if ClockworkMod has that feature working. TWRP 2.0.5 does not.

Flashing from the SD card shouldn't be a problem once you have the file.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dj_aj:
Debloated custom roms are stock roms that have all the bloatware removed. "Bloatware" basically refers to apps that you don't want and take up space on your device:

A few examples - Samsung Learning, Flipboard, Tripadvisor, yahoo widgets etc. These are just to name a few, but the developers try to free up as much space as possible by removing unnecessary items.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
All those apps that come pure installed on the phone that no one has any use for are called bloatware. Debloated ROMs are stock ROMs that may or may not have other tweaks, but have been "debloated" to take away all those apps that just take up space and use system resources for no value.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Maybe enable USB debugging in:

Settings

More

Developer options

and tick the box.

You can enable Developer options by going to:

Settings

More

About device

and pressing Build number 7 times.

If the above doesn't help, they're a good reference to have ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Irreverence:
the issue got solved after a very patient user walked me through a 2 and a half hour long process. in the end, he was able to help me get back to stock. i tried a rom from the same thread, which still didn't work (easily the 10th time flashing a rom from that thread...). immediately after that i flashed a different rom that he suggested and the installation on that went flawlessly
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Truly Above & Beyond.

Great to hear ;)

Out of curiosity, did this Samsung Stock Firmware work for you, as I've linked this Firmware many times without issue:

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-M919&details=Galaxy_S_4_T-MOBILE
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Irreverence:
we ended up following the original thread i posted http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2258628 but it was a challenge in itself just restoring things to a point where i could actually follow that thread
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
That's the same tar file I always link to, for those who want to ODIN Samsung Stock Firmware.

Just wanted to verify that is not the file you were having issues with ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phrotac:
You will be required to have the $60 per month plan if you get the S4 on the jump program. I got my S4 on the jump program just recently.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] diabloescobar:
If you purchase a factory unlocked/dev or ATT s4 can it be flashed with samsung firmware so as to enable wifi calling?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Its still a Samsung phone even if its a different variant.

But you do NOT want to flash a full T mobile build in odin because it contains a t mobile radio that will end you at&t variant.

You can flash a t mobile rom on it in recovery only, without including the radio file. And then flashing a t mobile kernel.But you can screw up your phone if you do this stuff wrong so just buy the t mobile version
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] RanbirS:
Thanks alot! I was just making sure. +Thanks both of you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
hello I am currently running infamous s4 vs 3.6 and can't get smart scroll or pause to work. I looked on there thread and I seem to be the only one with this problem. I tried factory reset and reinstalling rom but none of that helps. Can anyone help me plz and thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Just a thought, but if you post your issue in the Infamous S4 thread, you may get some suggestions from the Developers and/or other members who are running the ROM. I'm not saying you won't find an answer here, but you may increase your possibilities of an answer in the ROM thread ;)

Update:

I found this over on the Infamous S4 thread. It has to go with the issue you mentioned but from July 9.

The point being that even though you searched there, you may have overlooked the answer, but if it hasn't been posted already, I'm sure you'll get an answer.

http://50.23.216.69/showpost.php?p=43419514&postcount=1620

Edit:

I didn't realize, but I see there's a minimum post count of 10 to post in the Development thread. Even finding out for you wouldn't be best as I'm sure there would be some followup questions and answers, including the steps you have taken in detail to cause and try to resolve the issue. If you don't find the answer here, I'm sure you'll hit 10 posts in no time, and you'll be able to post over there also.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rmithunk:
How to Remove T mobile startup and switchoff logo from Samsung S4

I want to remove the T mobile logo during start up and switch off.. Also, my Samsung logo got disappeared during shutdown and I want to reinstall it back.

How to enable read write access..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
More info?

Are you Rooted?

Do you have a custom ROM installed?

What were the circumstances surrounding the above changes?

What File Explorer do you have installed regarding your Read/Write question?

etc.

Edit:

If not already, installing a custom ROM can solve your first 2 issues.

You can intall Root Explorer in the Playstore so you have the read/write option. You have to be Rooted, if not already.. But it sounds like you already are rooted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Casper34:
A friend just got the S4 for att. He was using it and noticed it went into safe mode. A reboot removed the box and it is out of safe mode. What would cause it to go into safe mode? He is bone stock, just picked it up 3 or 4 days ago.

Please quote me so I get a notification, thank you.

Sorry, I did not know this was the T-Mobile thread, I searched and this was the first noob thread I saw. If you could still help it would be appreciated.

Sent from my Ktweaked PACmaned SGS3!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] noobnewb2:
SGH-M919 Unlock Failed!

Hey guys,

lately, I've been unlocking some T-mobile Galaxy S4's to sell, and I've seem to find a couple pig in a pokes. The first Tmo S4 was successfully unlocked using the XDA method, but the other three cannot be unlocked, despite all the workarounds, backups/restores, factory resets, etc. Has anyone come up with a solution to this supposedly "hardlocked" Tmo S4? :crying:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] adarmatic:
Awesome thread, thanks for making it.

If I were to install a custom recovery (CWM for example) via Odin + tar.md5, would I be able to go back to the stock recovery by download the 1.6gb UAUVMDL (or whatever the heck the letters are) or would that only restore the Android version to stock?

What's the best way of getting back to stock recovery?

Thanks in advance for your help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] malybru:
Hi,

Stock firmware includes stock recovery.

:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] crazyng:
thanks

big thanks man lol!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] adarmatic:
Awesome, thanks! One more question: the download mode that Odin needs the phone to be in, is that independent of the recovery? No matter what recovery I install, will I be able to get into download mode on my phone so Odin can do the flashing?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] malybru:
Hi,

Yes.

:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JJalowiec:
Damaged SD Card Error

I am Running Infamous Rom v3.6 and ktoonsez kernel, I was wondering why my 64 gb sd card doesn't work right. I have it formatted Fat32 and after a few days I get an error on my phone saying that the memory card is damaged or is empty or has unsupported files. Any suggestions?? When it is like this, if I go to storage and try to mount it, it says "mounting sd card" then it says "sd card safe to remove"..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Shot in the dark here....sandisk card?

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JJalowiec:
Yes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Is it a san disk ultra?

A lot of people have been having trouble with SanDisk Ultra cards. That is the red and grey card.

There are less problems with regular sandisk cards. I juat switched to a samsung card and it has worked fine after my san disk ultra card wouldn't work to save my life.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JJalowiec:
No it is not an ultra. But if I put it back in the computer, it reads the cards just fine, if I backup, format, then restore the card (with all my data ie. pictures, etc) it will load fine, but if I turn it off and turn it back on too much it comes up with the error again, I wonder if the rom is not unmounting the sd card properly before turning off.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
I had the same thing, man. And it was the card. I could read it and reformat it in my computer just fine. But the phone just didn't like it. If it was the ROM you should see the same behavior on any SD card, or at least any 64gb SD card.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Vivisec:
Hey guys,

1: I have the Galaxy S 4 Google Edition. Does my device apply to this device sub-forum?

2: If it does not, what sub-forum does it apply to?

3: If it does, how can I get a custom ROM on my device? I tried flashing cyanogenmod for the tmobile s4, and it didn't boot, so I'm glad I didn't brick.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JJalowiec:
Jamison has a s4 google edition.. He makes really good stuff.. here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2341936
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Your version doesnt really apply here, but most of the stuff you find here will be relevant.

As far as i know there isnt a google edition forum yet.

Juat be careful when flashing mods or romsyou find here to make sure they are compatible.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 2010ngojo:
Does anyone know if there are any good fakes that are near perfect replicas? Or maybe really difficult to tell apart from a real one? I want to know if I have to worry about any fakes for this model. I just purchased one on Amazon $500 new. I think it's a very good price, maybe too good. I know I can return it with ease but still annoying. Might have to report the seller too. I dont want anyone else getting scammed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
That price for a new phone is too good to be true. And just because its a real phone doesn't mean its a good phone. It could have a bad imei because its stolen. That's been happening to a lot of folks lately.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 2010ngojo:
Well the description said new in box, so first thing is first is the packaging. I don't know if they list the imei on the box or not, so.... Then I'll just check if it looks legit enough and pop in the sim and see if it works. I know the price is really is too good, just hope is all I can do really.

Any features I should check or be looking out for? Like any feature that a fake could not possibly have? Something I can test easily and cannot be faked.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
You are walking into a scam.

Here's how his works...

Guys goes to T Mobile and 'buys' the phone with $99 down and is supposed to pay $20 a month for 2 years on his no contract plan.

Guy sells the phone to you. The phone is still good so your SIM shows it's working perfectly.

Guy never pays his T Mobile bill. 2 months from now T Mobile calls the phone stolen and blocks he IMEI. All of a sudden the phone you've had for 2 months stops working and T Mobile tells you you're srewed.

This has been a common scam we've heard about at least 3 times on this forum just this month. And that's JUST the stories people are sharing on XDA.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 2010ngojo:
Yes I heard those kinds of stories several times before, and I dont even need to be on here to know that. Is there a way to prevent that though?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
For $79 more, you don't have to worry about that happening ;)

If a person is intent on committing fraud for a few bucks, then there is nothing you can do to prevent it, except what I mentioned.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
When buying online? No.

When buying off Craigslist, tell the seller you want to meet a the T Mobile store of YOUR choosing (in case he's working with a T Mobile employee at the store of HIS choice) and have a T Mobile rep verify that the phone has been paid for in full and then have them transfer the phone and it's IMEI to your account so the seller no longer has any control over the device.

More than likely the guy selling the phone at a steep discount won't agree to those terms.

Like Biker says above me, for jus a little bit more money you can buy the phone outright fomr T Mobile and never have to worry about this stuff and you get all the warrenty assistance through T Mobile customer service.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 2010ngojo:
I wonder if Tmobile is willing to trade a new phone with another one. Maybe with a small fee anyways. Ha, wishful thinking though. Is there a way for the seller to somehow transfer the imea from one account to another? I doubt it but i'll try. I wont open it until I can, that way I can at least return it.

That is true, I tend to try to find good prices for anything really. Most of my previous phones were unlocked so I don't have to worry about this kind of thing. If I can't find a way solve this, I guess I'll bite the bullet and pay in full. Currently have the Nexus 4 though. Not sure if it's worth the upgrade at this price. Thanks for heads up though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
I'm uncertain if there is a full proof way to protect yourself from something which may go south in the near future, considering your online purchase, as Skipjacks mentioned previously.

I recommend to return the device now so as to not have Any risk, and purchase the device for a few dollars more.. $500-$579 is not worth risking $500 imho...... and mathematically regarding the Financial Risk Factor (FRF) ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
The IMEI goes with the phone. But T Mobile can block it if they aren't paid in full for the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 2010ngojo:
Yes, but from my understanding any unpayed phones' IMEI is assigned to an account responsible to pay off the phone. I'm trying to transfer the IMEI to my account. But I guess that wont help much either.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
No.

The IMEI belongs to the phone. Not to the phone's owner.

There is no transfer of the IMEI to your T Mobile account. That's not a thing because the IMEI has nothing to do with your account. That number is the phone's idenifier. It's like your Social Security Number is to you. It's yours.

If T Mobile never gets paid for their phone they will block the IMEI and thus kill the phone no matter who is in possession of it. They don't care who is physically in possession of the phone. All they know is that they sold the phone with IMEI xxxxxxxxxxxxxx to Joe Schmoe and they never got paid for it so they are going to kil lit by blocking the IMEI. They don't care that Joe Schmoe sold it to you. As far as T Mobile is concerned it's a stolen phone...mainly because it is a stolen phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 2010ngojo:
I know the IMEI is in the phone directly. I want meant is they keep a recond of which IMEI of which phones that has not been payed off and the account it belongs to. Otherwise, tell me this. How do they know which phone to block when someone reports it stolen? If there's no record to show which IMEA belongs to which account, they wont know.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Dude...

The IMEI has nothing to do with your account. They can block the phone no matter who's SIM is in it.

The know what phones haven't been paid for. They will block those phones. It doesn't matter who's account the phone is atached to.

You can get the phone and it's IMEI transfered to your account, but if the phone was never paid for in full originally it's still going to be blocked even if your account is in good standing with T Mobile.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 2010ngojo:
So you're saying they don't care who uses it or that it's stolen, so long it's payed off? From what you're saying they will not bother blocking a fully payed stolen phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Craptain Krunch:
Typically no.

Reading these posts back and forth is actually the first time I've ever heard of blocking IMEI numbers at all being done in the US. I guess it was bound to happen eventually.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 2010ngojo:
Yeah, unfortunately it's really doesn't help anyone that it's suppose to help, nor punish those who this is meant for. Thieves will still get money, or at least not lose any. T-Mobile's out on few phones/payments, and not to mention a potential lose of customers who brought the phone. And finally then end-user who shelled out a few hundred bucks on a media player thinking they brought a phone legitimately.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JJalowiec:
People will definitely do anything just to make a buck these days. You would think that if they are so smart to come up with these hustles, they would be smart enough to make themselves known positively, make more money, and not risk any kind of jail time..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Not exactly.

If its not paid off, they don't care who is in possession of it. It will be blocked.

If it is paid off then they still care if its stolen. If you call up and say your phone was stolen they will block the imei to screw the thief who stole from you. Also to make sure their insurance program doesn't pay for a replacement when your first phone is actually still good.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 2010ngojo:
Sorry to bring this up again. I want to be clear. How can they know which phone to block when a phone is reported stolen if there's no record of which imei belongs to which user? From what you're saying, they can block specific phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
When you buy the phone from t mobile they record the imei of the phone they sold you.

If you buy a phone second hand, i don't know if they do that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 2ndammendment:
How do I change the email notification on the Samsung email client? I tried going under sounds and notifications but no matter what I set my notification sound too my email alert never changes. Went into the email settings but could only find and option to change the notification for priority senders, which doesn't affect normal emails.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dj_aj:
Open the email app.

Goto settings - select the account you want to change the notifications - select ringtone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 2ndammendment:
Wow lol. I can root, flash kernels and ROMs, undervolt and over clock but I couldn't figure that out on my own. Thanks man! :victory:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ineffablepanda:
S-View in AOSP?

Are there any 4.3/10.2 CM/AOSP/AOKP ROMs with support for flip covers? Now that the IR Blaster is working, it's the only feature I miss from TW/GE.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] <Xesus>:
Not currently... Patience, my son.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
Why exactly does most everyone recommend to let a ROM sit for 5 minutes then reboot on a fresh install?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
The same reason they say not to swim for an hour after you eat. Because that's what someone else told them and it became urban legend with no basis in reality. (And yes, it is perfectly safe to swim after eating.)

The idea is that the ROM is still installing and 'settling in' for 5-10 minutes after first boot. And that doign other operations interferes with that process.

The reality is that the final stages of a ROM install are that part where it says ANDROID IS UPGRADING during the first boot. When that's done the ROM is installed and ready to use. And even if it did still need to 'settle in' after that it's a computer. It performs operations exactly to spec every time. So you can't really interfere with it by using it. If you tak eup processor time so that a 'settle in' operation cant' complete right away it will just wait a second and perform that task later. That's what the I/O scheduler in the kernel is for.

Additionally this is an ancient rumor, which in the Android world means like 2 years, from the days of single core processors with slow speeds. (You remember the Froyo Android devices that had vacuum tubes and cooling fans, right?) So that final push to finish installing maybe took a little time on those older devices. But on a quad core processor device that has more computing power than more of the old computers you have around your house? That final 'settle in' process would take seconds, even though it doesn't really exist.

So that's why this is out there. It's the same as "calibrating the battery stats" that everyone thinks is so important. Someone said to do it, others believed them, and the next thing you know people assume it's Android Gospel. But it's all just sillyness.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] <=LongJohnSilver=>:
Not yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] yoattia:
data cap hack

I know there is a custom rom for the galaxy s3 to evade the data cap at T-mobile. Is there one for the S4 yet? Is there any possible way to flash the S3 one onto my S4? I get a status 7 error I assume because it is the wrong device.Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JJalowiec:
haha Yeah this would be awesome to have, or an unlimited hotspot tethering, but dude you are lucky you didn't brick your phone..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JJalowiec:
Ok so its weird how Jamison's S4 Kernel v4.6 causes my phone to boot loop, and when I flash ktoonsez kernel it doesn't bootloop anymore. Any reason why it would work on everyone else's phone but mine??? I'm not new to custom roms or flashing them and I've been doing this since the samsung vibrant.. (S1)