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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
pfffft dude, i have so many scripts bahahaha. some of the time it's just making sure updating apps is possible without FC'ing and also making sure things get back in the places that they should be, like SuperSU. i'll be glad when that stops getting updated but it never will.

i appreciate the offer!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 1range:
Coming from v2.5.4 4.4 to v3 4.4.2...full wipe or is wiping cache and dalvik cache good?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
i always recommend a full wipe with a firmware upgrade ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Hey, does anyone know where the "vrtheme-backup" folder is located? I always see it while flashing something and can never find it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
uhm pretty sure it's on the internal sdcard
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
I've heard people say that, but I check my internal with root browser and it's never there ;), wondering if it was something else...well I'll keep looking.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmulla718:
Can't wait to get home already and install this update!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Blazing with ART.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmulla718:
Oh yeah. I'm def. Going to try the art. I just hate waiting so long for it to optimize
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
It took only like 10 min for me. But after that, you'll real the benefits.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aooga:
Really great rom! Everything works flawlessly. This combined with viper4android = best setup :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
But unfortunately, xposed framework doesn't work with ART runtime, yet. :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mralexander006:
The current 4.4.2 build is working great for me! However, a small cosmetic issue -- I have sound distortion again when changing volume. I think before, the volume changing sound was removed as a workaround? I installed Viper4Android to see if the distortion when changing volume went away, but it remains. The distortion isn't a big deal at all, but I was wondering if there's perhaps an edit we can do on our phones to remove that sound? This might just be me (I did a full system wipe before flashing, however).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yes, I have a zip. I run non-art. it was not fixed in 4.4.2. I'll post it a bit later. not on desktop at the moment
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Good news is you can disable it in framework res and that file isn't odexed. Gotta love bools.xml
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
I forgot you mentioned that before! thanks for mentioning it again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bfranklin1986:
Just gonna leave this here
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
Mr Virginia anything on the volume sound for art?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah, I'll get it up in a few hours. I had to get some sleep
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mitchellaneous:
Reboot command still isn't working, toolbox is missing it for some reason. All other commands that point to toolbox work. I'm using ART so I unfortunately can't just install Xposed and Gravitybox for the extended menu. I'll try changing the symlink for reboot to point to busybox instead but on the last version that didn't work either
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wifigi:
Tethering??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah it's there

symlink("toolbox", "/system/bin/reboot");

i've tried looking this up to no avail. not sure why it doesn't work. i personally use Quick Boot or adb to execute that command.

[MENTION=5218462]mitchellaneous[/MENTION] try removing the symlink all together

yep, search the thread for confirmation
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
use the old reboot script, xposed doesn't look for the new one mr.virginia, I will attach it to this post. no idea why they changed this

reboot goes into system/bin
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
i'm using the new/correct one. it is just symlinked and shouldn't be
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mralexander006:
For non-ART users, I just noticed that you can disable the volume adjust sound (to eliminate the distortion that occurs sometimes) in GravityBox -> "Media Tweaks" -> "Mute Volume Adjust Sound" toggle.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
i have created another mod that will work with ART. i'm currently waiting to test the "no reboot" in Xposed. then i will get the mod up. i did a full wipe so everything is still restoring from Google.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
[MENTION=4830253]Danvdh[/MENTION] [MENTION=5218462]mitchellaneous[/MENTION] confirmed. the issue is that it was symlinked and did not need to be. now working as intended. you can do 1 of 3 things to fix:

redownload the ROM

remove the symlink yourself

pull the reboot file from the ROM you already have downloaded and create a flashable to just flash that file and set permissions to rwx-r-rwx
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
[MENTION=4750904]roblxskye[/MENTION] and any other user that wanted it, there is now a mod in OP for 4.4.2 that will remove the Up/Down volume sound so that you can still run ART if you'd like
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
Xposed installer has been updated to v2.4.1 and MMS with quick reply has been updated to 4.4.2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thair7391:
You sir are one feature short of being my deity!

MrVirginia,

This ROM has to be DEFINITIVELY the best piece of software I've ever put on my SGH-M919 (or used thus far on any Android device for that matter!) and I can't express my gratitude for your immense and well-accomplished efforts to any adequate degree. Every element that you look for in an AOSP ROM is present in this one to the BEST of quality and you deserve the commendation of the entire community for your work (EVERYONE THANK THIS POST IF YOU AGREE!)

I love AOSP (Android Operating as it Should Persist - lol) and that being one reason, along with just really loving the handset's design, I'm thinking about buying a Nexus 5, but the MAIN reason is because, after recently switching from AT&T to T-Mobile for their cheaper plans and unlimited data, I'm finding that I RARELY have signal anywhere I go (hence wanting the unlocked Nexus 5 and switching back to AT&T), and even worse, I have no signal at all at the two places that I'm at most - the office and home - so, as I'm sure you see where this is going, I'm forced to rely on T-Mobile's WiFi calling feature to get by. To add to the misfortune, I HATE TouchWiz ROM's and even heavily debloated and optimized ones don't leave me satisfied. http://xdaforums.com/images/smilies/mad.gif

The day that I see T-Mobile's WiFi calling feature or an identically functioning one in an AOSP ROM will be the day I send out a significant PayPal donation to the one responsible and the day I **** my pants in public. From what I've read in this thread, mrvirginia, you yourself have a particularly heavy need for SIP/WiFi Calling also, as well as a few others in this thread and I know many others elsewhere. I'm by no means anywhere near an XDA quality developer, but I do have a wide range of technical knowledge of computer science, conceptual software engineering principles, a lot of Android experience, and I'm an EXTREMELY driven and motivated person, especially when it comes to getting this feature in AOSP. The problem is though, that while I'm well acquainted with Android itself, I'm new to it's lower level development; its guts and bowels. For that reason, I don't know exactly how much help I can be to you in implementing this feature if any help at all; your skills are clearly vastly beyond those of mine, BUT if there's anything I can do or information I can provide to maybe help you gain some momentum on getting this feature soon, I would LOVE to be a part.

I'm sure you're aware of this Google source code project already (Located Here) , but it still intrigues me the path that it's been on, even though it's been dormant for a while. I don't know if anything developed there will serve as an initial catalyst or framework to finally getting TMO Wifi Calling-type functionality in AOSP or not but if we fail, the only thing we have to risk is learning something new http://xdaforums.com/images/smilies/wink.gif so let's press forward and engineer fellow nerds!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KB Smoka:
Hey guys, quick question. I was having problems with my Exchange corporate mail. Sometimes it would just force close or just not sync at all. I'm guessing it has to do with the security being removed which is no big deal. I was able to get the two APK's that weren't changed but I guess they were from an older version because I lost the ability to swipe to delete my emails. Does anyone have the files I need that are unchanged and include the swipe feature?

Many thanks.

KB
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thank you, and others, for the praise :)

i no longer need WiFi calling as the signal quality in my area has vastly improved since i joined T-Mob some 6 months ago. i now get 2 bars of LTE through a brick home and calling quality is 3-4 bars typically. in the future, i will likely be switching to the N5 (unless a GPE S5 releases) with the majority of the dev team i'm a part of. it appears that the Qualcomm 800 snapdragon is going to be the standard for most phones next year and i refuse to purchase another phone with a heavy manufacturer skin on top with useless features that bog the system down.

in regards to getting WiFi calling working, [MENTION=522448]Fenny[/MENTION] was the closest to achieving this. if you look up his profile, there's a thread he started that contains a Github with some information you might find useful. i checked out the IMS project you linked and it's likely that the project has been dropped.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Had it working since release but awesome to know. Thanks bud
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
have you tried the newest version in VirginROM v3?

which ROM version are you on?

i do not currently have the 4.4.2 system dump on this computer. it's on my home machine since it was late at night when we got the OTA.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thair7391:
Thanks a ton for the information. I'm glad you got your signal sorted out! I may just have to end up switching back to AT&T after all. I'll communicate with Fenny first before giving up. Thanks again for a spectacular ROM!! (That I can use in select areas with signal anyways lol...). I'll continue following this great thread as it develops as well. Have a great week.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thanks man, you too! i would also see if you could find out if there are going to be any network expansions/overhaul in your area. T-Mob is still working on it, but no doubt that AT&T has more coverage.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KB Smoka:
I updated last night to the new version and my email was not longer setup (I didn't do a clean install....I know, I know). After I set it up it kept force closing on me before I could accept the security warning message. Once I finally was able to accept the security message I could go into the email app but it would just force close right away and kick me out.

Thanks for the quick reply and thanks for this ROM!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
you need to do a clean wipe. that's the problem here.

just set up my corporate again on v3 and had no issues.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mralexander006:
I'm probably pointing out the insanely obvious, but you can unlock your T-Mobile Galaxy S4 for use on AT&T very easily (I followed the instructions here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283068), and even get LTE. I'm using this ROM on a Straight Talk AT&T sim right now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KB Smoka:
That's what I figured! I just pulled the two APK's from the 4.4.2 system dump and all seems well. Thanks for your help!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
updated v3.1

just a maintenance update for newest SuperSU 1.86

edit: no need to update if you don't want to. just flash newest SuperSU
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aooga:
But yet, I'll wait 15 minutes for it to download, transfer it to my phone, then flash it, just because I want the latest stuff. :p

I need an intervention.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
nah bro, i'm the same way. that's why i push the updates out. when a user comes to the thread to download my work, i want them to boot up with everything up to date (except Mi File Explorer because i love the category view which was removed in newer versions). i have a problem haha.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aooga:
We all have a problem. :D

BTW, 4.4.2 is running great with a full wipe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] scorpio_bpl86:
will my phone work with the galaxy gear watch ?

i am on V3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
Supposedly, changes were made from 4.4 to 442 regarding ART . I never ran ART on 4.4.

For those who have run it then and are running it now :has there been a lot of improvements in app compatibility and performance in this new build?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
uhhh i'm not sure. i don't think so. i believe it was made for TW
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
i wish i could answer your question but i do not run ART
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GoreTan:
I just did a fresh install to 4.4.2. and tried ART for the first time. I don't think there is a huge difference, although apps do seem to launch faster than Dalvik. However, it is not worth not being able to use the Xposed Framework. Also, switching to ART for the first time required an instant reboot and a long wait for apps to recompile. Hope that answers your question, and IMO ART is not really anything mind blowing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jbdan:
Yes this is how all Ge roms are that I've seen the OP said he'd look into it. I haven't seen any Ge roms with it centered unless they're using a dpi modification
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
updates

-v1.4

-removed NfcNci odex check - thanks Fenny

-added Google Wallet (w/ root bypass - thanks Fenny)

-Genie Widget themed for elegance/transparency

-Exchange Email device policies removed

-removed more Google apps (can download via store)

-updated Maps. can be found in OP

most, if not all, of the Google apps i have removed are ones that have updates out for them via Play Store. there's no sense in cluttering up your device with multi apks of both old and new.

you can dirty flash this update if you are on a previous version 1.2 and above
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
new genie widget

and here are screens of the new genie widget. it's an older mod that i kept around from way back when (SGS2?) that i have ported to our devices. the question marks for storms annoyed me...

and yep, we've been getting lots of rain here in charlotte this summer ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tofi1:
No luck with the picture saving to SD card? I was going to give FolderMount a shot, but haven't had a chance yet.

Downloading 1.4 now. Will post results.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
no sir, unfortunately not. the hooks would need to be coded in. there might be some guys on my team that can give me some tips. looking into it for now. there is a mod floating around to swap your internal with your external, one sec and i will link...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
swap internal with external sd card

i can't confirm if this works. simply linking to what i have found thus far with poking around the threads

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2363670
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ker0zene:
Thanks for the update sir. I'm flashing now. I'd also be interested in a mod for the camera saving to extSD, or the possibility of you including it in a future release. This is my favorite GE ROM!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
np!

it's all about the Gallery app. if only AOKP worked for our device. sad that Android would remove that functionality yet still give us tiny internal SD cards. still can't grasp that logic.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] studacris:
Wait for the 32gb version coming soon for only $100 more!

That's why.... :/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
lol right

glad i don't need much space. then i'd be limited to a select few devices/carriers. and who came up with carrier exclusivity in regards to internal storage space?! whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? :eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tofi1:
Finished flashing and first thing I did is try Wallet but doesn't look like its working. It keeps getting stuck with the error "Wallet is unable to proceed until this device is fully initialized. Make sure the device has network access and try rebooting if the problem persists".

I am connected via wifi and can get emails and browse the web.

Also, the maps is showing version 6.14.4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
new maps is in OP and is not part of the ROM. i don't want to force users to it because some don't like it as much as others.

looking into Wallet now...

edit: will PM you in regards to Wallet because it's not a ROM issue... something else is going on here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tofi1:
Gotcha, downloaded and installed. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] scorpio_bpl86:
update to 1.4

everything works great

noob question

where would i see the genie widget ? i have checked my apps and widget section

can anyone please assist ?

also i don't know how many people use Google earth , maybe you can remove that in the next update if possible ?

thank you for the update !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
widgets>news & weather

maybe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Truballa4real7:
So I can upgrade from 1.3 and not lose wallet?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Lobster!:
Can I flash Ausdm's v7 on top of 1.4?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yes. make sure to wipe cache and dalvik.

same as above. yes, but wipe both cache and dalvik
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Poser:
Very nice, quick and clean build. Thanks MV.

Question... on the mms add on... I can't seem to get the dark theme to work, even when ticked. Is anyone else having this isse?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
np!

haven't used it myself but the dark theme is prob something that's part of either CM/AOKP. a user posted the zip here and i just re-upped to my host. i think it was just meant for users to have quick reply functionality :)

i bet there's one floating around xda that is already dark themed with quick reply
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
i have to agree here. the census between devs has been that ART hasn't made a big performance improvement over dalvik. not enough to justify running it, anyway.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
ART is serious business on the nexus 10. Basically anything with exynos but I don't find anything spectacular about it on the snapdragon chips. Its amazing how far ahead of the game exynos is but they don't release source or support LTE
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
interesting! yeah that's the problem, like you said, not releasing source.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
Art is smoother all around system ui and scrolling. Battery life is about 20% better. Iv tested them both and that is the difference .

Also if you want better battery make sure to turn off "scan always available" in advance WiFi settings
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GoreTan:
20% better battery life? That seems a bit exaggerated to me. Do you have anything to prove this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aooga:
[MENTION=2651267]mrvirginia[/MENTION] - Did you change the vibrate intensity in the latest build? It's almost non-existent. Or was this Google's change in the kernel?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
Don't need prove try it yourself.these are my findings.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
i didn't change it. keep in mind that the intensity is different for different things
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
lol thought this would give you a chuckle

Sony shipped there google edition with broken security, unable to uninstall apps and no VPN

sound familiar? haha
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] breals:
This ROM is exactly what I wanted. I know this is a lot of work but keep up the good work. This saved me from buying a Nexus 5 just to get rid of TouchWiz and return the phone to how it should be: non-bloated Android.

I do have one issue that I'm but I'm not sure if it's ROM related or not.

Using stock SMS app not Hangouts. I attempt to respond to an MMS with 15 recipients (all my cousins planning a night out), the message fails and I receive a message that says "service not activated on network." I can get the group texts, just can't reply to it.

In my troubleshooting

I have no problem sending picture via MMS in general.

I looked at my APN but they all match Tmobile settings.

I was able to have a group MMS with two people, which confused me even more.

Is there a limit on the number of recipients on a group text? If so is there a workaround? Is there something else to check? Would deleting the APN and reentering it help? I was able to do this when I had the phone running TouchWiz. I might try Hangouts next to see if it's isolated to the stock SMS app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aooga:
Hmm. Everything seems to be really low.

I'm going to try to reflash it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ashwinmudigonda:
I got a system update notification for 4.4.2. I am a bit confused. I assumed that I lost this ability on custom ROMs. I didn't install it, and was going to do a clean install of v3.0 of VirginROM. But why did I get this? And what would happen if I went ahead and installed it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] LoopDoGG79:
This is a custom ROM, but not like CM or other AOSP ROMS. It uses the same OS the Google Edition S4 uses, hence you will receive all OTA messages intended for said phone. Don't install as it will be futile. Due to kernel changes and being deodexed, it will fail.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mebborne:
Hi Everyone,

I'm currently running Danvdh's GPE ROM, but am thinking of trying this one for the camera and video quality improvements. Are the improvements noticeable enough to make a difference? I am curious to hear people's thoughts.

Thanks,

Mebborne
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
very possible, not quite sure what he did but it's done for a reason, if you are a pictures/videos buff and this is you're thing I would seriously check it out, this is your phone, flash what you want and experiment until you find something you are happy with

Have fun :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Apostle:
Anyone have suggestions on getting tethering to work? I feel like I've tried everything. Built in Tether, FoxFi, Wi-Fi Tether (treve) and nothing works. I have played with the settings of all 3 and nothing. I had this issue on Virgin ROM 4.2.2 and still have it on 4.4.2. (not stating it's ROM related, just want suggestions)

Other things to know. I have 2.5gb of "allotted" tethering and have checked the account. I haven't used any. I can "connect" to the network via Tablet and PC but cannot get any data to transmit.

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sent from my mobile office while swerving down interstate 64. Since I cannot keep my eyes off the road to long, please excuse my typos.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ashwinmudigonda:
Followed it to the letter. Same result.

I guess I need to go back to stock and see if it's working. I remember on the day I flashed this rom the first time, my camera on stock was messed up. I did a clear cache and data and it worked, but never checked the FFC.

This sucks. Did I screw something up between rooting and here?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lr4life:
Great ROM, but I keep getting reoccurring signal drop. I am using the 12/17 build. It only lasts typically for a few seconds, but it has prevented me from making phone calls a few times now. I also has the same problem with the 12/10 build.

Attached a screenshot for reference.