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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
sooo many posts lol

i read this earlier and thought the same thing. i guess they messed up their own keymaster files? what is going on with all the unpolished software dude? maybe there's no more QC department :laugh:

i was poking around today and think i saw 10 being the max. i will look into this more tmw.

it should be pretty intense when you first run through the initial setup process, ie logging into wifi and your google account to restore

have you tried the GPE CSC located in OP?

maybe hardware related?

check the Q/A section of this thread, which is post #3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Drizzythebiker:
Hmm... I use Foxfi all the time on this rom... never had an issue...

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Excuse the Noob question. But how would I go about apply the "Remove Vol_Sound.zip"? Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Apostle:
Thank you... I have not. That won't F me up since I'm on TMO?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
just flash in recovery
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
no. users have reported that tethering works better with that zip. i was able to get it working before without that but i was on 4.2.2 (maybe 4.3?) when i last tested. i never need tethering personally.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JaZart:
Running Dandroid here... Has anyone who's ran both builds notice a big difference in camera quality. [MENTION=2651267]mrvirginia[/MENTION] Do the camera enhancements you've made also apply to third party camera apps?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] triddlejr:
Good day Sirs... will this work on a i9505 International Edition? What will be the efs/modem scenario be? Thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
This works, I don't know the modem, you'll have to check on your own device forum. But the ROM will work, just add the apns.

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I feel that it's better, but it's still not tw camera quality (expected) but the camera is still good. Try them both.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 1range:
Running well on 4.4.2 v3 build 12/17/13 :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thair7391:
Another idea for T-Mobile WiFi calling...

Hello again Mr. Virginia,

I'm sure you're already noticed, but I thought I'd mention the new SIP/account settings built-in to the KitKat native dialer app... I know for a fact that T-Mobile Wifi Calling uses SIP because I went through a nightmare trying to allow all of it's SIP-related ports and services through my corporate network's firewall to get the damn feature to work!

Anyways, certainly T-Mobile's Wifi Calling service uses a singular set of SIP account credentials (and there aren't that many!; just user name password and port or server) just as other carriers do with network APN's and it just depends upon your SIM/IMEI status to authenticate. If this is the case, then perhaps we can track down those SIP account settings, if not illicitly, then from T-Mobile themselves and merely input them into the dialer prompt and then, VOILA! WiFi Calling in AOSP!

This is all hopeful theorizing anyways lol... Nonetheless, if any of you know of or can come up with relevant information to T=Mobile's WiFi Calling SIP account settings, please post here so we can begin testing! I'm going to go call T-Mobile now and threaten leaving them if they can't get me the SIP info then maybe we'll get some progress that way.

Let me know what some of you more experienced guys think about this prospect! Thanks developers!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
i will look into this over the holidays. my parents both have stock TW so maybe i can pull some info from their devices if no one beats me to it first.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] erid2thed:
Wanted to Thank you for this ROM. Works GREAT - no issues on 3.1

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AnThraX 4.4 KERNEL

13,000QUAD, NO OC on KK
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thanks [MENTION=5468463]kripler7[/MENTION] :highfive:

perfect!

where'd you get the Kernel?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Its banned on xda Mr.v, I'd suggest the user remove it from their sig
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah i know all too well haha that's why i was inquiring. i'd suggest the same as well, [MENTION=5379462]erid2thed[/MENTION]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrNIGHTLIFE:
I tried tethering with both tmobile and stock and for some reason it is not working. I get a wifi connection when tethering but cannot get internet working on my tablet or pc during the train ride today. Any ideas folks?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
I'll get you a zip to try tmw. was this working for you on 4.3?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] minhthai17:
If I want all of the Google apps on this ROM, can I flash the gapps after flashing the ROM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dr. Fed:
Google Play Store is included. Anything else you can easily install from the Play Store. I don't think it is a good idea to flash GAPPS with this ROM, I would aassume that could lead to issues. Mr. V would I know for sure.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
Gapps is for AOSP builds. this is not AOSP.

i've tried explaining to you why it's bad to include every single gapp that comes with this firmware. almost all of them have been updated post firmware. you will end up using up more space on your device because these apps will need updates installed from the Play Store
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] minhthai17:
A lot of people did that in other gpe ROM that already included all the Google apps (because of some Gapps fc) and it works fine. So I assume that it should also work here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
I'm not saying that they don't work. what I am saying is that if I packed in outdated gapps, when you update them, you'd then have 2 apps on your phone. for example, if I left Google+ in the ROM, on boot you would be prompted to update it. once you updated, you would then have Google+ in system/app and data/app. this would take up more space. does that make sense?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrNIGHTLIFE:
It was working on your previous kit kat release I think dated on 12.7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] minhthai17:
Ohhh okay! Thank you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
Gapps should be as current as possible specially if you're gonna run Art.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mhajii210:
Camera app image size

Hi guys. I installed this ROM a little while ago. I have one question... how come the images taken with the camera app have black borders when viewed in Gallery? The touchwiz camera app has no black borders. Any way to resolve that?

mhajii210
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
there was a firmware change between that build and current. i carried over the same network connectivity settings, though. i'll test and see if i can get tethering working myself again tmw without changing anything on my device.

this isn't TW firmware, it's GPE. different camera, different settings. i'll see if i can force a 16:9 aspect ratio also tmw.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thair7391:
Thanks for sharing the concern! I'm constantly going back and forth to Stock TW for WiFi calling so I can stay connected (although today I got T-Mobile to send me their $500 Cell-Fi device free! ;) ) so if there's any resources you can think of specifically that you'd like from a Stock TW device, I'll swap back to TW, extract the data, and get it to you. I will say, I have monitored my device in Wireshark paying close attention to all packet traffic and content during, before, and after WiFi calling commands, initialization, and executions and aside from seeing the SIP protocol being used on TCP 5060 - 5061, I don't see any account info inside the packets like I'm expecting to find for integrating with other SIP clients (i.e. user name, password, port/server) but then again, the packet level may be too low layer to see that information so we'll see! Thanks again. You're brilliant and your work couldn't be more empirical evidence of that statement.http://xdaforums.com/images/smilies/highfive.gif
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
I have lots of experience with WIFI calling lol, i was actually involved in a project of to strip it from a ROM and it's alot more complex on a stock ROM then one might think

here are the apps I know that are affected in a stock ROM

secsettings

framework.jar

secphone.apk

and a few others I'm forgetting

The verification is the firmware itself + SIM according to my memory, if my memory is correct this will not be possible on GE

of course I hope I'm wrong
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
[MENTION=4264171]mhajii210[/MENTION] the camera app on our device has a set aspect ratio of 4:3. this is why you see black bars. the pixel sizes 13, 8, 3 and 1 are all in 4:3.

to get a true 16:9 photo, we would need pixel sizes 9.6, 6, 2.4, and .9. i recommend using another camera app if you need a 16:9 image.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] polo79:
So do you think the tw camera is just cropping the picture to make it 16:9? I haven't used tw in so long. Are we really losing any quality anymore by being in aosp? The pictures seem awesome to me regardless. :thumbup:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mhajii210:
Google Edition Camera app

Does the Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE's camera app (the one you'd get from the Google Play Store) also take 4:3 pictures? It just seems funny to me if that's the case since you wouldn't be using the entire display's real estate to view the pictures. I figured they would have tweaked the software to take 16:9 images. Great work on this ROM by the way!! Everything's super smooth!

mhajii210
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
Yeah I just checked pics taken with the TW camera and they're 16:9. The TW camera has the wide screen options at 9.6 and 12 mega pixels. Damn they look good.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
That is some OCD birthday decorating, wow... :D

how big was the cake? let me guess! it had pink icing!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] idtheftvictim:
So, after ready quite a bit about this rom, it looks like it is a definite daily driver, and everything sounds like it is working.

My wife has the S4, and I want to put her on something that is stable. Currently she is running Wicked 4.2.2, and it seems very sluggish, and she isn't all that happy anymore.

Would it be safe to put her on this ROM? Any drawbacks?

I know this isn't TW(I am trying to get her away from touchwizz), and she NEEDS a good camera or will complain.

Any reply would be nice, but don't feel you have to.

Thanks for the rom, it looks sweet!

Wish my Note 3 had something like this!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
This would be a perfect ROM for you're wife. Its very well maintained and a solid stock android experience. She might whine about lack of camera features but the quality of the camera is perfectly fine, nothing is broken. Go for it and don't forget to bookmark this thread. Mr.v knows what he's doing and this ROM will make you're wife very happy

Also you need to flash the latest modem on her phone to run this ROM
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] idtheftvictim:
So she DOES need the new MK2 modem for this rom? Good to know. Right now she is on MDL...

Do I need to flash just the GSM modem, or the LTE one also? I thought I read that if I flash the LTE modem, then I need to have the new bootloader also, right?

Do you recommend that I flash the new bootloader and LTE modem? Or just the GSM modem and leave bootloader alone?

I know the new bootloader as KNOX(I hate it on my Note3)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
the 3rd post of this thread has a link that will get you set up in regards to modem. look for "signal loss". you don't need, nor want, the new bootloader, just modem. you will be flashing both an LTE and GSM modem. one is old, the other is new
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
hahaha that is a nice photo, though. wish I could be there to help celebrate! looks like a bunch of fun :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
i have no idea. i don't think so. it's just designed differently.

the Camera JB+ camera I know has these 16:9 option. that's how I know it's the camera app itself that is the issue here. unfortunate, but not a problem for me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
He he he he. You nailed it. One for the boy and one for the girl
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jeffek:
Using this ROM on my metro gs4 with xposed and gravity box. No probs what soever . it runs smooth as butter and I'm very happy xposed works . this is my new daily . thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thair7391:
Thanks for the info! I'll go through some of those resources later today.

You say that the verification is in the "firmware" - Exactly which part of the firmware do you mean? Just verification of the build number/string of the stock firmware that T-Mobile EXPECTS to be on the phone? If that's the case, then of course that can easily be emulated to whatever we want it to say if necessary. Otherwise if SIM authentication is the only other requirement, there should be no other obstacles to getting it to work assuming you have a legitimately activated T-Mobile plan (and the WiFi Calling feature "activated" on your MyT-Mobile's settings page. I don't know why they don't just leave it enabled by default since it's free and device dependent. I guess it makes them look more generous and altruistic since they're allowing you to "activate a free feature" on your plan lol)

Now we just need to find those heavily guarded SIP account settings so we can try it out!! I mean, how incredible would it be to just go into the settings of the KitKat dialer of this Google Edition ROM, put in a couple of T-Mobile account settings, and then immediately get voice calls over WiFi (or actually through data in general since the dialer settings are for SIP in general so you wouldn't use ANY minutes, WiFi or not!)

Hopeful thinking is just that though... hopeful thinking. But it does sound very feasible! So - all following this topic with interest and even just slight knowledge of the WiFi Calling feature and Android's innards - join me in trying to exploit these SIP settings!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
[MENTION=4462969]The Apostle[/MENTION] and [MENTION=3913697]MrNIGHTLIFE[/MENTION] try the following zip

http://apollyon-dev.com/extras/Orig_GPE_4.4_ML4_CSC.zip

if that doesn't get tethering going, maybe [MENTION=5025907]Drizzythebiker[/MENTION] can offer some assistance. he seems to be having no issues with this.

[MENTION=4424481]breals[/MENTION] did sending to over 10 recipients work in Hangouts? have you tried just 10 in the stock message app? i have done some poking around and could not locate a threshold for this. maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me or i'm just not seeing it now.

is there anyone else i haven't gotten back to about something?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] breals:
Yeah, Hangouts did the same thing. I was reading on some other threads and it looks like Android might have a 10 person limit with the stock/hangout SMS apps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Apostle:
Thanks Mr. V, but this did not work. For the time being, I am going to give up. LOL.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrNIGHTLIFE:
No go either. Anyone else have any other ideas? I really want to use this ROM but tethering is a deal breaker due to commute. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
[MENTION=5025907]Drizzythebiker[/MENTION] has gotten it working so he has an idea
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Drizzythebiker:
Honestly I can't say I'm doing anything special. I simply run Foxfi after installing it on Mr V.'s rom.... No hidden secrets here..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Why? The ROM has tethering built in? That app is probably broken
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shock2sys:
Has anyone mentioned battery life on the new 4.4 KK? I find the latest version that's Android 4.3 w/ Faux's kernel to have terrific battery life. (After I get home from work, I usually have between 50 to 60 percent battery life left)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
4.4 v3 with ART, KT kernel and KT settings...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Drizzythebiker:
Works perfect for me... Honestly Ive been using Foxfi so long I never even thought to see if rom had tethering baked in already.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Black SER:
Mr V...i'm going to give this a try this time. It's obvious since I'm on Net10 with MDL I need to follow your step 6 in Post 3. Confirm I should install 4.4 first then once everything is all setup I should go ahead and flash those two modem files? Currently on your 4.3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
lol, glad we fixed you up

enjoy the ROM!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yes this is correct
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Apostle:
Even when you use FoxFi, it launches the native tethering app. so essentially, your using native tethering, correct?

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Are you using the paid or free version of FoxFi? Do you have a proxy set up?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Funkertosh:
I am using the paid version of FoxFi. I have the latest 12/17 4.4.2 release installed. It does not launch the native tethering app. It also works just fine. I just double checked it right now to make sure that it still worked.

I am on t-mobile and they track tethering usage so I've been using FoxFi with their "hide tether usage" set to level 1. That still works too. Nothing shows up in my tethering usage.

If you recently installed the ROM, are you clicking on the USB debugging approval popup that shows up on the phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] guyute74:
Away from computer for a few days... is using Odin the only way to flash the modem files? I read that mobile Odin doesn't work on 4.4 right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
I've never used mobile odin personally
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Apostle:
I'll have to give the $7 paid version a shot... When using the free version of FoxFi there aren't really any options.

And I do have USB debugging tiked... You're not tethering via USB are you? I need WiFi tethering.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Drizzythebiker:
That's strange.. I had that problem on the stock rom the phone came with. But no... the only thing that launches is foxfi. Still have yet to even try the native tethering.... More than likely never will... If it ain't broke don't fix it!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GoreTan:
I never seen my 4G LTE go over usage. Is it going to rollover to my next months data limit? Because it always resets on the 21st for me.

Edit: phone number in pic, removed xD
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] melqui2004:
Funny thing it works for me don't know how but it does
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
it should reset. I don't have your service, though, so I can't say with certainty
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] melqui2004:
I've been using the native hotspot and works really good last month use it close to 70 GB tethering!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
HEY MR Virginia got aosp browser with sync

NEW version of AOSP browser runs awesome just like back in 4.3

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23252070760974675

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Actually no I have a even better version its 4.4.2 aosp .I'll send you the link Mr virgin

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Sent me a pm with your email again lost it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Drizzythebiker:
Is it just me or does anyone else have issues with GPS when using Google Maps? The blue arrow seems to at time be a little or a lot off....Is there something I can do about this?? I don't seem to be able to use the Dialer codes to be able to find the modes to be able to adjust it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
for GPS, use device only mode. I learned back on 4.3 that using mobile network is not accurate at all. I was on a trip and would stop sometimes and the indicator would just keep moving.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Hey mrvirginia, have you done some of the qualcomm dalvik tweaks like danvdh has in his rom with the latest version? Just curious as I'm tryng to decide whether to go with yours or his. I didn't see it in the changelog so I assume not, but just thought I'd ask:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
i do not copy another devs work. i do not download their ROMs or watch their changelogs so that i can implement some of the same things that they have. this would defeat the purpose of building my own.

information in regards to the tweaks that you are referring to, i believe, can be found here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2569314

first, you'll notice that this is largely untested (the thread is only a week old). second, i believe everyone knows that benchmarks are just numbers and do not always equal real world performance. third, if you are after a benchmark performance boot, ART is going to be the way to go over any dalvik optimization. if there were any benefits to dalvik optimization, wouldn't Google have implemented it themselves? food for thought ;)

tl;dr no i did not copy his tweaks. i copy no one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
OK thanks. I'll try yours out with art:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
no problem! enjoy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Thanks, just installed. I noticed it doesn't come with a browser. Where can I get the aosp browser since Chrome isn't supposed to be as good?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kelmar13:
[MENTION=1685515]BoboBrazil[/MENTION] - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mkrtchyan.aospinstaller

Try that and see if it works for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Is this the legitimate aosp browser that's included in most roms?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
the AOSP Browser is broken in 4.4. i have noted why in the Q/A section of this thread, post #3. normally i'd say the AOSP Browser is a great alternative, but in 4.4 that is not the case. i have removed all browsers from the ROM so that the end user has the choice to pick whichever one they'd like to run, including the broken AOSP Browser.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
It's fastttt
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
Definitely faster than Chrome and has text reflow after tap. I guess it's back to AOSP browser for me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
he was referring to ART, not the browser
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HenryTheUnicorn:
[MENTION=2651267]mrvirginia[/MENTION]

Will my phone charge will turned off on this ROM?

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Will my phone charge will turned off on this ROM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
no. bootloader issue. it won't on any 4.4+ GPE ROM unless you have a GPE S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
The AOSP browser that the other dude provided with ART is fast as well (;
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HenryTheUnicorn:
Damn. Thats a shame.

Was looking forward to trying out this or Danvdh's GPE rom.

I cant wait on 4.3 Virgin rom anymore :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
MR.V's 4.4.2 is well worth upgrading too, you don't need to charge when the phones off :P it makes no difference, use airplane mode if being interrupted while charging/sleeping is why you choose to charge with the device powered off, the update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 is well worth it

trust me. mr.v you busy tonight or can you have a chat with me on hangouts?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
The AOSP browser is faster than chrome even without ART.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
I'm out but always on hangouts! feel free to message me