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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Proweedsmoker:
So, I just wanted to share my settings and mods from which I have found the best experience on the S4 with... I have tried all the customs ROMs out, and always find myself coming back to stock simply because everything works, and works great...

Apps: Things I cannot live without...

SD maid pro

Lagfix pro

Nova launcher pro

Titanium BU pro

Solid Explorer pro

SuperSU pro

7Zip

FolderMount pro

Terminal Emulator

Trickster

Mods: Just fun things, all 100% stable..

Nottach w/ Xposed

Trueicon fix-from different carrier forums, the Best icons period and they work with Nottach.

The V for vendetta default contact pics, no more cartons!

Latest Crossbreeder mod on xda

The all in one wifi, hotspot, CRT off mod in our vzw section- projectodex is the name

Custom Android P on apple boot, and Android robot off animations.

A few personal selected blackout app mods

Removed GPS

Removed E911 icon's

Selected bloat all frozen in Tibu

I think those are about it. Everything I listed here is the work of the awesome guys on XDA and Im by no means claiming these as mine. So please thank the individual developers!

Everything I listed here works and will work with each other. IE.., the trueicons will work on top of a completely custom drop down notification panel..

Again, all these things work on a stock rooted ROM, it looks great and nothing crashes ever. I consistently quadrant from low 13k to 14k. The phone boots official eveytime (no custom with the unlocked padlock) and the battery life is pretty great on fauxU kernel.

So, if you can't find a setup that just does it for you, give these mods a try, tweak everything out and enjoy. Remember to thank the respective devs for their work!

Quick pic

http://db.tt/4mdPCkfW
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] niv3d:
So everything runs odex just fine? Also the trueicon fix. Are those jbeitels?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Proweedsmoker:
Yep, everything runs just fine on stock odex.

The icons I found in one of the other USA S4 forums, topic named something like "true icons fixed"... Something about the full pack didn't mesh well with our stock ROM, so I tried somebody's fixed version, and it works great.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tbgreen89:
How's that lagfix app work on your s4? I'm on stock rooted rom and wanna give it a try, just dont wanna screw something up..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Proweedsmoker:
I can tell a difference, if that helps. I've run it since I rooted and have had no issues. Also use it on my tablet with no side effects. Hope that helps lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] IamPro:
What bloatware have you frozen or removed?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] durrell12:
+1 Nova Launcher and Solid Explorer. I run CleanROM and it's as stable as can be.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
where did you find the E911 removal? the ones i find are all for deodexed roms
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Proweedsmoker:
The E911 removal was posted in our section back when the device first launched, can't remember the thread name for the life of me.... :(

Apps frozen:

All things Verizon/Amazon

All printer things

Honestly, just went through everything and froze what I don't use and a few random other things. There are some good guides out for this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Painterface:
That's awesome. I'm going to try some of those.

Can you flash a rom(for example pacman or cm or aokp and still do all or a lot of that?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pyro6128:
Can you post the icons?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] igotgame:
Hmm...does anyone else use Lagfix Pro? Reviews seem great for the app, but didn't see many GS4 users reporting on it. Would like to get some feedback on it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] keith.mcintyre26:
Meh with this amazing hardware we shouldn't see any entropy issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DrSadistic:
It seems to me that a quad core 1.9 ghz processor should be able to handle everything we can throw at it without any lag. Personally, I find the stock s4 to lag slightly. My Note 2 however works like a dream. I guess the different brand of processors really make a noticeable difference.

Sent from my super powered Note II!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] keith.mcintyre26:
Not necessarily. The HTC One has an almost identical processor. No lag. Run an AOSP rom. Its touchwiz.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joefrog1996:
The 8 core S4 much smoother
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 654321:
What is different between Trickster MOD Kernel Settings and ktweaker from ktoonsez???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DrSadistic:
That being said, my note runs tw without issue. That was my point. Both are flagship devices running great hardware and similar software. Could be all the extra sensors they threw into the s4.

Sent from my super powered Note II!
[General Questions and Answers] FroyoYo-Yo:
hi.

thank you for the help in advance.

i have a problem.

every few calls or so are recorded in slow motion - double slow. i know its double because 10 minute conversation is 20 minutes long in that case.

i dont know whats wrong.

its not the app because i used few of them and this is happening every time - sometimes i ok sometimes i not. voice uplink or downlink does this every time but i use the mic, and during that time that happens.

i assume its not the app because the call recorder that is intergrated in the phone (i didnt even know this was available until i saw bunch of folders with recordings) - that recording suffers with this anomaly on exact same calls. sometimes obviously happent internaly.

help please.
[General Questions and Answers] FroyoYo-Yo:
I Hope someone can help me, please
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poviliux77:
Ok, so I need Custome Kernel on my 11w44 manufacture date. I read that if I will try to flash, it may hard brick my xperia x8. But also i found that there is a way to flash it. I am little confused. So could you please explain me all of these things?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreatonn:
Nooo, u can't flash custom kernel for ur phone!!! Anyways where u know u can flash it??
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Groot:
dont do it mate, you have 11w44 and upon flashing a custom kernel you need to have an unlocked bootloader which is very risky to do and it is not advisable to do so, stick with stock kernel and stock ROMs
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilu1978:
Unlock your bootloader with setool. Do not ask how, setool requires special hardware, so this is a paid method. If you try to unlock your bootloader with the free method, the result will be a hard brick what also need setool to resurrect the phone, so do not try it. ;)

Search for a service or a person who have setool in your city/country.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poviliux77:
Ah... I guess I will stick with stock kernel. Thanks anyway :). (Pressed thanks for all of you :) )
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] honeyxp:
mine is 11w48 and i also searched and googled a lot but no satisfying result. it is very risky to do so. i am satisfied with my stock kernel. try to do the same as me :D. trying to unlock your bootloader may result in not having any x8 anymore :D of course as I know there are ways to un-brick it later but...
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Groot:
...it is expensive

Sent from a katana with a sharpness over 9000!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinnerghost:
Sorry for hijacking the thread, but my dad wants this phone, and it will more than likely be newer than 11w29( I think that was the last unlockable one) and I was wondering, what's a good rom that can be used on stock, that doesn't need to be for gaming, multitasking or whatever WE would do, but what a 47 year old man does, like making calls, text..really basic stuff, but I don't want to keep on Eclair, and as I read, ICS and JB can ONLy be flashed on unlocked bootloaders, right? Is there any hope to have this phone unlocked further than 11w29?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cascabel:
hopefully you get a phone with 11w28 and down date, but the chances are really small. since your dad is going to use it, i believe stability is the most important? if you don't want to stay on eclair (which is good if you're okay with no app2sd feature), i'd recommend a froyo rom. which one really is up to you. just check the ones on the dev threads.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinnerghost:
Yeah, stability is the most important, it's not like he'll want to play games haha. Would a GB rom be okay? I saw there's a Gingerdx rom that seems stable enough. Thanks!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cascabel:
yes. if you're going to go gb, gdx is a great choice.
[LG Optimus G Pro] consolevn:
Dear Friend,

anyone of you have G-PRO especially those with non-international version should backup your IMEI before trying to upload any new ROM. To back up, please download the tool below (I took it from M_Tool of someone I don't remember) and run it from a CMD Administrator windowl; you should also have your phone connected with debug mode, rooted phone and adb.exe shall be in PATH.

I bricked up my phone with losing the IMEI, i could restore partly now but could not connect to 3G network (only GSM). The reason was that my back up lacking of some files. So anyone have G-PRO F240L or a 988 please be so kind to give me a version of your backup. I need that to make my phone back to a smartphone.

Regards,

Quang

UPDATED tool
[LG Optimus G Pro] roshandes:
hi friend..how have you resolved the issue? can you help me.. i am also in same trouble.. my phone does not detect sim card and IMEI shows 0
[LG Optimus G Pro] krishna13:
What if i lost the phone signal and even my IMEI shows all 0's after installing an other rom or something.Then how to restorethe imei files that i backup?The telephony folder have 14 items (94 mb).so which one shuld i restore to geet the lost IMEI? pls reply me.
[LG Optimus G Pro] warherolord:
Need help imei problem

Any one can help my lg gpro f240L imei unkown after reflash bcoz bootloop issue pls need help
[LG Optimus G Pro] g0at1:
Have you tried taking your phone to a service shop? I believe that would be your best shot. They might restore it in a matter of minutes...

You might have better luck choosing an independent store rather than a licensed one.
[LG Optimus G Pro] roshandes:
some times its a imei issue. in my case it was sim tray issue. i had to change the sim tray from service center only.

have you taken backup before flashing new rom?

if yes, then restore the EFS folder from CWM or TWRP backup

Try the post by [MENTION=4311766]Core Memory[/MENTION]

Core Memory

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1942417
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] jmill75:
Man this is really killing me. Picked up a WiFi only note the other day and can't believe the lack of support. This is really nice tab but the lack of ROMs sucks :). Now I'm certainly not talking stuff because I know nothing about creating ROMs just making an observance.

I have a note 2 also and love running 4.2.2.

Hope things pick up soon.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] wase4711:
This is an expensive tablet, that has only been out since the end of April; plus, most people dont think of rooting a tablet, especially one that doesnt have a built in phone radio...

Be happy for what we have, and appriciate when the dev';s have done for this tablet so far...there are plenty of helpful people to support the tablet here..
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] tool0830:
buy a Nexus
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] jmill75:
You mean my tablets not a phone? Huh

But I just made a call. Though it was weird no one was talking back to me.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Moscow Desire:
Thread Closed

This thread is totally pointless.

As such, it is perma-closed.

If anybody wants to post completely off-topic and demeaning nonsense, there is a General Off Topic forum on XDA.

MD
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] jacex0:
It really has me annoyed that I cannot access music controls from the lock screen unless my lockscreen has no password or pin set. IS there any way to go around this?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] VECTUS:
Hi all, this is a tweak I made to my Sprint LGOG Roms and it works for the ATT LGOG. Just flash the zip, wipe dalvik and cache and reboot. Makes your screen super fast and twice as responsive! Enjoy! Note: For Sprint Stock based roms and CM/AOSP based roms.

Developers are free to use with proper credit.

Sprint Stock Based Roms DOWNLOAD

CM/AOSP based roms DOWNLOAD
[AT&T LG Optimus G] cyberbandit1998:
Trying it now. What does the zip actually do?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] VECTUS:
It changes the touch idc to a lower setting besides what is stated in the op
[AT&T LG Optimus G] acerulz:
i guess its just for stock base roms right ??
[AT&T LG Optimus G] jonahly:
Be nice to also see away from stock also but good job
[AT&T LG Optimus G] VECTUS:
Right are there others right now?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] acerulz:
i thought maybe it works with 4.2 based roms too !
[AT&T LG Optimus G] VECTUS:
LOL sorry, when I posted that I thought I was in the LG Pro section... Yes actually it does work on AOSP/CM. I'll throw a zip together tomorrow and get it posted...

Edit: I went ahead and got it zipped... Posting to op now... posted
[AT&T LG Optimus G] adfurgerson:
Scrolling is way faster. Touch seem better, pretty sure glitch in keyboard when charging is gone.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] iamtha1:
Nice mod venom... Work very well! Thanks for post
[AT&T LG Optimus G] ChefAnt:
delete...
[AT&T LG Optimus G] MysteryEmotionz:
When you going to make us s ROM **** the mods lol

I'm moving so fast your in slow motion.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] VECTUS:
You never know...
[AT&T LG Optimus G] MysteryEmotionz:
We need some stock ROM love. I'm in to deep with both kernels I don't git time for a rom

I'm moving so fast your in slow motion.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] DeathmonkeyGTX:
I can confirm this is not a placebo and works like it says on the tin. Good work, OP. I appreciate it.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] iamtha1:
for some reason the stock fix is not a complete download i try to flash.. it says bad zip i also noticed the file i download is only 147 bytes
[AT&T LG Optimus G] DeathmonkeyGTX:
No such problems here. Running on Rootbox without quibbles.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] iamtha1:
you have any way to share ur zip i have downloaded 20 times and the zip fails to install says bad zip
[AT&T LG Optimus G] VECTUS:
I'm mobile but if anyone wants to mirror the files I don't have a problem with that....
[AT&T LG Optimus G] JasonBourne.Qc:
Is it compatible with E973? (stock rom for sure)

Thanks. :good:
[AT&T LG Optimus G] jmoss1972:
This still good to go on 4.3?
[Oppo Find 5] stevew84:
On oppostyle.com, their official site, they have the International for $499 for the 16gb variant, with all of the TMO hspa+bands. But on other sites around the net, like Negri, they have the Unlocked version, for $500 for the same capacity.

Is there a difference, or are people here getting from the official Oppo site and working straight away with TMO?

Lastly, I don't see any Rooting methods for this device in these forums, is the boot loader already unlocked?
[Oppo Find 5] Desiredrive:
International version is already Unlocked and with unlocked bootloader too, rooting is simple as just three steps.
[Oppo Find 5] stevew84:
Alright good I guess some places are using different wording.
[Oppo Find 5] Jess813:
This is what I'm using and i get great speeds with USA T mobile
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
Hello guys...I know this thread has come up tens of times but after reading every single one I havent reach to a conclusion and this becomes very frustrating;/ [want to mention that I was an iPhone user from the first day. This is my first time with Android...wanted to give it a try cause I was sick of iPhones small screen]

So i have ordered the case and the memory card .. but yet I have chosen which phone to buy.

In my country I have the choice between the 2. Basically only one store in the whole country sells the "OCTA" version.

So let me tell you how I am going to use my device and please advise accordingly.

1. Facebook

2. Browsing

3. Music

4. GPS

5. Some normal gaming (Not Hardcore)

I want to use my device for long term 2+. I dont want in one year to experience lag because of a newer firmware etc etc. You got the point right?

Also my country does not support LTE. I am not using 3g because is SO SLOW and expensive...

I have read many Pros and Cons. For example:

i9500 - does not support OpenGL ES 3.0 + Not so good Battery Life + Not so much developer support + in a lot cases overheating

i9505 - Audio issues (crackling) + not so good audio and camera chip somthing like that...

Anws I think you got the point. Any suggestions will highly appreciated from both users (i9500 + i9505)

Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
no one? I know guys that this has been answered hundred of times but come on help one new android user :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kluzik1:
I would suggest i9505. I'm not a fan of samsung phones because were using lately most of the time nexus devices. And I can tell you if you want a stability of an iphone(not trolling ;)) and all the goodies from android go with 9505 put the Google version of Android on this phone and you'll be good to go.

First thing when I heard that this Samsung will be available with vanilla android I went to the shop and bought it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
As I am new to this world I dont have a clue about rooting...google version...etc etc but thanks for the info anws! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kluzik1:
You'll be ok just go with 9505 version then read about on this forum and you'll be good
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
any other suggestions guys??? thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert_89:
Hi mate,

I also changed to the S4 for the same reasons (previously had iphone). At the time I actually wanted to get the i9500 but they hadn't hit the shelves yet. So I ended up with the i9505.

I find it a bit confusing that your country doesn't support 4G and you aren't going to have 3G. So you won't have mobile data? But perhaps you plan to use the internet over wifi? Maybe I didn't read your original post properly.

Anyway

If I was you I would buy the i9505 (which is what I have). Primarily because there seem to be less issues and the performance isn't *that* much worse than the i9500. I use my phone for exactly what you have listed and its been great.

Now that i've got the i9505 i've never looked back
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
Thanks for your info mate... Basically in my country 3G mobile data is expensive and SLOW... so I prefer using WIFI...

Thanks again!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slig:
Man, take 9505 for sure. Audio is very good and camera is the best I've ever seen in my life. Photos are sharp and beautiful, no pink spots (as there were on GS2), video is superb. Shutter speed could be something better but taking photo in about half of a second will suffice and I'm sure Samsung will improve it even further. CPU is just insane. It's so powerfull that even in few years it'll still overrank most phones (as GS2 does now).

Go to sammobile.com and look in how many countries 9505 is available comparing to 9500. Also Google have choosen 9505 - that means something - why not Exynos or Exynos with LTE. Look like Exynos version is best for benchmarks and Qualcomm best to use. I would definitely not exchange my 9505 for any other device available today as it meets all my needs and prove to be the very best phone I've ever have. There are some theoretical cons as shutter speed but from I can say - if You don't read about them You will not notice them :) Interface lags were eliminated with MEA rom. Check if it's already available for You region. This is obvious that there will be much more issues described with 9505 on forums as great majority of GS4s are 9505.

The only problem with buying any Galaxy S device is that You cannot check the screen before buy as it's covered with black foil. My GS2 had some visible flaws on it. I got used to them as many ppl said that it's very common. Luckily my GS4 screen is almost perfect with just some markings characteristic to amoled.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
Thanks for your reply also... until now only i9505 answered back to this thread... lets see if any i9500 will give me his own opinion...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xhaniGS2:
With new updates 9500 never heats up, im happy with battery life, not even one issue is on my phone. We have both here in my country, and i chosed the octa version. I know we have less support by devs but personally i don use stock android, i hope it will be for people who like aosp roms. But for me 9500 is really beast. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
thanks mate!! need more info though :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
any other suggestions guys? Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themadba:
Mate, people who own an i9500 will tell you to buy an i9500, and people who own an i9505 will tell you to buy an i9505. They will both list what it does well, what it doesn't do so well, and what has been fixed and so on. Ultimately, the only person you should be listening to is yourself. If you want LTE and more developer support, go for the i9505. If you want 8 cores to boast about, and perhaps a tiny bit faster processing, go for the i9500. Both phones are identical for what you get (excluding what's under the hood) and if you are only going to be using the phone like an average person, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the i9505, and no reason for you to have that extra processing power (not that the i9505 can't handle it anyway). Anyway what I'm saying is, the choice is yours, and letting other people tell you what to buy is a bad thing, the information is there about both phones, you must study this carefully, understand all, and then make your decision.

And just to clarify, my camera performs perfectly, and this is with my phone being on an older firmware as my carrier is useless at pushing updates. Also, the audio quality is great on my i9505, I use Beyerdynamics in-ear headphones, and there is no problem with them whatsoever. I guess the problems people suffer from their phones are luck of the draw, and I must be one of the lucky ones. If you have any problems, return the phone within the 2 weeks most carriers allow you.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
Noted. thanks!:o
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mittaa:
No big difference in performance.

But i9505 have better developer support. My modest guess is that i9500 owners have to wait some time (or ever?) to get same support that i9505 will have.

BTW I don't want to use LTE/4G because of big battery drain. Sometimes I even turn off 3G and that makes a HUGE difference compared to 2G.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
That is true..also I will nener use 4G or 3G only WIFI.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0mega007:
I had hard time choosing between the 2 but i choosed 9500 because the camera is a bit better and better music playback because of the Wolfson DAC.

I have no regrets, i love it, im using XXUBMF8 firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
I am feeling the same way .... hard time choosing... it s.ck.s
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plasmastate:
Unless camera is your top priority just go with i9505. It has better battery life, more developer support, better support in games.

I won't say that I am not satisfied with my i9500 but its not worth paying any premium compared to i9505.

Right now and most probably in the future, the i9500 is not utilizing its 8 cores. Not even does well with battery life compared to i9505.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
That was an honest comment mate. I appreciate it. The prices here in my country currently are for the i9505 600euro and for i9500 650euro.

As I have read many times the camera quality is a little bit better on i9500