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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Bigbabyjesus:
S3 was my first Samsung device. I didn't care for touch wiz for a long time, not because of the gesture control or anything, but because of the app drawer being to the right and the bloated bulkiness of it. I ran aosp rooms for quite a while but then started playing with touchwiz based roms. I found synergys room and stayed on that until I got my s4. Now I use stock rooted which I have debloated and modded to near perfection. I get pretty good battery and experience little to no lag. I'm starting to enjoy gesture and all the touchwiz features (ir blaster is awesome).

Pretty much any flavor of Android is customizable and debloatable, so the only thing that you can really hate is the fact that you have to manually mod it (which is the best part of owning an android).

Sorry for the long post just don't understand such a strong hate for a different flavor of Android. ...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sk8trix:
I don't know why there's so much hating of t.w sure its not great but then again neither is aosp there's also tons of issues on cm and p.a for that matter.

All of my devices(look at my SIG)are on cm or something aosp and honestly I've gotten to the point that I'm so bored of aosp and cm always Bluetooth issues or some little bug.....with the s3 u needed cm but so far on my s4

I'm on stock rooted deodexed ROM with over locked kernel and it runs amazing.Just use a launcher man and use tibu to remove bloatware this way u get better battery.

I get like almost 16 hours with almost 4 hrs screen time and over clocked CPU and GPU some people probably are just running mad sh#t on the background and that's why your phones are as#ed out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sk8trix:
Idk about you but this is pretty good for me look.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sk8trix:
You see what i mean....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mike216:
Looks good my friend but you have a battery problem. Google services should not be showing up there. Look for the new market. Version 4.1.10 there's a location bug fix and I highly suggest you read this thread. It solved my problem! Haven't had battery life like this ever in this phone. Here's the thread and here's a pic of today's user so far! Absolutely insane battery life

SGH-M919_Omega, the end result
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mike216:
Been off the charger all night to go along with that screen on time

SGH-M919_Omega, the end result
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mike216:
Sorry forgot to post this thread for you

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2338487

SGH-M919_Omega, the end result
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sk8trix:
I have a battery problem? I think its great but ill look into what u said more battery life is always better
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Missing Cuban:
I agree with the ROM's that you have. Great choices, also running Nova and Holo make this device so much better. I'm gonna get the ZeroLemon 3000 mAh two pack for about 2+ more hours of battery life. Also how is the 7500 mAh battery? Bulky? Just right? Also everyone should get a SanDisk 32gb SD card. So much storage for about %75 off on amazon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Missing Cuban:
This is how I'm doing on battery life with the stock 2600 mAh battery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] alphadog00:
Sorry OP but there is some misinformation here. Most noobs will cause more problems disabling things apps and killing running apps, especially if they do it automatically. Android does great memory and app management so there is no reason to kill apps when you are done. Only freeze bloat ware you recognize too - or you will be posting questions about why other apps FC'ing.

I disabled all the AT&T apps using the built in functions and I run TW and I like it.. Many custom roms have one thing or another that just doesn't work right and for me speed and stability are number one, and I get that with TW.

I get great battery life and I leave wireless data on 99% of the time, wifi less the 1% and I still get hours of screen time and days of usage.

For others, remember you can do lots of custom stuff without removing TW. If you are new, go slow, read, and make sure that a ROM really has the features you want and you have read about all the things that don't work before flashing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mike216:
Tasks killers kill battery. Some apps need to run

SGH-M919_Omega, the end result
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Missing Cuban:
I didn't mean to make the S4 seem like it has a bad battery. It's awesome. But some feel like it isn't good because they have tons of things running on the background. If you have a huge problem then go and get a ZeroLemon 7500 mAh battery and enjoy. Also TouchWiz is good, just needs improvements. Nova is amazing along with Widget Locker. Here are some picks of my setup
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] BlastTyrantKM:
Good luck getting rid of all the malware you'll inevitably end up with just to save $1.50 on the cost of an app... There's only one way malware gets on your device. .. you install it yourself. It's embedded in pirated apps. ..Besides that, people should be paid for work they do. You don't work for free, do you?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mike216:
I hate free apps. Always respect and show appreciation to your favorite developers!

SGH-M919_Omega, the end result
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] s8freak:
You can hate free apps all you want that's your choice. I don't I use them.

Again I support developers and if I choose to open Playstore and download a free app that's my choice.

Have a fantastic day.:thumbup::thumbup:

"Zed? Zed's dead baby Zed's dead"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Missing Cuban:
Should I?

Hey there guys, thanks for all the positive feedback on this post. I have a question though. The more and more I look into it, I am getting more and more interested in Rooting my Samsung Galaxy S4. I dont want to flash a custom ROM, im just looking for some cool features, apps, themes and work arounds that you guys know about. Also I want to know what you know about restoring the phone to factory without the root? How easily can I go from Root to Un-Root if I need to turn my phone in for Warranty issues? Thanks for all the help.

- Missing Cuban
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jthrasher47:
Suoer easy. All you have to do is download a copy of the factory firmware and use odin to flash it back. Then you will be completely stock unrooted. if you look in the development section you will find a thread with the factory firmware make sure it is either DL OR MB not the newest one. There is also instructions on how to do it in the same thread.

Also you could use Kies to restore your factory Fw
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Missing Cuban:
Hello everyone. Rooted and happy. I'm not going to flash any Roms on to my device. First note this is my daily driver and I don't want mess anything up with my wonderful phone. I'm looking to get an S3 from a trade and some older Motorola devices. I'll play around on those for when I want to flash stuff. Also I played around on my brothers Nook and got it rooted and running 4.2.2 from the SD card and basically have a dual boot on it. I was wondering if you have any apps or things to recommend not that i don't know about. Things that I wasn't are just themes for touchwiz to make it feel more stock. Like the settings app. I'm just looking to make my device faster, have better battery, and look and feel like stock without flashing any roms. How can I change the themes and stuff? Thanks for all the responses and I cannot wait to hear from you guys.

- Missing Cuban
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
Obviously it is YOUR OPINION HERE, I ran those 3rd party launchers for years, and let me tell you Touchwiz is a blessing compared to some of those launchers. Bulky.

BTW, this is a very incomplete guide, gonna get some new people in trouble.

You mean this improves YOUR device, what is is good for one user does NOT necessarily mean it works for others. Just deleting apps does not insure improvement.

The Ax says, my opinion only!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Missing Cuban:
I completely understand that this is my opinion and what has been working for me. I'm not saying that it is the correct way, this is the way in which I have found the greatest amount of success with my device. I do advise that those who are just starting out with Android devices be very careful with what they "disable" in the app manager. Android has a good amount blocked off, only disable applications that are from carriers and manufacturers, otherwise you are messing with the software aspect of Android. I agree that thing in touch wiz like the TV app and multi screen are brilliant, I just continue to have continue within the launcher. If you have any other concerns I would love to hear about them. Im looking to improve in any way, even if I am wrong I would love to hear comments that can help improve myself. In trying to provide solutions to our community, and I would love for the community to help out. I'm not trying to center this around me, I'm trying to help those of you behind the computer and phone screen. Thanks for all the help and I'm looking forward to improving myself and this community

- Missing Cuban
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Missing Cuban:
This is true, running CM10.1 now and enjoying every moment of it. Note worrying about the old ROM and hopefully will never have to go back because of a break in the phone
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ReNeH99:
Researchers at Bluebox Security have revealed a disturbing flaw in Android's security model, which the group claims may affect up to 99 percent of Android devices in existence. According to Bluebox, this vulnerability has existed since Android 1.6 (Donut), which gives malicious app developers the ability to modify the code of a legitimate APK, all without breaking its cryptographic signature -- thereby allowing the installation to go unnoticed. To pull off the exploit, a rotten app developer would first need to trick an unknowing user into installing the malicious update, but hackers could theoretically gain full control of a user's phone if the "update" posed as a system file from the manufacturer.

Bluebox claims that it notified Google of the exploit in February. According to CIO, Bluebox CTO Jeff Forristal has named the Galaxy S 4 as the only device that's currently immune to the exploit -- which suggests that a security patch may already exist. Forristal further claims that Google is working on an update for its Nexus devices. In response to our inquiry, Google told us that it currently has no comment. We certainly hope that device manufacturers do the responsible thing and distribute timely security patches to resolve this issue. Absent that, you can protect yourself by installing updates through the Play Store and Android's built-in system update utility.

Source:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/04/bluebox-reveals-android-security-vulnerability/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] twerg:
They ust read this here and on an Australian news website, news.com.au, they recommend;

So what can I do about this?

- Do not allow apps from unkown sources. To do this go to Settings, Security and untick "allow unknown sources".

- Well, the news isn't good. Until further notice, news.com.au recommends that you don't download any non-Google apps.

- Bluebox has recommended that users update their operating system to the latest version.

- Also, if you have any apps which store your personal information such as credit card or PayPal information (like eBay, Amazon or Etsy), you should remove this information immediately.

- Remove any personal information from your phone (do you have your credit card pin stored in your notes? Get rid of it)

Crap advice for majority of users I feel.

Most users will have 'unknown sources' off by default but they advise not download any non Google app even from the play market as mentioned elsewhere in article.

They say to update your phone, how easy is that to do when carriers and manufacturers don't release up to date firmware for phones..

That is fine for people like us that flash new Roms all the time but for normal folk it's not a viable solution.

I don't really think the threat is so great, going by those that report such though we all had better stop using android..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] baz77:
I am more concerned with apps using other apps permissions/data flaw

and google play update/install protocall being not encrypted/catchable and falsifyable.

Regarding what is stated in article, this was known almost day 1 which is why from beginning android said dont install non market stuff. And it has also been known crapware has entered market.

So all in all, its an obvious article.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] BBFreak:
I totally agree baz77, this has been know for a very long time now. There are also quite a few apps in Play that are "crapware".
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AA1973:
The issue has been fixed on Google's side and CyanogenMod (08/07 nightly and yesterday's security release CM10.1.1.)

Now, it is up to the OEMs to follow ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] baz77:
I guess I got it wrong, it is a separate issue, glad the pros getting it fixed, they need to be applauded! Salute!
[General Questions and Answers] vladikdx:
Is there is any chance that samsung going to release official version of jellybean to I9000?
[General Questions and Answers] H3llwar:
There won't be any update to ICS or Jelly bean by Samsung.

Custom ROMs will be the only possibility to use anything newer then Gingerbread.

If this answer helped you in any way, hit the thanks button.

Phone: Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100

ROM: XenonHD v10
[General Questions and Answers] Acedia:
No chance. But you can flash cm10 like I did, and cm10 is a jellybean mod.
[General Questions and Answers] desmondtee88:
first ... sell ur old I9000 ... and buy the new with latest android version and specs... instead find the custom rom and flash it on I9000.. the performance does not improve much cos of old tech on I9000
[General Questions and Answers] WildfireDEV:
Not even a chance as Samsung decided to not even update it to ICS. The best possible option is to install a custom recovery and install a custom roms there a quite a lot and you might what you want there. If not your other choice would be to sell it and buy a S2 or S3 as the prices are coming down now that they are old phones.

**Press the thanks button if I have helped you.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phoenixwest776:
I have unlocked bootloader (4.2) have twrp 2.5.5.0? My device boots as normal but when i load into recovery twrp can not mount anything and there is no evidence of a recovery file. Much less any roms i may want to add. Im stuck on this now for a day or so feeling retarded any insight?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbdags:
Which bootloader were you on exactly? There were two for 4.2.1 10.6.1.8 and 10.6.1.15.3. If you flashed TWRP 2.5 on to 10.6.1.8 it might be bad news I'm afraid. What you are explaining is a bricked TF300 other than you still have a bootable rom - do not wipe under any circumstances.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phoenixwest776:
Yeah i kinda figured as much. I thought i did my reading correctly the version i have doesnt mount any thing and when i went to try and load a different version of twrp it showed fastboot as enabled but would i couldnt get my pc to find the recovery file but i think thats unrelated.. well on the bright side its happened to so many people that i guess a fix will come along soon
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tobdaryl:
4.1 bootloader - 10.4.2.9, 10.4.2.13, 10.4.2.17, 10.4.2.18, 10.4.2.20 - twrp openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-JB.blob

4.2 bootloader - 10.6.1.8 - twrp openrecovery-twrp-2.4.4.0-tf300t-4.2.blob

4.2.1 bootloader - 10.6.1.15.3 - twrp openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-4.2.blob
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JusDre82:
I have had the LTE fix on my phone for about two weeks now and today it is not showing up. Is 4G down in the LA area? Is anyone else having this problem?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Lepricon:
I'm over in the IE, and LTE is going strong.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JusDre82:
This is really weird. All the APN settings and the radio is still there. Nothing has changed except I'm just not getting 4G anymore
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Lepricon:
Have you rebooted lately? I know if I reboot, then the setting in 4636 changes to WCDMA Preferred. I have to go back and change it to LTE/GSM, then turn the radio off and back on before it will connect to LTE.

Not sure if that is normal, but that's what happens to me.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JusDre82:
I just did a factory wipe and I rebooted everything works now. Really weird though. It happened right after I put LTE on my girls Nexus 4 and it's not working on hers right now either. I'll wipe hers when I get home I guess.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aseercte:
Quick question what kind of speeds you guys are getting on lte
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
depending on what area of new york city im in, topping at about 29mbps download and 12mbps on upload.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruggedruffian:
was working in the Bay Area when I tried it just now....
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lopezk38:
Was working in San Diego earlier... Pulled 30 down 15 up
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s3rv1cet3ch:
Working in Denver, 33Mbps down 13 up
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JusDre82:
What program are you using to test your speeds?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lopezk38:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsIm9yZy56d2Fub28uYW5kcm9pZC5zcGVlZHRlc3QiXQ..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JusDre82:
Thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thfreedumb:
I get those speeds on occassion in chicago but that doesn't really even matter. the LTE signal seems to penetrate building better.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3dupunk:
I noticed that, it still isn't where I need it to be but it's definitely gotten better.

These are my speeds, not the highest but I'm happy with them! I'm in NYC, btw
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AndrasLOHF:
Are there any stock CM 10.1 messaging apps out there that will correctly show a picture that has text attached? Any time I get a picture with text attached it comes up as a slideshow.....but when you click it the picture comes up and closes out before you can get a chance to see anything. I've tried the stock app on Slimbean, CM 10.1 Black, Xylon, and Carbon and they all do the same thing. I am in NO WAY interested in switching to a third party app ....just want to know if there is a stock version out there that works correctly. If not I'll just deal with it. Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] s0calstate0fmind:
Always wondered the same. Hopefully someone chimes in on this. For now I just save the attachments and view em with quickpic.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] WiFi_N:
Tap and hold for a little bit. Eventually, a menu should pop up. Then just tap on the "save picture" option, or however Cyanogenmod phrased it.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] wildfire_driod:
I bought Xperia J from a network and I cant unlock my bootloader and I cant access Fastboot (Bootloader unlock allowed:No), is there any way to flash ftf file that contains only kernel and not the stock one? (So I can install CM and all other custom roms)? Please help
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] gliga2000:
Unfortunately, no.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] wildfire_driod:
:(

So sad.. But I dont give up that quickly... I see youre from Serbia, I am also, but from Belgrade.. Is there anything I could do to unlock it, because I bought it from VIP and my last phone was from Telenor and I could unlock it...
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] gliga2000:
When you buy phone from VIP, Telenor, Bell... you can't unlock bootloader. :highfive:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] cwwong:
Hi, I have a MDA compact with T-mobile (UK) and want to upgrade it to Chinese? Please can you tell me how to do this and what files I need?

Thanks. I will appreciate your help.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Drybonz:
Hey guys... first rom flash I did after rooting went bad. I got a failed message during the flash and now I'm stuck on the HTC boot screen. I'm wondering if the zip is bad, but my problem is how to get another rom into my internal storage since I can't boot up the device.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

*edit* Sideload mode in TWRP is not working. I can start it on the phone, but the adb commands never work.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] ethan.r.besbris:
Boot to bootloader and flash CWM then use ADB Sideload cmd. You didn't back up your ROM before flashing?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Drybonz:
ADB sideload in TWRP is not working. Will it have a better chance of working in CWM?

*edit* loaded CWM as suggested, but sideloading is still not working. It's saying failed to open driver control, although I have installed the drivers and was using adb previously. Reinstalled drivers, but no good.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Drybonz:
I'm also noticing that if I reboot from TWRP it is telling me my system does not appear to be rooted, although I previously checked the root in Titanium Backup. Maybe my root is not set up properly? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] ethan.r.besbris:
Try ADB Push cmd to your Ones storage.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Drybonz:
What would I call the One's storage in the command?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Kraizk:
What ADB folder are you using on your PC. The one from google or the one from the broken "all in one" tool kit?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Drybonz:
I'm using the one from BigDaddy's how-to-root thread. Is that one broken? I used that and followed the instructions in the two videos.

Where can I get the correct ADB materials, please?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] AK Style:
Install TWRP Recovery and then there might be a "mount usb" option inside mount/ storage menu....then it will mount your storage to computer.....

I'm not sure but my phone's kernel have it...

Hit thanks if I helped
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Drybonz:
Yeah, that was the first thing I tried, and it would have be awesome if it worked, but nothing happens when I click on the mount usb.

*edit* I will definitely never have another phone without a microSD card. Really wishing I had one right now.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] AK Style:
Then try other recoveries,it might not work in all recoveries...but there should be one that works
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Drybonz:
Tried it in CWM and TWRP already.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Aldo101t:
what rom did you flash to cause all this, first of all.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Drybonz:
Even though I have installed custom recoveries and installed SU before the bad flash, it seems like there is something wrong with the root, and now I am not sure how to get it fixed.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Drybonz:
OMJ's... but I think there is something wrong with my root process somewhere.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Aldo101t:
how did you install su.

obtain a su zip file and flash su with recovery.i can't remember where to get it , but search the forums it's there somewhere.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Drybonz:
I followed the steps in the video by updating SU and then checking it in Titanium Backup. My problem is, it still tells me in the recovery that they system "does not appear to be rooted' when I reboot.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Drybonz:
I can't get files onto the phone.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Aldo101t:
when you plug your phone into your computer, look under my computer, is htc one there, if not, i don't know buddy.

another thing that might be messing you up is if you use a 3.0 usb port.