yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
Thank you very much! Still have a question..After I go to recovery and factory reset, can I get OTA update?

since the OTA update would check for system integrity like recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
I have heard different stories on that, the one that I think is if you are rooted and recovery installed, your status would show custom, so no updates.

Anyone have any input on this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
Asked someone if OTA is available after, he just said "should be" which is risky for me...

The goal is to get everything back to stock and question is can "Odin+stock firmware" achieve... I am so confused..:(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
Yes, ODIN BACK TO STOCK.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
Hello,Sir~ Thanks for advice!

Do you have any idea about the boot unlock image with word "custom"? I found something online saying that even if you flashed a stock firmware

by Odin and reset factory in recovery, it could be still there and probably related to some files be signed or not by samsung.. Any suggestion?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
There is a way to get that to read normal, but you must first get back to stock. Start there, and we will get the other taken care of.

good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jeffreii:
You can find more about the process by reading this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2261573

If you want to be 100% stock like you were out of the box, you can do a factory reset/wipe in TWRP and then ODIN back to stock.

Factory reset will wipe all of your data - some of which is causing the custom icon at boot. You can wipe the cache and davlik cache as well to be sure.

Next, ODIN will remove root and custom recovery afterwards, leaving you completely stock.

My understand is that if you don't want to wipe all your apps and data, you can ODIN back to stock and then manually remove the files that are causing the custom icon, but I have not tried that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
I am not the one seeking this info.

It is for the OP. Good info though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jeffreii:
My bad - clicked on the wrong reply button!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
Yeah! I got everything back to stock 4.2.2 UCUAMDL. The lock custom logo is gone. I checked for OTA update, but it said the software was up to date. Obviously it is not the latest. What can I do to get the latest update?

Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
Man, I got everything back to stock and installed the latest OTA manually. Thank you so much!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
Problem solved ! Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
Glad to hear.

Edit your header to say problem solved, so others will see that if they need this info, there is a fix.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] tiptoekirk:
Did you use Odin to do the OTA update manually? I was rooted and had custom recovery and used Kies to get back to "stock" but only to MDL. Phone checks for updates and it says im on the latest as well.. I want to update the phone to MF3 but I cant find it anywhere... Can you me out?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
I would use this one, if you are rooted...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2364635

Follow the instructions there...

Thanks you

Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] tiptoekirk:
I want it stock as stock gets if possible.. I don't want to deal with recovery's and such.. I have to warranty the phone once I come up with the $$ for the deductible because the screen is cracked and I don't want them saying my warranty its void...

Will getting to MF3 this way cause me to have the custom unlocked symbol on the startup screen again??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
When you get everything back to stock (no custom lock when booting), download the MF3 OTA package from somewhere, rename it update.zip,

put it in phone SD card. Reboot into recovery mode, choose"install updates from SD card", choose the update.zip. Then run!

If you don't have the OTA package, I can send you a dropbox link.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] tiptoekirk:
Thanks! PM Sent
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] skygunner27:
???

How did you install the 7/9 update manually? My phone is completely AT&T stock. I have been trying to get the update OTA and through KIES for 2 days with no luck. Both say my S4 is up to date.:(

Bare with me I'm a noob. Thanks in advanced.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
look at post #21 in this thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] skygunner27:
:)

Thank you soooo much for replying. Where did you get the stock AT&T MF3 rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
I used the ATT updater to download it. When downloading finished, don't hit continue button. Hit remind me later button. Then you can find a file about size 357M in you cache folder. You can just pull it out and copy to your PC.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] skygunner27:
?

So you used the OTA feature on your S4? When ever I try that it says I am up to date. I really appreciate your time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
hehe ok, I understand, it may do the custom screen yes, so you are wanting to go strictly stock not root and such? Then, you should force the update. Have you tried that?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] tiptoekirk:
Tried to do a force update according to instructions I found online and it will not work.. Im waiting for LingBo to send me the link for dropbox and ill just do it that way...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
Make sure everything is as in open box before you update the OTA.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] tiptoekirk:
open box?? Where you able to message me that dropbox link? Id like to do this when I get home from work this afternoon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
already sent you in XDA message
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jeffreii:
If you want to be stock to return your phone don't even worry about MF3...if you have a custom recovery you will need to ODIN back to stock MDL. Before doing it, run your custom recovery and wipe your device and your cache + davlik cache. Once ODIN is done restoring you to stock MDL, your phone will be completely stock, no custom, no root, no recovery.

Here's the thread for the ODIN to stock...the link to the MDL download is a few pages in (The OP still has the older MDB download...which would be fine too I guess, just older stock):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2261573

BTW I explained this exact same procedure in post #11...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] tiptoekirk:
Thanks. I read your procedure but it was not what I was trying to do.. Im not claiming the phone on insurance right away. The screen isnt that bad and I cant justify paying the $200 deductible on it at this time bc money is tight right now. Anyways I updated to MF3 via update.zip file and tried to retain root using another thread I read about and it didnt work but left me with a custom status so ill just go with things for now and wait till i claim the phone to return it to official status when needed. This MF3 is a lot nicer than outta the box than MDB or MDL was so i can stick with it for a couple weeks. App2sd is very nice addition finally, too bad google removed it from Vanilla OS or it would have been available on previous versions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jeffreii:
As far as I know, the only way to preserve your root with Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper is to take the OTA update normally.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2360494
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] tiptoekirk:
Yep.. But I wasnt able to get the OTA update for some reason.. Thinking ATT may have pulled it for some reason because it appears from the forums that there are a lot of people who cant get the update.. Anyways I wasnt able to retain root using the update.zip procedure but some reason my device still says custom so I think the root files are still there and It just cant restore them. Ive already replied to that thread to see if anyone knows why because I didnt use odin to flash the update.zip so there is no reason why it should be custom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] drobe005:
im having the same problem. How do i update my phone? i dont want to root anytime soon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] fabiane79:
in order to get the MF3 you need to go back to stock: Instructions Below

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2261573

To get the lates firmware for your phone: (search for i337)

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/

once in stock place the OTA on sdcard and rename it to update.zip and enter recovery mode. if does not update on the screen option scroll to "instal from external storage" and select the update.zip

I know it works cause I done it..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] drobe005:
thank you. could not find the firmware though. i guess they havent released it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] tenemortem88:
I just made a twrp backup with goo manager. Was easy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] drobe005:
do you know of another site or place where i can get the firmware? its not on sammoblie.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LingBo:
http://galaxys4root.com/

try this.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aaronkatrini:
Hi all,

yesterday got an Htc One (second hand).

Now the phone has a Custom Rom, and apparently has a Custom Recovery.

I've always liked the Sense 5 and now I want to go back to Stock.

Was thinking of doing a RUU but I'm confused for the origin of the phone itself,

seems like the Asian version since when I want to go to the Google page it redirects to the Chinese version.

I want to use the phone in Italy, and the custom rom's radios work just fine.

What RUU will I need?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ataft:
You need to find out what HTC One variant you have. Can you open the back cover? If not, you either have the Taiwan version or the more compatible Hong Kong/SEA version. Check your CID to find out.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2128104
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kokotron:
I'm sure this happens to most if not all Nexus 4 phone, but either it doesn't disturb the owners or most owners never notice it (or notice it but don't bother to think more of it.). I'm a sound person in general so it kind of annoys me.

This issue occurs usually when you haven't picked up your phone in a few minutes (or any amount of time more than a few minutes maybe) and you interact with it. The first time the phone tries to generate a sound (a touch or keyboard click sound maybe?) you might hear some kind of a very short pop/click noise just a little bit before you hear your normal sound. Then the rest of the sounds go on as they should, until you leave your phone aside and pick it up later again.

So, I actually wonder if anyone has bothered with that and if any talented developers have considered looking into it but abandoned hope. There's a case this could be hardware but I can't tell. Maybe someone can make a hack so that when the sound system wakes up when invoking a sound it performs some sort of fade-in first.

Anyway, I think this is an interesting issue and I'd love to hear what you think.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda6969:
Mine doesn't have this issue.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kokotron:
Interesting, can you tell me if you are on stock or a different rom (or different kernel or whatever) ?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda6969:
I'm running everything stock.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kokotron:
Replies I got at G+ indicate that this is a hardware issue and that indeed it has been around. And that I should go for a replacement. Bollocks.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jurvyx:
So, I have Nexus 4 and I want to make my car Bluetooth friendly. When I get in the car and bump NFC tag that is sticked somewhere in the car dashboard, Bluetooth on phone toggles ON and get connected to Bluetooth set in car.

I found this one on Ebay

nfc tag - http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-NFC-Tags-...er_Cell_Phone_Accessories&hash=item27d2c5f3a8

hands free set - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Bluetoo...7?pt=UK_Car_Speakerphones&hash=item53fad82e39

Does someone have experience with this Bluetooth set, will this work ok? Do you have some better recommendation? :confused:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
I have the Parrot Minikit Neo

http://www.amazon.com/Parrot-PF4100...1374116610&sr=8-1&keywords=parrot+neo+minikit

I have this paired along with my pebble watch, ODBII BT dongle, AND HTC Stereo Stick (A100) There's a A200 now but not sure what the difference is besides price lol. Anyway, the Neo can be paired via NFC and it's really easy. And the kicker is that the unit turns via vibration in the cabin and turns off after disconnection.

Before this, I had a blueant S4 and that worked pretty well, but the mic on the Neo is way better IMO. There's also an optional android app that you can use to record your own turning on msg and turning off message. I recorded me saying my child's name, so she gets a kick everytime I strap her in her car seat. It's funny lol.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jurvyx:
Really nice set but little bit expensive...

Which app do you use for turning on/off msg ?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
It's the companion app for the Parrot Neo.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigtoysrock:
Hello there. I'm going to be porting 2 Verizon/Sprint roms over to the Tmo note 2 and I can use some testers.

Now since I don't have this version of the N2 I'm kind of doing this blindly, but I've already ported these rom to Verizon from sprint.

If you want to test you need to be experienced in flashing in case you get stuck. It will not include a modem and will include a tmo kernel (perseus). You should not have to do anything that one would normally do to get a Verizon rom to work for you.

Now I don't want to receive a ton of pms or anything. Just post here and I will be in contact with you. Also if you have hangouts that would help allot!

Here is a link to the rom and some screenshots. It is the sprint OP since it is the main thread, but I'm building from my Verizon version.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42502803

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42316916
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Steve Lazarus:
Goodness, sounds good to me!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigtoysrock:
If you have g+, please add my email on there. mdwood76@gmail.com
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
Im willing also
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tiffany84:
Just wanted to give you guys a heads up, this rom is AMAZING!! I highly recommend it. I haven't gotten a chance to flash the T-Mobile version yet but I'm currently running the Verizon build on my T-Mobile Note 2 and have been very pleased.

Sent from my SCH-I605 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rob the plumber:
BTR! You were great in my Sprint days! I'd be glad to test for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigtoysrock:
Add me to g+ then.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hands0m3:
Aknight8520@gmail.com on hangouts ill test it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Steve Lazarus:
Done, let me know when I can help !!!:good:

smlazarus13212@gmail.com
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] greenlantern5:
deadpool610@gmail.com on hangouts...I will test also.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rob the plumber:
I just added you. I'm the Rob Shackleton. Lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigtoysrock:
Alright thanks to the response. I will be having this thread locked as I have enough testers. Be on the look out in the next few days!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] KennyG123:
Locked at OP's request
[Shield General] kieso:
Check out this link and read the comments below the article which has replies from will park from nvidia.

http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2013/07/13/summer-movie/
[Shield General] glitchhawk:
yay!
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] chefthomas99:
I currently have an otterbox Commuter case and I think it's on the bulky side. Would getting something like the UAG case be better and offer the same protection from drops? I'd assume that the thicker the case is the more protected?

The UAG case -

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CJY8ZSO/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] HKSpeed:
after reading about fake UAG cases I'm reluctant to buy one from Amazon unless it is ship and sold by Amazon. last year I unknowingly bought a fake Speck Candyshell case for my wife's S3 that was only fulfilled by Amazon. Their current prices seem too good to be true for a case that was released 2 months ago.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] chefthomas99:
I always buy directly from Amazon for this reason. It's worth the few extra dollars. What is your opinion on the cases I mentioned?
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] HKSpeed:
I don't like the UAG, which I think is overrated. I had one on a previous phone and I didn't like it all. The plastic feels cheap. The top and bottom edges of the case are not hard plastic, only the sides are. Adds bulk.

I always like Speck Candyshells, which I had on previous devices. I immediately got a Candyshell for my S4.

Pros:

-hard plastic on all 4 edges

-slim

Cons:

-scratches show easily on dark color models

-slippery, but there's a grip model

Protection is good. I had it on my Galaxy Note 2 (which is 41% heavier than the S4) and dropped it a few times without any resulting damage.

The Otterbox is too bulky. I would only get that if I worked in construction or similar.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Camboteav:
Read this thread. I have both but overall I feel the uag is the better case. I know rock the element eclipse case.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2334795
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] zaures:
For as boring as Otterbox cases are they are in my opinion still the most well built cases out there. I have a commuter case right now and one of the samsung cases as well, I havent seen another case that will protect as well as the commuter that is as well built. On a side note the commuter case with the Spigen Glas.t nano is amazing.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] japper88:
I had the commuter with my GS2 and I have the UAG case on my GS4, but I have seen the commuter for the GS4 in person.

From what I read, the biggest risk to the phone is the screen breaking, and apparently, the greatest chance of this happening is when the phone is dropped and it lands on a corner. The UAG case has extra protection on the corners more so than for the commuter.

Personally I like the UAG case because it is lighter and not as bulky and offers just as good if not better corner impact protection. The lip around the screen is not at high as the commuter, but it is enough that if you put the phone screen side down, it is elevated off a flat surface.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] GnexusPro:
Otter box is bad lol. Ruins the phone. Worsens signal to. Took mine back and got the neo hybrid
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] chefthomas99:
Thanks you guys. Very helpful. I ordered the UAG case.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] zaures:
Rofl what, does not affect the signal at all. The commuter is rubber in the corners and hard plastic everywhere else. No different than the UAG. The UAG is one piece vs commuter two piece, so count that as a pro or con with your preference. I believe the screen is better protected on the front ie a larger lip on the front face. Just dont go saying silly things like it affects the signal.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Cytality:
TESTED AND WORKING!

My phone previously was running TWRP with a custom ROM and kernel on MDL baseband. I wanted to switch ROM's anyway and didn't care about retaining information, so I was looking for the simplest thing to do without reverting to stock. Do the steps below and you can go from an MDL rom to an MF9 rom as well as MF9 kernel and modem in a matter of minutes.

1) Upload TriForceROM to your SD card. You can technically use any MF9 compatible ROM, but this is the one I used.

2) Boot in to TWRP and do a full wipe, then install TriForceROM. When the install is done DO NOT reboot the phone, you need to get it to shutdown completely and the only way to do this is to pull the battery. So pull the battery and turn the phone off completely.

3) Put battery back into phone and boot into Download Mode by holding VOL UP + POWER. Press VOL UP to get it ready to receive data. Plug your phone into the computer (if not already) and open Odin 3.07.

4) Proceed to flash the MF9 modem and other firmware updates as instructed in noobnl's post. You must follow the step to flash the bootloader as well.. it takes like 2 seconds to fix, don't forget it!

5) When Odin flash is done, reboot phone and let it load into TriForceROM for the first time and voila... everything is MF9 now.

When TriForce opens for the first time Android will say "finalizing update" and may reboot one more time (it did for me)... once you come back to the ROM you can look under about and it will say MF9.

Easiest firmware upgrade ever.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Flavio:
Last weekend I was in England and to my surprise I could not find any GSM network with my O2 Xda IIs. (unlocked, Qtek 9090 KPN software).

With my Nokia 6310i (which I luckily brought with me) with the same SIMcard I was able to connect to various UK networks.

In Belgium and France I was also able to connect to the various networks.

Frankly I am baffled. I have checked the IMEI number and the number on the back is the same as the number in Device Information. I have Radio V1.12. Could it be that this Radio version does not include all GSM bands (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHZ) and could that be the reason I could not connect to any network in the UK?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] essojay:
Checking the imei against the one at the back is not enough to say that you phone is not barred..

With due respect.. you need to be sure that your phone is not barred in any way.. the history of the phone (how it was purchased / acquired) is a good indicator of this..

my best regards..

bR
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Flavio:
I bought it new in the box from a reputable eBay seller. How can I find out if it is barred?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Updater:
Flavio,

Have a look at the available 'phone networks and their ordering. My XDA2s lists all the UK and Ireland networks at the bottom and none of them are checked as usable (It is unlocked and will use any SIM however).

This may not be your problem, but next time you are in sunny England, try moving the UK networks up to the top of the list, and make them all checked.

Richard
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Flavio:
That's the problem. The Xda IIs does not find any networks so there is no list to order!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Updater:
If you go to settings, phone and chose networks tab, and set networks, there should be a list of available networks. A big list wth check boxes and ordering buttons.

If you don't have this, you may have other problems with your phone.

Richard
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] hinds:
Hi Flavio, have you forund a solution to this problem? I have a similar problem on my home network in some locations and I have not been able to solve the problem as yet. I cannot see my home network but I place the SIM in another phone and I am fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] PanDeGengibre:
I will perfomance not a battery life.:)
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] HerroYou:
Uses this tweak, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2226373

To uses it you will need a Terminal Emulator and read the instructions