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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] technut:
Hello all, I have some strange issues I need help with.I just bought a GT-I9500. It came loaded with XXUAMDL 4.2.2 .It locks up and I have to pull the battery. I cannot get a GPS fix(even tried the ol tightening the screws thing from S3.Also none of the NFC stuff works.There are no slide on/off buttons in settings for NFC,S beam,nearby devices,kies via wifi and mirroring.If I click on the tabs in settings it just says empty?There is not even a on off toggle either on any of them? Any help would be greatly appreciated.I was thinking of flashing the newest odin tar (Argentina) from sammobile to see if that could help. Comments to return the device are not applicable because I bought this "new" on craigslist yesterday and as of right now the person suprisingly hasn't returned my text from a like an hour ago.I do however have their license plate number if need be.Thanks

IMEI.info says it is a GT-I9500 Galaxy S4

**EDIT** Sadly I have succumb to the fact that it must be a fake.None of the Samsung stuff in settings works besides air gestures and multi-window.I will sell it as a CLONE to try to get some of my money back.I could never do to someone else what has been done to me.Thanks for the comments.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotheabilly:
Maybe he sell the faulty unit to you? Try to flash latest stock rom with odin first..

1700Mhz A15 and 1400Mhz A7 running together with 640Mhz PowerVR SGX.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dean-xXx:
Just flash lastest ROM with Odin and you will see if everything is ok or not.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] technut:
I cannot get this phone to go into download mode no matter what I do.I tried for literally hours yesterday.Is there a 4 or 3 way reboot zip with a reboot option for download mode?I have been looking and I see one for the I9505 but not the I9500. Also when I connect this to my PC it shows as a MT65xx android phone instead of I9500?it has storybook,chaton,snote and samsung apps on it so I don't believe it could be a knockoff? I am thoroughly confused.I have been flashing phones for years and this has got me stumped right now.I would even take an update.zip that I could flash through stock recovery to get the ball rolling but I can't find one of those either.As it is I can't do anything yet cause no download mode.:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marck527:
Probably fake dude, especially if you can't get into download mode.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] technut:
If it was fake though how could it have the samsung apps on it?

and the about device specs are:

GT-I9500

4.2.2

Baseband universal 5410

kernel 3.5.4-5261

se.infra@SE1-44#1

WED April 24 20.59.59 kst 2013

Build JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDL
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marck527:
Well, I'm pretty sure it's not impossible to rip some apk's and put it on a different device, or maybe a really good ripoff of the Samsung apps. Mind taking some pics?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] technut:
Sure thing I will link you dropbox pics.I'll take them right now.I looked at some vids about knockoffs and mine dosen't seem to fit the bill. Oh also multi window is installed on this.

**EDIT** I finally got it to connect to ADB and when I ran the adb devices command it shows as

0123456789ABCDEF device

and if I try adb reboot download it just turns off my phone and I have to do a batt pull to get it to power back on. Anyone Beuller,Beuller.....anyone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marck527:
Look real enough, can you get in download mode now? Turn the device off, then hold the home, volume down, and power button at the same time, it should ask you to press the top volume button to proceed to download mode...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] technut:
Upwards of 100 times several ways. I own 3 more samsung phones. I been around the block a few times. lol
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] technut:
bump
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saviour555:
I also own this model, When power off, you have press Power and Volume Down button together, then Home button...it will take you to Download mode. Mine problem is, I also cannot connect to Odin..I have reinstalled the driver many times though..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
It actually seems like a fake to me, a damn good one though. It's just the screen quality that doesn't look great, could just be the photos though.

Install an app called CPU-Z and see what that says about the hardware.

Also you could run an Antutu benchmark, the Official i9500 gets 25k+ score.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
I believe its a clone, you can edit the build.prop to make your phone into ANYTHING... Have had to do this with the S3 so I could run s-health when it was 1st ripped. My phone said it was an I9500 but it was an I9300... Fairly easy thing to do...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lolo9393:
May be not the same issue, but i read a report about different models (fake or factory market test done externaly to Samsung)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2324540&page=2

read post 20 for download mode trick.

Also connect your phone to KIES, (i know it is boring) but you get official advise about the model itself.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SnoopyII:
turn the phone off. plug it into a wall charger.

do the volume- / Home / Power button combo

If it pops up with a factory mode all in chinese it is a fake.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frapeti:
MTxxx = MediaTek = fake
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
So I rooted and flashed SlimBean on my T-Mobile G2 a while back and that was all fine and dandy until a few days ago, the microUSB port broke. I am not sure what happened, I didn't change anything except maybe the processor in recent memory. This has happened to many devices that I have seen, but never in this way. Most devices when the port breaks, you have to wiggle the plug until it starts charging. With the G2, I plugged it into my laptop and I got a notification on my laptop that the port I plugged it into was overloaded... Any extra information would be great about this... Recently I changed it to JellyBaby, but the issue still remains. I have tried different cords, computers, and outlets and nothing has given me any response.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Careless_:
oddly enough i had this issue too as soon as i used SlimBean 6.2

now my mac nor either of my pc's read my Desire Z as a USB drive and doesn't prompt me to mount as a disk. I have to use AirDroid to transfer roms now, which is a little inconvenient given the range of my router and distance to my computer.

But it STILL charges fine. I tried with 4 cables too. diferent ports. etc. different roms. different kernels.

I opened a dud Desire Z that i have that broke long time ago to see what is involved in replaceing the USB port but it's not worth me risking to break the phone I currently use and then not being able to charge it at all.

I think I remember one a small plastic object from the microUSB port flaking off. So maybe one of the data pins on the microUSB port came off and it charges but it doesn't detect data connections?

I dunno. I dont feel like it's worth it to check. When a new qwerty phone comes out i'll be happy. Hopefully it lasts long enough for that to happen (if it happens).

if you figure out the issue, let me know! I will test your findings on my phone.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
Mine won't charge...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Careless_:
so yours connects but wont charge.

mine charts but won't connect.

i do think its down to my microUSB port missing a contact somehow.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
No, mine does nothing.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Chances are the port is bad, usually if you peer inside you can see the physical damage but not always

A new port runs about 5$ sometimes less sometimes more but if you search a bit I tend to buy them at about 2$

Replacing one on this phone isn't too bad if your handy with a soldering iron, if you haven't soldered anything before or nothing this small then you may want to have someone do it for you as you can make things worse

External battery chargers are a pain but cheap, but before you invest in anything try a new cable and a new ROM and new firmware (like return to stock or change bootloader etc) if it still won't work near 100% a bad port
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
Well I am 15 so... No soldering for me.

I have an external battery charger along with two other batteries. That is working so far.

I have tried new:

Cables

Computers

Outlets

ROMs

I cannot try anything below 4.2.2 because I can connect to a computer to do so an do not have any Nandroid backups.

I am also experiencing major cell reception issues, and can't find a post with alternative modems. Do they exist for this phone?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43195539

Here you will find links to all things about the vision, don't look for modem the term used is radio.

You can use an external SD adapter to download ROMs from PC or download overnight directly to phone (full batt) or use apps to transfer data between PC and phone, I personally back up my data to dropbox and there tons of others that work great too.

Yeah skip the soldering, but maybe consider either paying someone to do it for you or buying a broken vision on eBay and swapping logic boards, that's easy even for the most novice

Best of luck!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
You people act like there is an issue with downloading it straight to your phone :D am I it supposed to do that?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Na, I mentioned you could, just many like to download to PC and keep files there. Do what's easier, in your case download to phone, nandroid, wipe clean, flash ROM

Happy flashing!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
Thanks for the radio tip xD in all of the samsung threads they are called modems. It took about five minutes to kick in but I am good now :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skeamznz:
This may sound like a stupid question but where does someone remove the typing sound from the stock sammy keyboard ive looked everywhere.

Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr.Engineer:
Go to Settings > Device > Language & Inputs > Samsung Keyboard > click the gear symbol > advanced > uncheck key click sound.

Click Thanks if I helped.

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aassami:
i have a i9505 S4 that i rooted and flashed with 4.3.

it worked fine for 2 days.

now it only turns on the SAMSUNG logo comes on and then it vibrates and turns off then back on again.

it keeps on doing this for ever.

with pressing V.d Home & P i go to down lode mod. that's all i can do

please help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] najaboy:
Well, your first step should probably be to post in the correct forum rather than shotgunning the same post in multiple forums, none of which are for your device.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Woody:
Moved to correct section's Q&A
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

Flash stock firmware for your phone.

:)
[Sony Xperia ZL] turbome:
Hi guys,

I am new to android coming from apple. I am looking to update my xperia zl 4.1.2 build number 10.1.a.1.395 to android 4.2. I have never flashed the phone before but i do however rooted my phone using i believe doomlords mod. I have also an issue with the in ear peice when calling i notice the volume is extremely low when i am making calls. If someone would let me know the steps to fix this issue and the update that would be great. As far as i know i need flashtools and the 4.2 android update? Just want to know which update i would need. My phone is originally a rogers xperia zl but its been unlocked to use any carrier. The bootloader is also locked on this phone.

Thank!
[Sony Xperia ZL] Sirence:
Update your phone over the air. (settings, about phone, software update) and use doomlords tool to root again.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Crash338:
Trying to get the update from OTA wont work in your case since you have never flashed the phone and are probably on the stock Roger's firmware meaning you wont see an update available until Rogers pushes their 4.2.2 update with their own bloatware which may take a while.

Just flash the latest FTF firmware C6506_10.3.A.0.423_Unbranded.ftf (stock Sony firmware) found on here on XDA and flash it with Flashtool. Then use doomlord's method to gain root. Very easy stuff... Dont wait for Rogers to update unless you want to wait forever... Carriers are usually slow to update their stuff. :cool:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Themes and Apps] acam333:
Android police was able to get these "leaked" pics of the new nexus 7 with a new wallpaper. The wallpaper looks nice and I was wondering if anyone could find it or make a custom version of it. Someone made a custom version on Photoshop and posted it in the comments on the android police article but it had black lines in between the colors and didn't look as good but I will post it here just on case someone can edit it and get rid of the lines. I would be incredibly grateful if someone could get one that looks identical to this one:)

Sent from a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away........
[Nexus 7 (2013) Themes and Apps] heat361:
Here you go

Edit:nevermind
[Nexus 7 (2013) Themes and Apps] IRX120:
Wait till the 31st

Sent from my Nexus 4 LTE @1.728 GHz on Stock 4.2.2
[Nexus 7 (2013) Themes and Apps] acam333:
I was able to get my hands on it if anyone is interested

Sent from a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away........
[Nexus 7 (2013) Themes and Apps] acam333:
Here is another new nexus 7 wallpaper

Sent from a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away........
[Nexus 7 (2013) Themes and Apps] LeJolly:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/24/download-wallpapers-from-the-new-nexus-7/ everyone of them
[HTC Sensation] Chirimorin:
Hello there!

I've been using my Sensation XE for about 1 and a half year now without too much problems, but I feel like my battery is dying.

On the stock rom the phone would randomly turn off (like pulling the battery out) and when rebooting most of the times it would keep turning off unless a charger was attached. Looking at the battery status, it reported the battery dropping from whatever it was at (sometimes as high as 90% charge) to 0%. Going back up to the old amount (or a bit lower, depending on the amount of reboots I had to do to get it to stay on) after it booted.

This can happen 5 minutes after it's been fully charged so it's not an empty battery somehow reporting 90% charge.

Since then I have rooted my phone and put a custom rom on it (the Cyanogenmod by albinoman887 found here)

The issue seems to happen less, but it still happens. Random drops in the charge causing the phone to turn off.

I have tried putting something behind the battery to improve contact, it didn't help.

I have seen a lot of people praise the Anker batteries on these forums, so I wonder if it's worth getting one.

Will a new battery fix my resetting problems?

And since appearantly the Anker batteries are less then the 1900 mAh promised, will this give my any improvement over battery life over my stock battery?

I attached a screenshot of the battery screen after one of these shutdowns. On the right side you can see a drop to 0% battery and it going right back up to above 30% charge (not near the previous amount, but 30% shouldn't cause the phone to turn off)

Thanks already for the help.
[HTC Sensation] Chirimorin:
*bump*
[HTC Sensation] astar26:
You told that putting something behind the battery didn't help, but just to be sure, did you try hiting the phone and seeing if it causes a turn off/reboot? (hitting gently, just to make battery move, and not damaging the device itseld. Did it to my brother's desire S on my hand). if it's from physical movement, try the paper trick again, as it might have not been enough to keep the battery in place.

I don't know if getting an Anker will fix your problem, but if nothing else works, it's worth a shot.
[HTC Sensation] Chirimorin:
Hitting it like you described won't make the phone turn off.

I even tried manually forcing the battery away from the contacts without the phone turning off.
[HTC Sensation] astar26:
I did some reading on the subject, and people seem to have the same issues even after battery replacement. Some people reported that locking their device to 3G only (WCDMA Only) solved the problem, and that their phones were crashing when in 2G for more than 10 seconds. I think it's worth a try (although firmware has been updated since what I found was written, it's worth a try).

To change your connection settings: On the dialer app type *#*#4636#*#* and when the Info screen shows up, enter phone information and on connection type choose WCDMA only.

Will search for more answers, but in my opinion, before buying a new battery you should try to fix it on the software side.

By the way, I once caused my phone such behaviour (but for me it was just once) by forgetting it for 20 minutes in a -30°C freezer, which killed my battery for a few minutes. Did you see any strange behaviour of the phone (besides shutting down) around the times it happens? It might be heating, having a certain app or as I said above, connecting to GSM instead of WCDMA.
[HTC Sensation] Chirimorin:
I did the connection thing, but since the turning off is kind of random I cannot tell yet if it works.

As for weird behavior, I doubt it's an app since it can be hard turning it back on at times (crash on the sim pin menu or even before). This would mean that the app only boots sometimes.

And for temperature, the phone doesn't feel that hot. I've had times where I was using the phone intensively (games) and the phone would be quite hot afterwards, without turning off.

And I didn't ever leave it in a freezer either ;)
[HTC Sensation] astar26:
No, the freezer was just an exmaple of my stupidity at times :o

But I think this could be related to radio, as some people reported locking their device to 3G-only fixed the issue for them (of course, you might not have reception everywhere). Try doing this via the testing menu - dial *#*#4636#*#* and in "Phone information" select "WCDMA Only" in the drop down menu.
[HTC Sensation] Chirimorin:
My phone didn't randomly turn off since I changed the radio setting so it seems that the radio setting solution worked. Thanks a lot astar26!
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g.carvalho97:
If I create a new kernel with the Ramdisk of SDMergE400 (so SDMerge will work) and the zImage by arekl1998r (1.1GHz oveclock), will it work properly?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilopop:
i bought S22H Android, and stopped booting. please help if you have firmware and recovery methods (short circuit method - I tried and it became dead)
[HTC Desire X] shahbaaz94:
i use htc desire x(dual sim)

Generally when a call is ended, a notification message(message in a box) is recieved, displaying the remaining balance in the account.

But i get a transparent message box, why is it happening like that??

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[HTC Desire X] hcdav:
Are you stock ROM and unrooted?
[HTC Desire X] shahbaaz94:
ya i am on stock rom and unrooted,actually i my mobile is under warranty coverage ,so i dont want ro root it now..:rolleyes:
[HTC Desire X] hcdav:
Well it's probably a software issue with your carrier's specific firmware for your dual sim Desire X. In that case the only thing you can really do is wait for a bug fix, which will take a while to come.
[HTC Desire X] factorydefault000:
Never heard of a dule SIM desire x before only heard if cheep copy iPhones and android phones to have them not offical ones
[HTC Desire X] nightwalkerkg:
http://www.htc.com/in/smartphones/htc-desire-x-dual-sim/
[HTC Desire X] factorydefault000:
Which I knew that before oh well
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] shine911:
Hello all, i study about script init.d and i create a script to backup EFS (it's some devices specific data and not have imie i don't known it in where).

The first i write script, if some code i wrong please skip for me, if you can edit for me please share it. Thank you.

FOR DEV

[B]#!/system/bin/sh[/B]
[I]# EFS auto backup script for Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
# Thank to @[URL="http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=220328"]paulobrien[/URL] for good idie
# Thank to @[URL="http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2886929"]Szaby59[/URL] command backup
###AUTO BACKUP START[/I]
[B]echo "Auto backup EFS"[/B]
[I]###MOUNTING SDCARD[/I]
[B]mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /sdcard[/B]
[I]###Create dir[/I]
[B]if [ -f /sdcard/efs_auto_backup][/B]
[B]then
mkdir /sdcard/efs_auto_backup
fi;[/B]
[I]###First checking and Backup[/I]
[B]echo "First Backup..."
if [ -f /sdcard/efs_auto_backup/efs_original.bin ]
then
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 of=/sdcard/efs_original.bin
fi;[/B]
[I]###Second checking and backup[/I]
[B]if [ -f /sdcard/efs_auto_backup/efs_original.tar.gz ]
then
busybox tar zcvf /sdcard/efsbackup.tar.gz /efs
mv /sdcard/efsbackup.tar.gz /sdcard/efs_auto_backup/efsbackup.tar.gz
fi;
echo "done!"
umount /sdcard[/B]

I try write code and not test this if you say some code is wrong please edit and post it ;)

USER

If you want try efs auto backup script

Require:

- Busybox

- init.d support

Intruction

1. Download file in attachment

2. Extract the zip file

3. Copy to sdcard and copy to init.d

4. Set permission rwxrwxrwx (777)

5. Reboot and try go to sdcard if you can see folder efs_auto_backup then it working fine!:good:
[General Topics] ste20man:
Hi

When I install a widget on my lock screen it only ever shows 4X2 widgets instead of 4X4 ones. I can stretch them out but when I next luck up they go back to 4X2.

Can anyone help with me keeping the 4X4 and do you know how to get more widgets for the lock screen?

Cheers, ste. Htc one.
[General Topics] toastedjelly:
Give Beautiful Widgets or HD Widgets a shot. I believe? they both offer free iterations of their apps, and both offer a vast amount of sizing options.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] monkeychef:
Hey everyone!

So I'm finally going into a Sprint store later today to pick up the GS4. I'll be coming from HTC and I know that there are some differences between the two companies when it comes to rooting. I've read a bit about ODIN, but I'm not really sure what it is or if its even necessary, can anyone explain it to me? Also, what are your recommendations on Roms/Kernels that are out right now, or do you think that stock is currently the best experience?

Thanks for the help everyone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daniel4653:
You need Odin to root. Check out the video by QBking 77 that is stickied on android development section. It works for both MDL and MF9 (latest OTA).

And when it comes to the "best ROM" there is no answer as all the Roms have there great attributes. So I recommend you take your time and read the description of various Roms and find one that catches your attention. Flash it and see if you like it.

---------- Post added at 08:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:18 AM ----------

Here is the link on how to root. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2257101
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jj14:
And do try the stock ROM to see if you like it. Personally, I like some of the features that Samsung has included in TW enough to make me want to stick with the stock (rooted) ROM for now, with a few mods installed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sorryihaveaids:
I also came from the og evo.

Odin is an application that helps flash recovery, firmware, modems, etc.

The first thing I noticed is the difference between sense and touchwiz. It can be overwhelming at first but I would recommend sticking with touchwiz based roms for a little before trying aosp.

I personally use forcerom. It now has aroma which is great to pick and choose mods and themes.