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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] joeogio:
need help google play store says "error retrieving information from server. [rh-01)"

hello im having some issues with google accounts, first off im running srock rom android 5.0.1 L720VPUGOK3 im also rooted with TWRP.

i first started having problems when i added another google account to my gmail app i had just wiped my phone and was setting everything back up and i was trying to get rid of the permissions notification for picasso web album by disabling it through the google account settings and when i went to accounts/google i get a error "unfortunately settings has stopped" at this point google play still worked, i was reading about how to fix that error and decided to wipe the phone again. i get everything set back up log in to one of my google accounts during setup and let all my apps install & update & when they were done i tried to go back into accounts/google and boom im in i turn off the web album sync (cant remember what all i turned off) but i got the notification to go away finally and decide to add my other two gmail accounts to the gmail app and once i did i got the web album notification for those accounts so i try to go back into accounts/google and get the frustrating error "unfortunately settings has stopped" again so im thinking gmail caused the issue and i decided to disable the gmail app & see what happens. still cant get into google account settings, at this point im angry and go through app manager and force stop everything google and clear cache/data for all google apps & restart my phone, still nothing, i just tried going through twrp & cleared the delvik cache & cache & rebooted still same thing happening. i was hoping someone here would be able to give me a idea of what to try next i cant seen to get into the google account settings to remove the google accounts & re add them to see if that works
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
It's the latest update to Google Play Services, there are a lot of people across different devices being effects by this. The only solution I have seen is to roll back to an older version.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ThOnly1Lft:
Hey guys so ive got an issue where my text messages say they failed to send but the were sent ive been sitting here texting my wife all day trying to fix it somehow and she gets literally every text I send but my phone tells me the message failed to send, i am rooted with cf auto root, used the guide on the front page for sprint galaxy s4 to domestic sim unlock and using MetroPCS, I'm on MDC baseband, and using the CM12 optimized ROM "OptimzedCM-12.1-20160118", No custom kernel other than what was packed with the JDCteam ROM, I have basic but enough knowledge to have gotten me to where I am, literally everything else about this phone is perfect after a lot of work, now I've got this last issue that isn't even an issue rather an annoyance because the text messages get sent, but my phone says they failed to send :( I've tried googling and searching everything I can, updated the smsc, checked the delivery reports options and made sure they're enabled and I'm just at an absolute loss... Thanks for any help you can give!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Make a Nandroid backup, flash a Touchwiz ROM, go to Settings/General/System Update, and update Profile and PRL, then restore your Nandroid. Do this every couple months if you stay on an AOSP ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ThOnly1Lft:
Giving this a go now, just waiting for a TW ROM to DL, will report back with results soon! :D

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When i flashed and attempted the updates you suggested i get errors saying they can't be updated i'm connected with wifi *edit* just tried again because i realized i needed to add apn settings for metro and try that, still no luck :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Turn wifi off, turn mobile data on.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ThOnly1Lft:
Still didn't work when i did that, however i fixed the issue by flashing the snapshot for CM12 from official CM source and all is now well! Thank you for trying :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] gibbsterman:
Fixing Samsung S4 I think Sprint version?

Hello, guys and ladies!

So i have been having some software issues with the phone since i rooted and installed something nasty on accident. I have previously use the root recommended from the xda site for this phone. I thought GUI reset would work but no it didnt. Then I tried the recovery mode hard reset it kind of works completely till i go to restart the phone is when the problems arise. When I completely restart and load back up i'm stuck with this black screen but i can see the top stat bar. Other times it would kind of work but super slow till the point i could not do anything on fresh reboot.

Would someone please show or tell me how i can fix this?

I have been trying to figure out how to factory reset the os to the samsung s4 but i'm on a unlocked samsung s4 freedompop phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] andycjusz:
I have Sprint S4 and need polish language. Is this possible to change rom into any with polish lang?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
No, there are apps out there to add extra languages in the Play Store and here on XDA.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rasputine:
i have a question and ask some advice or solution :(

- my SPH-L720T menu and back softkey not respond but the backlight is on

- my SPH-L720T won't charging and can' detect any data cable too :(

thanks and sorry for bad english :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Odin stock ROM from www.sammobile.com
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] andycjusz:
I have tried one of them - Language Enabler. But only little part of firmware has polish lang - think, about 20%. Caller, camera, callendar are still english. Maybe alternative firmware, but which one i could flash? Must be stable, of cause.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
I don't know the answer to that, unfortunately, as Sprint is mainly English, I wouldn't recommend flashing anything from the international S4 as it uses a different processor and will almost definitely cause problems.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ApexPredatorBoids:
I've managed to get my Boost OK3 L720T rooted and I've installed what appears to be the latest version of TWRP. I took a backup and now I'm ready to get rid of this awful stock Touch Wiz junk. Does the fact that I have the tri-band version of the device absolutely limit what I can flash? Do I have to stick to ROMs where 720T is explicitly stated in the title line?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
For the sorry time I had the L720T, that was my experience, stick to the ROMS that day L720T. Pretty sure OctOS has one for the L720T, my ROM (Wicked X) is also for both models but it is a dark themed TouchWiz ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ApexPredatorBoids:
If my phone came with OK3 on it from the factory, would there be any potential harm in using Odin to do a full downgrade to 4.4? I want to give the domestic SIM unlock a shot, but don't want to risk possibly doing something unfixable by reverting to an old bootloader that was never actually on the phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ph3ar.:
SPH-L720 Questions

Hi , new owner of the sph-l720 , not the triband model . I am asking a few questions in hopes of not making critical errors causing many more additional questions . I'm fairly at ease flashing custom roms , one click stock resores etc . I've rooted the phone this morning and that part is done and fine . I've noticed some problems with the stock rom which is L20VPUGPI2 so I first wanted to use kies to do a firmware restore because the phone seems to have some corruption and factory reset isn't helping so I want to do a fresh restore , but no matter what I try I cannot get kies to connect with the phone in download mode . I'm use to setting up kies and the driver craziness that can be exhibited with samsung devices . I've tried kies 2.6 , kies 3.0 and smartswitch . None of them want to claim this phone . I've about given up on going through kies and will just use odin as it connects with the device fine . If anyone has an idea why kies won't connect please let me know . I'm guessing it might be this version of the bootloader . On to the questions ...

1 - Specifically if I want to install an older stock rom what is the earliest version I can go back to from L20VPUGPI2 ?

Is it possible to go back to KitKat ? Further back ?

2. - Does anyone know where stock firmwares can be downloaded without having to use rapidgator which is where most articles seem to point to . The post here seem to be outdated with only very old versions .

3 - Things to avoid , watch out for pitfalls etc ?

If someone would be so kind as to answer these questions I would really appreciate ya . I really would love to find someplace to get the stock firmware so I'll have it onhand . I have super slow internet . Thanks in advance to ya'll .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
1. Use Odin not Kies

2. PI2 firmware has not been released yet, www.sammobile.com

3. I would try OK3 or flash a custom ROM
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ph3ar.:
Thanks a bunch [MENTION=4310299]bilgerryan[/MENTION] . I'll get ok3 . So is this likely bogus ? https://samsung-firmware.org/download/Galaxy S 4 (Sprint)/7mg9/SPR/L720VPUGPI2/L720SPTGPI2/

What's the oldest version possible to flash back to without knox troubles ? KK possible ? Thanks

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Most Samsung firmware prevents you from going back at all, I wouldn't recommend it. It doesn't look to be bogus. I just hadn't seen it anywhere.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ph3ar.:
I gotcha . One reason I'm hunting an alternative download is I've been trying for 3 days to download that file . My internet is crappy and before I can ever get finished my net craps out and I can't resume . I've attempted about 30 times over the 3 days period and had as much as half a few times . I wish I could find a source that could be resumed .At least that way I could get it finished . Still trying but not much faith at this point . I live about 15 miles out in the country at the very end of a noisy dsl line connection . Can't use mobile data because I only have 500 megs a month .TY for the answers sir . I appreciate ya :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 2WhiteWolves:
Just a thought, can you get to a library and download it from there? Then put it on a flash drive.

Also, when running Odin, make sure kies is not running or just uninstall it. Never had it on my computer.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ph3ar.:
Those links limit download speeds severely . I would likely have to stay at the library for 6 hours to complete it . I'll figure something out . Nearest library would be about 20 miles from here . TY
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] PhoenixGirl:
If you want to get rid of the data just factory reset it. Go to settings<backup and reset<factory data reset<check erased stored content<reset phone. I attached screenshots if you need help.:) I put them in backwards order so view them from right to left
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] PhoenixGirl:
There is no harm in downgrading to my knowledge.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] PhoenixGirl:
Easy to factory reset. I don't have an answer to your other question but to factory reset it simply follow my screen shots. They might be a little different from the TouchWiz settings because I have cyanogyn mod but it should be pretty similar. Don't forget to thumbs this up if it helped!:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] PhoenixGirl:
I think you should just factory reset the phone and see if at the setup it had an option for polish. If you don't want to factory reset, then I can't help. There should be other ROMs with polish language put I don't really know of any. Thumbs up if helped.

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I am thinking your phone is boot looping. I helped someone else with this exact explanation so this should help you also. If not, sorry.First of all remove the battery from your phone, and wait for almost 2 to 3 minutes.

2. Next, boot into Stock Recovery Mode by Pressing and Holding the Volume Up+Home+Power buttons at the same time for a few seconds until you see the Android System Recovery menu on your screen.

3. You’ll be using the Volume Up/Down to switch between different options and Power button to select your option

4. Select the Wipe data/Factory Reset option and confirm it.

5. Additionally, take also the following actions:

– Wipe cache partition

– Go to Advance and Wipe dalvick cache

6. Now Go back to the main Recovery menu and Select the option Reboot System Now and Reboot your phone. It should be as good as new. If this helped, please thumbs up. Hope this helps!

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When do you get this? Is it when you boot it up normally or when you boot it initially recovery mode? You might have solved this problem already but if not I can help you further.

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How do I flash octOS to my Samsung Galaxy S4?

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] docdestructo62:
Noob here S4 Want to tether

I am trying to do this without annoying anyone but I also don't want to screw up my phone. I love my phone. It has a new battery and it works better (IMO) than newer versions. I can't figure out which files to download and what to do after that. I'm pretty sure I figured out how to root it a few months ago but I got scared after that.

L720VPSGPL1

L720.08

SPH-L720

5.0.1

Security Patch 2016-09-01

Kernel version 3.4.0-4745659

Build LRX22C.L720VPSGPL1

Enforcing SEPF_SPH-L720_5.0.1-1_0052

MDF v1.0 Release 4

VPN v1.4 Release 4

ASKS 1.2_161011

Knox 2.3

Standard SDK 5.3.0

Premium SDK 2.3.0

Customization SDK 2.0.0

Container 2.3.0

CEP 2.0.1

Enterprise Billing 1.0.0

SE for Android 2.3.0

SSO 2.1.1

TIMA 2.0

VPN 2.2.0
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ph3ar.:
What are you trying to do ? Root , custom recovery and install a custom rom ? This phone is easy to do all 3 if you follow instructions to the letter . We can help if you clarify what your goals are .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] docdestructo62:
I am trying to use my phone as a hotspot. I would like to tether a GPS unit to it. Thanks for any help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ph3ar.:
You don't need to download any files to use hotspot if your plan includes it . Hotspot is built in , you just have to turn it on and set it up . You need to explain in better detail what your aim is as related to root and files you need so people can better help you .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rprussell:
Sooo... I come from a Verizon S4 (SCH-I545) where things got very very twitchy after the "OF1" update. TWRP wasn't allowed anymore, Samsung locked things down pretty thoroughly. I found this out accidentally, and wish I'd never upgraded. SIGH.

As a result, I'm way way more familiar with Odin than I ever wanted to be ;)

Anyway, I have just acquired the Sprint version (L720) and it's on OK3. It seems to be king-rootable, but SuperSuMe isn't able to tear control away. (Double-SIGH).

I tried, I really really tried, to sift through ROM and root and recovery posts to see what's safe to do on what bootloaders - but it's a little, ah, jumbled. So I'm very happy to see a NOOB friendly thread :)

In short - it *looks* like I can TWRP this guy on OK3. Maybe from Odin? Maybe using their own tool? But of course I'll need to root it first, and that seems not so doable (so far).

Wouldn't mind downgrading it a few letters, but I know Samsung frowns upon that. I'm also interested in unlocking it for Cricket.

Could use reassurances, pointers to threads, or ultimately "GO HERE DO THIS" instructions.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rprussell:
Quick update: After dorking around with KingRoot and SuperSume some more, I was able to get SuperSu installed (yaaaaay)

And then it turned out that using their tool, I was able to get TWRP installed as well! (YAAAAAAY!)

I FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE WORLD IS OPEN TO ME - it's a real shame the Verizon version of this thing isn't so forgiving :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Krakn3Dfx:
This is a "abnormal factory reset" issue.

So I picked up a Sprint S4 on Craigslist from a lady nearby, was working great, in great shape, and she only wanted $10, but I wanted to do a factory reset on it to clean off her husband's account information. When I went to do the factory reset, it asked for their Samsung account login information. I called and she had me try both her own Samsung account as well as her husbands, who was the original owner. Neither worked, it would just say "Processing failed" which to my understand means the phone isn't listed in either account. She was cool about the whole thing and offered the money back, but I figured I could work it out somehow. I booted into recovery mode, wiped the cache and then the data, phone booted back up, takes me through the initial setup steps, but is still requiring me to log in with the last Samsung account that successfully used the phone, which apparently I don't have.

I've scoured online looking for possible fixes, I know there are various apk solutions to disable/delete the Samsung software, but I've been unable to figure out a way to get the APK to install, much less run on the phone while it's locked down. I've been able to get into Google Play store by using the Talkback settings loophole, and I've been able to open Chrome from there, and at that point, I can download the apks I need, but I have no file manager to install/run the app from. The Google Play Store won't allow me to install any apps, it just sits at "Download pending" and never goes any further, even tho I'm connected over wireless.

Hopefully I'm just missing something at this point, I've seen some videos of people downloading through Chrome on the phone and once it's done it asking them to open the APK, but the version of Chrome that's on the phone by default isn't going that.

I think that's where I am at this point. If anyone has any other ideas or solutions, I would appreciate it, thanks in advance!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Only thing I can think of is to flash TWRP via Odin and then flash the Barebones version of my ROM which has the Samsung account stuff removed - https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3115583
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] markmc00:
I moved to an area without sprint service. I would really like to keep using my Sprint Galaxy S4, SPH-L720 (jfltespr), but with Verizon as a provider through Straight Talk. I see that Straight talk has a bring your own phone LTE 4G, 3-in-1 Sim Kit (Nano/Micro/Standard) which "works with most CDMA unlocked phones". Since Verizon uses CDMA technology and this is a CDMA phone, can I get an unlock code from Sprint, get the sim from Straight talk, and use the phone with Verizon service?

I gave Verizon the IMEI # and they told me the phone was incompatible, but, well, I need to know, in a technical sense, why an unlocked CDMA phone can't be used with a CDMA provider. I just hate to waste a perfectly good phone and with [MENTION=3005406]bilger[/MENTION]yan's Wicked X rom, it still has some life in it.

Thank you in advance for your patience.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Krakn3Dfx:
Thanks, I actually picked up the "Business" version of PDPPro for $2 and some change and managed to disable the Sprint lockdown with it pretty easily.

It's working now, but I installed TWRP, and when I try to reboot into recovery now, I get "Custom Binary blocked by Reactivation Block". I can reboot into the OS without a problem, but can't get into recovery. I may have to use Kies and just start from scratch, but was wondering if there's a way around this before I do. Was hoping to get a new OS version installed on it through a custom rom, but now being able to get into recovery makes that challenging.

Going to download your rom and try to install it with Odin, but everything I've tried to flash with Odin thus far has failed for me, so we'll see. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Go into Security Settings and turn off the Reactivation lock
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Krakn3Dfx:
Yeah, it's been off the whole time, and it's still throwing the error when I try to get into recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Try Odining TWRP again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Krakn3Dfx:
Doesn't work, I get "secure check fail recovery" whenever I try to flash anything to to the phone through Odin other than the latest stock firmware. The reactivation box is unchecked in Settings, but I dunno that I can trust it, since if I try to check it, it immediately unchecks itself again. The phone doesn't currently have a Samsung account loaded onto it, and when I click Add Account/Samsung, it doesn't do anything. It's usable once I bypass the Samsung account lockdown after a factory reset and reboot, so I may just be stuck with stock 5.0.1 on it at this point.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Only thing I can think of is to flash the stock firmware again and starting over, something seems messed up.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jackulanter:
Is there a way to run diagnostics for my wifi signal
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] autoprime:
your phone needs to be rooted. you need to then download the HiAPN app from the Play Store... then use Titanium backup Pro(needs pro) to convert HiAPN to a system app. If you do not have TiBU Pro then use something like ES File explorer or root explorer to move the HiAPN apk from /data/app into /system/app. research how to make apps system apps if this is confusing.

after you make it a system app.. Go into Settings > Connections > More Networks > Mobile Networks.. and scanning for Network Operators. After you Scan and select Rogers... Open HiAPN and grant it root access. It should have no problems setting the proper APN.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] freakluver:
I'll do my best - 3G not working - What about VM?

I have rooted the phone. and I did download Titanium Back up. (not that I know how to use it but not the PRO $5.99US no US credit card - this method doesn't work as long as the phone still thinks it's US). Have the Super SU. I even downloaded a "root checker" to verify that the phone has root. I will follow your steps the best I can and respond later with results.

Also - If I call voicemail. It calls the FL number the phone was originally linked to. How do I change that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] xerrad:
Under android development, why are some title of threads in bold and other not.

Also more importantly, which kernal(s) don't randomly re-boot. I tried a few on many different roms and my phone keeps rebooting.