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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] HellJumper04:
NAE Hotspot MOD

I successfully, rooted and modded the hotspot from the thread that was mentioned, FGR's thread. The issue is, after doing the mod, I am no longer able to open apps, I can get as far as installing them. But when i try to open them, it force closes " Unfortunately, BlahBlah has stopped ". Anyone else encountered this issue?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cruise350:
You can uncheck all the items in the left panel if you want, it's ok to have reboot checked. You place the tar file in the PDA slot, or in Odin 3.09, the AP slot is good.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] flashthis:
What bootlader am i using?

This has probably been asked already but fishing through all the posts i did not see it. How do find out which bootloader im using?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Is anyone else having a problem with Facebook and messenger constantly saying this "Session expired please log in again"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] riceeeeeeeeee:
Thank you my phone is reset->rooted->kickkat will prob use another rom after a week or 2 with this nae rom. how do I thank you haha
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] leaderbuilder:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cbraiders:
Yes. I uninstalled then reinstalled Facebook and it fixed it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rath3729:
Question on rolling back.

Hello,

I've a question. I've finally talked the wife into rooting her S4. Unfortunately, this was after she took the system update to kitkat. My question is: Can I back up her phone with Titanium Backup, roll her phone back to 4.3 and then restore her settings and games using the restore of her backup?

Or will this not work because her phone was backed up under kitkat? Also, will she lose her game data? When we upgraded to the S4 from the Photon, after installing her games from the play store, she lost all her data.

Thanks in advance for any help in this matter.

Rath.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cbraiders:
Use cf autoroot latest to root. No need to go back to 4.3. No data lost. Then you can use titanium for any future rom Flashing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rath3729:
Thx for the quick reply. The reason I asked is because of all the problems kit kat has. My wife is ready to Chuck the phone out the window. My phone, running 4.3 doesn't have these problems. So my original question stands. Can this be done?

Thx again,

Rath.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] leaderbuilder:
If you took the OTA to 4.4 (kitkat) you CANNOT Odin back to 4.3 because of the bootloader.

Best bet is to re-Odin the 4.4 .tar. Go through the full phone setup - letting all the apps download and update via the playstore (usually takes about 1/2 hour for me). Root via CF-Autoroot then debloat via Titanium (it'll ask you to restore your device ID - I do that). Select the backup folder you had previously and restore your DATA ONLY for selected/neeeded applications (and I always do call logs and sms messages too)

Then install a custom recovery if you want and maybe greenify to sleep some apps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] newguy1295:
Samsung galaxy s4 stuck on Sprint

Good afternoon all, I rooted my galaxy s4 for the first time. Everything went well unto I put the native hotspot on my phone. My phone would boot up to the sprint log and stay their. I also lost my wifi connection to my phone. Any help would greatly be appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Try a factory reset I read a lot of comments on that native hotspot thread about that happening to a lot of people. You can try the flashable hotspot in sacs 4.4.2 ROM OP I used it on sacs 4.4.2 ROM and it works with that but Idk about stock ROM it should work tho.

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Also are you on a custom recovery and on android 4.4.2? I would download the latest twrp and flash sacs 4.4.2 ROM
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
Sounds like you picked the wrong hotspot mod

Hope you made made a backup or kept the original files if you did it manually...If not you are going to have to reflash the phone

Next time try wannam xposed.. it allows the native hotspot to be toggled on through xposed's framework without all the danger of all the native hotspot mods that are specific to a certain update or carrier
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rath3729:
Understood,

Thx,

Rath
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Stupid KNOX bootloader! Lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] newguy1295:
How to reflash

I need to reflash my phone because factory reset isn't working. Can you direct me to how to reflash my phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cbraiders:
Look for the stock tar file in the development thread. Odin it in the pda slot. All the directions are in the thread. Then you can root again. When you flashed the Hotspot did you use deodex? If you're stock rooted you need to flash odex.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ewkabel:
NAE rom and security issue

I am running SACS custom rom kitkat 4.4.2 and am having problem with any root file explorer program force closing when I try and edit any root file. What good is root access when there is something blocking it? I also cannot change the lock screen. Do I need to reflash?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] newguy1295:
Brick s4

My samsung galaxy s4 is saying upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again. I tried to hook my s4 to my pc to get a firmware upgrade, it is only saying connecting but never connected. Is there anyway to unbrick my s4. Help would be very appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ewkabel:
Just make sure that you have the latest titanium backup installed. I had problems with TB saying that I had the limited non pro version even with my pro key installed. Issue resolved after updating TB in the play store.

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You can also go to the application manager in settings and clear the data for an app that is misbehaving. That has worked for me many times
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cbraiders:
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Can you get into download mode and odin the first? Or, if you were doing an ota update just play dumb and go to a sprint provider and have them flash it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GPDP:
Hello, first post here. Thought I'd begin by describing my current situation, and ask for some advice.

I am currently running the Google Edition ROM linked here, along with the KToonz kernel. When it is working, it works great, far better than stock. My problem, however, is twofold.

First off, I keep getting random resets. I've heard random resets tend to be caused by the kernel, so I first tried switching to Agat, but last I tried it, I couldn't transfer files between the phone and my PC through USB, which was a dealbreaker (plus it is never updated these days), so I switched back to KT and hoped the issue would be fixed in a later update. Thing is, I've gone through like five updates (I'm currently on the January 13 build), and the random resets have yet to cease.

Speaking of lack of updates, the Google Edition ROM has not seen an update since August. It is currently stuck on Jellybean 4.2.2. There was a 4.3 version in development, but it is still missing features from the look of things, and KitKat is out now. This is unfortunate, given other carrier versions of the GS4 have a much more updated version of Google Edition. I love the speed and lack of bloat this ROM offers (when it doesn't reset), but I don't want to be left behind.

As such, I would like to know, first of all, if there are any ROMs (that are actively worked on) that closely match the overall feel of the Google Edition ROM. Failing that, I wonder if there is anything I could maybe do to stabilize my phone and keep it from resetting all the time. Should I just bite the bullet and try Agat again? Or should I just leave this ROM behind and get with the times to something more in line with current developments in the Android scene?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
[MENTION=5775604]GPDP[/MENTION]

There are a lot of great roms out there..

I have never ran a Google edition ROM so I can't comment on if any are similar

I would suggest getting your feet wet by making a nanoid backup flashing some roms till you find one that you like. Why might I ask that you wanted wanted a Google edition?

I'm partial to sac23 roms due to a great family and development team. I am still on 4.3 5.6 build but 4.4.2 is out there and being developed
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
The google edition ROM is similar to the ROM nexus devices ship with which is similar to most aosp roms. If your are interested in the google edition ROM I would highly recommend gummy 4.4.2. I've been using it as my daily driver since November and can tell you its fast, stable and the battery life is insane. You could also check out vanir.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ksimpsonel:
Bricked S4 trying to revert back to African 4.2.2

Here is the deal. I wasn't aware of the L720T distinction. I tried to flash an South Africa rom to revert back, but it doesn't work for this variant. It bricked my phone. So I tried to odin back stoxk but was attempting with MK2, which obviously failed. All attemps to flash thru odin have failed. Then I realized that I didn't have the right mk5 rom. I have twrp installed. Is there anyone who can upload a flashable complete MK5 for L720T it would be greatly appreciated. I'm currently without computer until Monday so I can't flash tar thru odin.

Thanks.....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cruise350:
There currently are no MK5 roms available for your phone, your only option to fix your phone at this point is to odin the full MK5 tar. Find a computer, or wait till Monday. Sorry.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ksimpsonel:
I was afraid of that. Okay now it should not give me the failed install should it?

Thanks for the speedy response. I've been downloading any flashable zip that remotely has the possibility to work.....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GPDP:
I was indeed a bit curious about Gummy, and your testimony definitely makes me want to give it a try. How should I go about upgrading to it, if I may ask? I'm guessing after flashing it, I would also have to flash an AOSP kernel as well, correct? I'm currently using the TW version of the KT kernel, given the GE ROM I'm using, though it looks like AOSP, is actually TW-based.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
Nope! ROMs contain their own kernels, just flash the ROM and you're good to go. Of course, if you want to flash a different kernel that's always an option though I would ask in that thread if anyone has had success with whichever kernel you plan on flashing, but I have never felt the need to do this with Gummy. The kernel it comes with works perfectly. Just head over to the Gummy thread and read the original post (more specifically, the flashing instructions). After that, go here and download the most recent version (they recently started making unified roms and haven't updated the OP) and then download a gapps package from here.. Flash, enjoy!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GPDP:
Sounds easy enough. What about all the business with firmwares and such? I'm on MJ9, and I'm hearing the latest one (NAE) has some issues with SD card writing or something. Does the ROM also come with that? And should I also update my recovery? I'm using an older version of TWRP from when I first rooted my phone. That won't be an issue, right?

Sorry if I have a lot of questions. I've done a lot of research, but a lot of these things are still a bit new to me. Phones are quite a different business to computers, which I'm far more comfortable with. You've been quite helpful, of course.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
It's always a good idea to be using the latest version of whatever recovery you're using. I wasn't a hug fan of TWRP so I switched to philz touch (CWM based) it has tons of extra features and I have not experienced any errors while flashing. As for the firmware, I think the SD card issue was something with the NAE based TW ROMs. I'm using the NAE modem and have no problems reading or writing to my SD and have noticed a huge increase in both LTE speed and overall coverage. You can update to the NAE modem at anytime ( I did it while on Gummy ROM) by going to Uknownforces thread and following the directions to the T. One thing you might want to do before flashing to an AOSP rom is to update your PRL and profile as AOSP ROMs do not offer that feature.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GPDP:
How important is that last step? As luck would have it, my service just happened to go down right now (thanks, Sprint), so I cannot do that at the moment. Though I suppose that is indicative of a need to find a stronger signal, yes? And what do you mean by profile?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
Not overly IMO. Your profile validates your account tied to your phone and there is an option to update it in the same settings as "update prl". You probably won't notice a difference just updating the two alone. I just suggested updating the both because you can't do that on any AOSP ROM, even if you don't it's not the end of the world, I haven't updated mine since last November or earlier, some people probably never do it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GPDP:
Well, I just wanna say thanks for all the helpful advice. As I type, I am now running the latest Gummy nightly along with the NAE firmware, with no issues to speak of. This ROM is indeed very similar to the GE one I was using before, which is great. Hopefully the rebooting issues will now be a thing of the past.

Edit: Ok, actually, the NAE upgrade ended up causing a bunch of issues. Some apps would randomly crash, and I had absolutely no sound. Downgrading to MK2 fixed the problems. I take it you have no such issues with NAE on your end?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
I have heard mixed success with people with l720t flashing the mk5 modem after flashing a ROM ment for l720 and it working

Try at your own risk and remember read read and read some more
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
Odd. No everything is fully functional over here. What order was everything flashed? Did you switch Kernels?

Bare in mind these are nightly releases and some builds may have bugs though most are suitable for daily use.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GPDP:
First I flashed the recovery to the one you suggested. Did a system cleanup. Installed the latest Gummy nightly, then the Gapps package that doesn't replace AOSP apps with Google ones. Everything was fine at that point. Then I flashed the NAE modem (taking into account the recommendation to disable reboot on Odin) from the MF9 I was at, and that's where the problems began. Rebooting did not help. Lastly, I opened up Odin again and flashed the firmware down to MK2, and the issues were gone.

Apparently I'm not the only one who had the no sound issue, but as you said, it is perhaps some small incompatibility between the latest Gummy nightly and NAE.

Also, what performance governor do you typically use? I had it on the default (interactive), but I charged the phone fully last night, went to bed, and woke up to find the battery at 42%, which is unacceptable. I recall having it on ondemand on my previous ROM, and the battery lasted forever, with a live wallpaper no less. Should I expect similar battery life with that governor? Or is there something that could be tweaked to give me greater battery life without drastic measures such as turning on 16-bit color?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sami0x:
I really hope to find a solutin for this,

I havs a samsung galaxy s4 Gt-I9500 running on android kitkat 4.4.2, I haven't had any problems with it untill a few days ago, (problems with the samsung keyboard) everything was fine with the keyboard until I couldn't change the languages again, I dont know how but suddenly the arrows on the spacebar that let me change the languages dissappeared(and I have 3 input languages in the keyboard settings), and I cant change languages anymore , the only way is to go Settings-> my device-> language and input-> samsung keyboard-> putting just 1 input language that I want to write with and I have to this every time!! Please help

EDIT: sorry but my galaxy isnt sprint didnt notice at the begging, still hoping for help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ttcounts:
MOAR for GS4????

Anyone anywhere know if the MOAR ROM will work on Sprint Galaxy S4?? I have looked and PMd and no answers. Please help :crying: I loved MOAR on my GS3 but do to circumstances beyond my control I had to get a GS4 and I want MOAR!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Have you tried Negalite ROM or sacs ROM jw lol?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ttcounts:
No I haven't but I will check them out. I just found that I have the 720T and b/c of this I have to make sure the ROM is equipped for that. I guess the Spark thing built into the antenna that my hubby, who works for Sprint, says we will never get where we live. I'm sure you prob know more abt it ... I'll research those 2 and thanks so much for your guidance!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Yeah its probably not available for your phone yet lol I wish I waited just a little longer to get my s4 so I could have the spark network :(

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I seen alot of post about people buying the new s4 and flashing these Roms to it and messing there phone up because they don't know that sprint started selling a different s4 now. It's kind of bullcrap that sprint did that because it caused alot of confusion to people.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ttcounts:
LOL I wish I still had my GS3!! I trashed it though and then to top it all off got new GS4 and the GS3 went on sale for $50 today. Tempted to send it back but I guess I'll just wait and keep cking for the 720T ROMS. I would not have known abt the T being different had I not been browsing around the forum and noticed someone saying it was not to be flashed with 720 ROMS. Thanks goodness I paid attention :victory:

Thank you so much for your input and help and kindness! It is appreciated!! I've been DL ROMS and researching on here for a couple of yrs but never dared to post for fear of ridicule (I got bad bad treatment on another forum for not knowing enough). Soooo Thx for being so nice!:fingers-crossed:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
I had the iPhone 4 then s2 then s3 and now s4 and the second I got my s4 and started using it I loved it lol its really an amazing phone especially when rooted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ttcounts:
Agreed! I also find there are lots of features that I had on my S3 with MOAR that were pulled from the S4. I just can't stand not having personalizations like my font colors and battery icons, and bar color - you know girlie stuff lol - I'm sure it will come in time :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] grdenrique:
i have an unlocked sph-l720 running kitkat 4.4.2 (stock/rooted/w custom recovery) and even thou it says E/H+ the internet is really slow

is there any way i can fix it ? im guessing its using a proxy or idk because the speed is really slow but it works, im using it on an international carrier (Orange DO) and i already set up the apn, is there anything else i can do?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cruise350:
If you root your phone and install the xposed framework, there are many different modules that will allow you to perform these customizations. Wanum does alot and there are many more. With xposed, I am able to remain stock and have full control of my phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ttcounts:
Sweet! Thanks I will definitely look in to that. Do u know if that's OK to do on the 720T ? Or it doesn't matter BC its not changing stock
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] VandyCWG:
I used xPosed on my L720T
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ttcounts:
awesome! Thx my fellow Tennesseans for setting me on the right path!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] makipsee:
ok my voice to text isnt working. im not sure if i might have deleted the apk but the samsung tts and google tts apks are installed. but when i tap on the mic icon nothing happens.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
Have you frozen anything? Specifically any Google apps or services?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] makipsee:
No everything is running
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cbraiders:
Camera won't focus.

Anybody else having this problem? Tapping the screen doesn't do anything. Barcode scanner apps don't work nor check deposits.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
Well, my stock/rooted/Xposed 720T is not having this problem. Others who may be inclined to help might like to know what S4 variant you have, as well as what you've done to it... :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cbraiders:
Stock rooted mk2. Stock camera.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] crios42:
I'm on 4.4.2 and recently rooted. A couple of days ago I started getting a message about a security policy update. I've been ignoring it. Would it be all right to update the security policy on a rooted phone? I bricked my last phone when I accepted an OTA Android update on a rooted phone. it caused problems that I then tried to fix which eventually bricked my phone. (I wear it like a badge of honor.)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cruise350:
You can accept the security policy update, won't hurt anything. I've been getting the same nag, the problem I have is it will say it updated but then I'll get the nag again and again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] eheilner:
noob question

I want to know if I was to flash back to 4.2.2 MDC no root. If I was to take an OTA would it update me to the next MDL or will it take me straight to kitkat. I want to have a clean OTA MF9 backup. I know that I can flash it in odin but for some reason every time I do my TW keeps stopping or dialer will stop.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rbradley51:
I am unable to move cursor multiple lines in recovery or other places

I have lost the ability to move cursur more than one space at a time using volume up & down. Before I lost it I was able to move multiple spaces by just holding the volume up or down key down until I reached the desired location.

I don't think it was like that in the beginning, so I must have altered something to make it work that way. The problem is I don't remember what that is! And I am pretty sure it wasn't ROM dependant.

I

So if anyone out there knows if what I seem to remember is possible, or if I must have been dreaming...Please let me know!

Thanks,

Richard:confused: