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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] WilcoD4D:
Like said I'm a noob but noticed an app in play store that provides similar functionality. Originally designed to help with battery life issues, but it freezes or suspends the push, pull, and syncing of Google PLay Service ... it' called "GServiceFix" ... from the description and xda forum discussions sounds like it disables the location functions.

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Anyone know anything about "Host-based Card Emulation" related to NFC? On the Google devleoper site it's described as follows which seems it would be a candidate for interfering with SIM card recognition. It was implemented with 4.4 which many posts have indicated when issues began. Sorry to bombard the board but I restored Google Play Services to original and the error has happened 3Xs already which supports the theory it's somehow related.

https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/hce.html

"Many Android-powered devices that offer NFC functionality already support NFC card emulation. In most cases, the card is emulated by a separate chip in the device, called a secure element. Many SIM cards provided by wireless carriers also contain a secure element. Android 4.4 introduces an additional method of card emulation that does not involve a secure element, called host-based card emulation. This allows any Android application to emulate a card and talk directly to the NFC reader. This document describes how host-based card emulation (HCE) works on Android and how you can develop an app that emulates an NFC card using this technique."
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Junpei_Shibayama:
Under this circumstance I have had a NFC SIM wgich stopped working with that error before. Tmobile's MyWallet (=ISIS wallet) here in germany works with, yepp, an NFC SIM card. It started with that...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Rocksolid77:
Very interesting, this could very well be contributing to the problem. I went through all the intents, receievers, and services but couldn't seem to find anything related to HEC. Maybe someone with a little more technical knowledge than me can help track down what's going on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] newbiex1:
I had the same problem with galaxys 4 no sim available I had the sim tray replaced and it worked for one day then it started restarrating saying some thing with wifi problems and then no sim availebel. I believe it has to be with some bored issues since my wife let the phone fall even though it had a strong otter box cover!!! Might as well buy another pone but im starting to loose faith in samsung since it sees like a big issue to many people!!! :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] WilcoD4D:
So ... an interesting twist. Apparently, the Google Play version available in the Play Store is behind the most current version. The Play Store shows version 4.4.52 but Google Play Services from independent sites have version 6.1.11 available. Anyway, the update to 4.4.52 just came out. I installed the latest 6.X and for the first time in a while have not encountered the issue. All day today without a reboot when usually 3-4 times a day.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/02/google-play-services-6-1-begins-rollout-with-refreshed-google-fit-preview-enhanced-ecommerce-other-small-changes/

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Well... for those T-Mobile folks out there supposedly there's a documented issue with S4's and the card reader error. My phone is out of warranty but because it's a known issue for some IMEI's they've agreed to replace it. No assurances it won't occur on my replaced device but I'll still follow the thread because even though a noob, I believe it may be related to Google Play is some way. Tweaking with Google Play Services is the only thing in my case that has shown improvement so leads me to think it could be a combination problem software and hardware as certain versions and commands from Google Play may expose the vulnerability, hence the difficulty isolating the exact issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] thegoodfella:
Fixed my T-Mobile M919 S4 - no sim detected please reset error

Took off the phone battery cover the other day, noticed when the phone was facing down, the speaker/3G radio assembly was slightly raised on the right side.

The Wifi antenna was "pinched" in between the speaker/3G radio assembly. Disassembled, moved Wifi antenna so its closer to the edge of the battery holder. Now it fits under speaker/

3G radio assembly flush, so now it sits even (not one side slightly higher).

The wedge created by the Wifi antenna probably caused a poor connection to the speaker/3G radio giving me the no-sim error.

Now phone is working normally.

Things I also did that might have helped:

• removed Amazon app

• placed additional foam on the foam on top of sim/sd card connector (after disassembly its on the underside of bezel near camera lens opening)

• fixed proximity sensor (used some ultra black silicone w/ toothpick to draw a tiny line in between sensor openings)

Things I tried but did NOT remove error:

• flashed different custom roms

• flashed different modems

• installed new sim tray/sd card reader

• added paper to shim sim card

• added tape to shim sim card

My phone was orignally a broken screen T-Mobile S4 I bought off of Kijiji, using it on Wind Mobile in Canada. Screen was replaced, but had no sim errors when I was in low reception areas, suspected maybe 3G radio was loose. Turned out to be just bad part assembly.

Hope this helps!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Rocksolid77:
Not a fix. I've got version 6.1.11 and have gotten the message several times. In fact, I was seeing the issue far less often on the Play Services version on my backup which is several versions older (though I'm not sure which one). Also, I'm not sure but I think you may be confusing the Google Play Store with Google Play Services which is not the same thing. I believe the problem is with Play Services, not the store itself; though I could be wrong. My play store version is 4.9.13
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
So I posted in this thread a while back. Ended up having to send the phone back to sprint so they could look at it and was provided a temp. They emailed me 2 days later that it was a hardware issue and sent me a replacement. All the suggestions about it being anything software related, and things you can do to remedy the situation would appear to be coincidental. Just my experience though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] s8freak:
+1 agreed

"All we know is...He's called the Stig!"

Sent from my XKRom Gold LimiTed powered G900A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] cotucker:
Its coming up on a month since my last post. I have not received the error since.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] adaseb:
I think the only solution to this is to reheat this component. Which seems to be working for me.

Very risky.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ShipwreckV27:
possible fix?

Ok guys so my s4 has all the same issues spoken in this thread. I have discovered that slightly giving your s4 a twist before restart or a slight pressure through the case where the sim reader is located allows the phone to restart properly. Just for ****s and giggles i decided to try running the phone without its sd card in and guess what...no sim error. And this error would pop up at least every hour for me. Now i know s5freak will def ask "the question" lol. So it ran 24 hours without the error, i know i know "let me know when its ran for months" . Anyways im not saying its a fix but thought id share this experience to maybe lead us onto a fix. Oh yea forgot to say i did get the error again but after installing the sd to transfer my stuff into the phones memore. Weird...sd installed=sim error. No sd installed =no sim error.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ShipwreckV27:
voltages maybe?

Does anyone know how to check if maybe voltages are at play here. Like im thinking maybe with an sd card installed since it uses the same ribbon cable as the sim, maybe theres a chance that the unit draws too much voltage? Im not sure how one would go about checking that but damn im desperate for a fix. Even though i am now on an s5 which holy ****nuts has amazing battery life.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] adaseb:
PROBLEM IS FINALLY FIXED!

I was being skeptic but re-hotting that IC actually worked and no more error.

Let me know if it works for anyone else.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] s8freak:
For how long?? When was the last time you've encountered the error? More than a day? Week? Month?

"And on that bombshell it's time to end the show!"

Sent from my VisionX powered G900A Rockin Blue XKRome
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Junpei_Shibayama:
Here's a short update. I'm about 700hours without restarting (because I had a nightmare. Really. If I restart this pgone the problem reoccurs ans a real Nightmare comes across) but I still follow this thread. Wish you guys a good Monday and have a nice week.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] m_g_clark:
I currently have an S4 with this error. I got it as an early upgrade after my original Note started doing the same thing. It got to where even rebooting the Note didn't resolve the issue. I will continue to watch this thread for a solution. Maybe it will fix my Note as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Junpei_Shibayama:
I want to add: even after a restart after 800hours of uptime and the fear of re-occuring the error, I don't have any problems since.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] paulwn180:
sim problem

booting into update mode vol down + power .then pulling battery fixed issue. this is after ota update to 4.4.2. will up date but ok for now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] adaseb:
Only way to fix this problem is to rehot that IC i posted earlier and if it doesn't work then replace it.

You need some soldering skills and special equipment to get it done properly. Try taking it to a shop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] djfotizo:
Not fixed, but gone away a bit... :)

definitely a heat related issue - quick, uneloquent post (I am at work...)

att stock rom 4.2.2. rooted.

just started a couple months ago.

got to the point where it was happening 5+ times a day

found this forum

researched

changed usb board

changed sim holder board

changed sim

error persisted.

preparing for warranty return or reflow attempt I nandroided and backed up evertything to my storage card. during the backup I discovered things.

turned off media scanner cause I know it makes the phone hot every reboot.

switched to naked browser because boat browser was constantly using data and keeping the phone hot.

uninstalled outlook.com app. it kept writing zlog files for some reason and keeping the phone hot.

all of a sudden, the sim seems fine. It was up for 12 hours yesterday without prompting no sim.

I pushed it and streamed some video etc and got the error at midnight last night. rebooted. still up today with no error.

again, was at 5 times a day minimum for a while now.

so.... remove apps/processes that create unnecessary heat and it may minimize the occurrence of this problem.

I still plan on a reflow session (buddy works at ubreakifix). I think I still may be under warranty if they don't notice my handiwork :)

oh, and in my research, this isn't just a Samsung problem. it is in the HTC, Apple and Sony forums too. Makes me wonder if they are all sourcing the same chips for their mobos...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moritzio:
In my case, I had switched SIMs with another phone. Once I switched them back to the device with whom the SIM was registered, then Updated Profile and Updated PRL, my problem was solved. It has only been a few hours so far, but they were locking in just 10 minutes before. I will report back if I have any more SIM locking issues.

One device required a Factory Reset because I could not complete a Update Profile or PRL. The only required Updating Profile and PRL.

What this tells me is that the SIM registration to the phone should also be checked with the carrier.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] catalincre:
problem is the nfc

So, I have bought a s4 lte version for 100$ becose of this error and by first nfc comunication pop up this sim error with restart. I was able to replicate this error in stock rom an in 2 other 4.4.4 custom rom. In one of custom rom I havent the error by nfc connection but instantly lost Network signal and must reboot. Airplane toogle has no efect. With nfc off I have no error. Hit thanks if I helped
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Daniel VS:
Solved!

After reading hundreds of reports and carefully observe the symptoms on my GT I9505 concludes that it is a very simple problem, bad electrical contact!

I disassembled the unit by removing the screws and got back to the flex plate that connects to the SIMCARD and SDXC memory on the motherboard. Carefully disconnected the flex connector on the motherboard, launched on the two connectors a little spray cleaner of electrical contacts, reconnected them again. To complement grabbed a piece of tape auto fusion (rubberized electrical tape used to insulate electrical wires that are in the rain), cut slightly larger than the size of the flex connector piece and put it on him. When I closed the lid of the unit realized that it was slightly raised on the part of the flex connector, and this was what I wanted, so when the screws have separated the connectors were under pressure because of the tape, thus ensuring better electrical connection.

I connected the device and everything is perfect! There are more than 48 hours without any message SIMCARD removed again, and before it appeared tens of times a day. Including the unit had no random reboot, which also happened a few times.

The key to the discovery of the problem was the fact that the frequency of the message was greater when the device was in his pants pocket. Although the device seem hard, its structure is moving up in the pocket and this leads to a movement of micro connectors what causes poor electrical contact between the parties. Surely a design flaw of the pieces.

Sorry for the way I wrote, I am Brazilian and I used Google Translator to share the solution with you.

I hope that solves the problem you solved my like. I have the unit a year ago, I think he was fantastic and not willing to invest money in another now.

A fraternal embrace.

Daniel Varela Salvador.

(Electrician)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rickcr:
I do not have NFC on and still get this error. It's so frustrating since at one point I went about 2 weeks without the error then bam it started showing up multiple times during the day. It's a real shame since these phones are still quite expensive new (I know because I'm looking into purchasing some mobile phones for my parents.)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] s8freak:
I know exactly how you feel I went a month with zero errors then BAM back to several times a day. Not in my pocket not doing anything but sitting on the table not even being touched and the error showed.

"And on that bombshell it's time to end the show!"

Sent from my G900A powered by Pyrana Rom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Junpei_Shibayama:
Reoccured - just today

Well, It's been a while sinc the last error but Today at ~7.00 and 7.30pm it reappeard... This stupid fck err message.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] slashpm:
no sim error with one card

Hey,

I've just bought a second hand Galaxy S4 I9505 phone. I wanna use it with 2 sim cards (a Belgian and a Hungarian one) but the Hungarian card is not recognized by the device. However, it works of course perfectly in other phones. I tried replacing the sim reader but it didnt help. Before I removed the old reader I connected the new one first (only the flex cable) and inserted the sim. I happily noticed that it was recognized, everything seemed to be fine for like 1 minute then I did the replacement and in the end the new reader did exactly the same thing as the old one: it didn't recognize this sim card (just once more but only for seconds) but it did the other 2 cards I tried. Belgian phones are unlocked by default.

So.. any idea where the problem could be?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Neckrobeard:
Just started getting this error a few days ago. After reading through this thread there doesn't seem to be a permanent fix and I am out of warranty. I can get 20 hours of uptime or less than 5 minutes of uptime, it's completely random. My phone is still on MDL too :crying: (running KangaKat). I've pretty much given up at this point, I have to get a reliable phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] pjedi:
What I noticed for my phone is that the problem will not show up for weeks maybe months unless I have to reboot the phone myself for an app upgrade or whatnot.

After rebooting is when the SIM card problem will start to appear again multiple times after reboots UNTIL I power it down, remove the battery, remove the SIM card and put it all back in and reboot. Then the problem seems to disappear again for weeks/months until I have to reboot the phone again for a change to take effect or whatever other reason.

I'm on rooted stock android GT-I9505G.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] MaD-TiCk:
To me started when the phone self-update to 4.4.4. about a month ago. It happens every day at least once a day. Tried the double tape on top of the sim card and nothing. I changed the sim/Sd card holder and it’s still do it. less than before but still do it. my next try will be getting a new sim card even tho ppl say that don't fix the problem but anything can happen with cellphones. I read flashing ROMs don't fix the problem either. Ppl are just sending back their phones to Samsung to get it fix and it looks like that the only fix.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Spencedub:
I was getting this problem it was occuring like once every hour ..I think that the problem is the sim card isn't secured against the solenoid causing a disconnection. What i did was push down on the tray to make it tighter on the card and put a piece of sticky plastic over the tray like how the blue plastic is over the sd card slot also a piece of card board from a cigarette pack in between the battery and the sim card to keep the card from coming out of the slot... Havent had any error since
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Neckrobeard:
Already pulled the trigger on a new phone. Its not my Sim slot and I don't have anymore time to experiment with it. Shame too, I really liked this phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] brooklynite:
If I could add my two cents, Samsung USA refused to recognize the issue and repair this and just sent the phone back after a REBOOT.

Shame on you Samsung thinking everyone is an idiot.

Meanwhile the SIM Error continued to annoy me for an entire year off and on, besides the 2 months overall that the phone was out for repair and I was on a dumb flip phone.

Eventually Samsung replaced the phone. The new phone is unlockeable now because it is under contract with someone else as far as AT&T is concerned. So AT&T will not give me an unlock code and Samsung pretty much says F/U on the phone. Not even a sorry.

What a collective of JERKS running Samsung and I have owned 4 generations of it already. I hope Apple gets its BILLION from them.

My wife has an iPhone and the customer service is SUPERB at their stores. No waiting, on the spot they replace the phone. As opposed to Samsung making me mail the phone in and wait for two weeks to get it back. Meanwhile losing use of a phone I have paid for and the warranty period too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Spencedub:
Meh Ive had plenty of problems with girlfriends and my s4 ive found ways to resolve them. I think most of them were software issues, this one i believe to be hardware and is very ignorant of samsung to go about as you have described.. However ive had issues with iphone and couldnt ever go back to the simple and obsolete technology of the apple phone... Picture quality, sound, memory ,irreplacable batteries... And itunes f*** itunes bought so much music had so many pictures get erased .. Good luck with apple... In my opinion If not samsung, i would still stick to android.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] wslugger:
Another possibility (developer mode/USB debugging)

I have the same issue, it started a week ago, once every hour or 2 I needed to reboot to clear the error.

I tried a bunch of solutions, tape, cardboard, no location services etc... nothing worked, I was running a custom rom, so I decided to go back to stock and unroot. It seemed to help as I went 24hrs without an error. Then, I forget why, I turned on Developer mode and USB debugging and 10 or so secs later it happened and continued to happen. I re-flashed stock again, no errors for a couple of hours and then I said why not, I'll try dev/USB debug again, maybe a minute or 2 later it happened again.

My suspicion, is that this is a combination between a slight electrical defect and a slight physical one (connector/sim size). Maybe anything that changes the current on the board or the connection of to the SIm to the board can cause the issue. I don't know enough about how phone works to know for sure, but maybe USB debugging/removing the SD/toggling GPS slightly changes the current and/or adding tape, cardboard, or a slightly larger sim, slightly change the quality of the connection just enough to cause/solve the issue. That might explain why there seem to be so many varied solutions/causes.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents, I'm going to tough this out until the new year then move to a Moto X (if they ever launch motomaker in Belgium) or maybe a Nexus 5 or 6.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] djfotizo:
Nexus 5 has problems too...

I really think we are looking at an LTE/ic related problem. This is NOT Samsung specific.

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=66964

Before LTE these issues didnt exist.

Interesting that the ic rehotting is directly on the opposite side of the lte chip. Some say it is location/gps searching that triggers it.

I am still on 4.2.2 and never upgraded since I bought the phone new from att. Simply rooted stock from day one.

After hosing my SanDisk microsd, I replaced it with a 64gb Samsung evo. Issue was gone for 500 hours uptime. Just came back today.

Idk guys... Wtf. :confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] djfotizo:
Unlocked my sim and the error stopped.

I was rebooting because of the error every 30 minutes or so earlier yesterday. In my researching I had read in another forum that unlocking the sim card resolved the error for some users. Friday I contacted att to get my sim unlock code. Yesterday afternoon i got a sim unlock rejection letter (still under contract) so I unlocked my sim on my own.

Its been over 24hrs now with gps on and no sim error. Will report back if it comes up again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] brooklynite:
How did you get an unlock code? I bought mine or of contact and AT&T refuses to give me an unlock code saying Ive never used it on their network.