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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] kelley b:
Thanks for the chime-in [MENTION=5649446]ymf331[/MENTION]

Before we get too deep into this, should I start a new thread on this, or should I keep posting here to see if someone can help? I could copy some of the thread, so anyone can see the history. I looked through some other threads, found related Knox topics, but nothing specific to this (since my WiFi seems to be working). I'm not even certain this is a Knox related issue, but that is the path I'm on right now.

That said...

Knox already appears to be disabled. Either that or I don't know how to disable it. Under Security-Device Administrators-Knox is "unchecked" (and grayed out). It is listed under "all apps", but I don't have anywhere that I can actually access the app and disable something. A few screenshots are attached for clarification.

Side note: This morning when the notice popped up, I am given the option to "Do Not Show for 30 Days". I am tempted to just check this and ignore it, but that doesn't really help anyone understand the root cause.

Also, based on other threads, I believe I can freeze Knox using Titanium, however I'm not sure if this is a Knox issue, and I'd really like to find the root cause, if possible.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Did you download any apps online instead of using the playstore or apps that require root access also I think I had that on my stock unrooted ROM once but another pop up asked if I wanted to update my security policy and I never got that message again after updating.

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Take a screenshot of all the apps you have downloaded and post them.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] kelley b:
I did not install any apps that brought me outside of the play store. When it was rooted, I had purchased/downloaded Mobile ODIN, and Triangle Away (both requiring root), but I have not installed these since going back to stock. I've even removed them from my app list in the Play Store.

Another bit of information: I started seeing this even before all my apps were reloaded (after the factory reset).

This morning, during all this, I received a similar security update pop-up. I selected "update", but it then proceeded to tell me that I am already up to date.

See attached. (I actually changed these attachments to show more comprehensive list)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ymf331:
i don't really know a whole lot about it since i never had to deal with knox, but i found a page describing what knox does, why you'd want to disable it, and how to do so if you think it's worth looking into. http://www.droidviews.com/disable-knox-security-service-on-samsung-galaxy-devices/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] kelley b:
Thanks!

I actually saw that post last night. The odd thing is that I actually can't access the Knox app using those steps because it is not listed in my apps. I even went to all the Samsung links in my phone, and have not been able to find a back door to it. :confused:

I'm tempted to just hide it every 30 days, but I know there must be a solution that can one day help other people.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Nuenjin:
Is knox really bad or just an annoyance?

Hey there, I just want to clarify a few things and make sure I understand what I think I know.

Why are there so many posts warning people away from the mja update, with knox, while at the same time there are jsut as many posts declaring that knox really isn't that bad? Is it a pain in @$$ to be avoided or not?

Most people will never need an encrypted device so it's a form of bloatware, but if it's really that bad then why don't we see more mk2 roms that have the knox bootloaders removed in favor of the mf9? Most of the tw roms seem to be either or, the list of features don't usually include a mention of bootloader.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ymf331:
heh, sorry there wasn't a solution there. idk why knox is bad. i rooted and flashed an aosp rom the day i bought this phone lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
Flashing roms does not change the bootloader.. it stays with whatever you have it..

To change the bootloader you need a signed package and there is no was to revert back to mf9 after the mja update

Hence why roms dont mention bootloaders. Roms can only remove the "bloatware" as you put it

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Nuenjin:
I don't think we're on the same page. There's a thread over in the develoment section that walks one through the process of installing an mja rom from Sac with the mf9 bootloader.

Regardless of how difficult that may or may not have been, my question is directed at knox and its insidiousness, real or imagined.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
I understand the process running sacs 4.3 mk2 rom with mf9 bootloader

I like the blanket mf9 gives me if anything goes wrong I can flash stock mf9 with no issues with the bootloader giving me issues

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nashchelsy:
Can the S4 be flashed for use with Boost Mobile?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Andy S:
Still on MDL

I'm currently running an odex rooted MDL stock ROM with the hostpot mod, and TWRP. I've just been too lazy to upgrade for awhile, and was kind of sitting out the Knox issue.

As I understand it, I can bypass Knox entirely be put the MK2 firmware/radios on the phone without the bootloader? Is that about right?

Is there a way to update the ROM in any path without having to wipe the data/reinstall/recover apps with Titanium, or do I just need to bite the bullet and wipe the phone to update?

Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ymf331:
you can flash mk2 firmware as long as it doesn't come with a bootloader. i'd just be careful and read the entire post for whichever one you go with to be sure it doesn't. i'm not sure about mdl since my phone came with mja but i've always had the option to backup my apps from google. yeah, wipe your data before you flash a different version. you won't lose anything important like contacts/pictures/downloads.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Andy S:
Thanks. I understand that, it's just all the app settings I was trying to avoid having to recreate. Of course, I can bring them back from Titanium, but I was able to successfully upgrade my rooted Nexus 7 by flashing the updated ROM while still keeping all my data/settings/etc.

I should probably just bite the bullet and wipe/upgrade.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
have you tried unknownforce?

His link is in my signature

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Andy S:
I've got the MK2 firmware (De-Knoxed) downloaded, but not installed yet because of concerns after reading the thread about wi-fi and incompatible kernel issues with older ROMs. So I figured I should do all the stuff at the same time. Is there a way to put MK2 on without that? I assume maybe a custom kernel?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ymf331:
idk which one you grabbed, but this here one has the kernel with it and a link to a modem. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2586586

edit: yea, i hear ya' tho. a lot of work setting your phone up every time you decide to flash something lol. i'm still on contract and voided my warranty first day, so personally i prefer to err on the side of caution.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Andy S:
I've got the ROM, too. I just was thinking I might do the firmware, then try flashing the ROM on top of the other without a wipe, knowing I could just roll back to my backup if I had problems. However, if the firmware required a different kernel, rolling back might not be an option because I'd still be on the more recent firmware, and from what I read, Seems like I remember you can't go back from MJA, but I may be totally mistaken.

I guess at that point, if it didn't work well, I could just completely wipe and flash the updated ROM and be fine. Just wanted to understand my options.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ymf331:
Flashing the ROM then using ODIN for the modem puts you on MK2 firmware without changing the bootloader. Taking the official update means Knox bootloader, which you said you wanted to avoid. In that case you'd have trouble with earlier versions. I think I read that you should skip signing in to Google until after you disable updates.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Howiewowie:
shutting down then rebooting

My Sprint SGS4 started shutting down and rebooting 4 or 5 times just after my wife shared a app with me and when I installed it. I did a recovery with TWRP run fine rest of day until in late afternoon it rebooted again on its own. Before I did recovery took my battery out it seems ok and above battery at sim card it was warm but not hot. I had this rooted about a year ago running FreeGS4 2.0 rom I up graded with FreeGS4 3.0 in October 2013 had all knox apps froze and just lately couple weeks android update pops up for d/l and I checked all my knox apps they are froze and also security policy update i froze today thinking might be it. any suggestions will sure help

Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4

FreeGS4 3.0.0
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Howiewowie:
noob

I am still a noob
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nelson1200:
I traveled to the Philippines with my Sprint Galaxy S4 and used a local SIM card from Smart Communications. Ever since then I noticed that my Hotspot can only support 1 connection at a time. If I go into the Configure Hotspot menu and check 'Show Advanced Options' and go into 'Maximum Connections' it only shows a drop down choice of '1'. I used to be able to change it from '1' to as high as '8' when I was still in New York. I have no idea what could have made this change to my phone.

What I did do before traveling to the Philippines is I called Sprint to unlock my phone for international use. Sprint had me perform a UICC unlock and said it was now unlocked for international use. After I arrived in the Philippines I bought a Smart SIM card and loaded it in and had to add a couple of APNs to get the 3G data to work. I was able to turn on my hotspot and connect my laptop to the internet with no problems. Now I've been trying to connect 2 or more devices to my hotspot simultaneously and I had no luck.

Has anyone else encountered this problem? Does anyone know where and how I can modify any files on the phone to get the 'Maximum Connections' drop down menu to display '1' to '8' like it used to do before? I tried to search but couldn't find any answers.

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bignick1215:
Yes you can Odin in only the baseband (modem and firmware) which is the route I choose instead of taking the full update!

Here's a link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2338919
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jsmatula:
anyway to keep data on while in phone call like s3

I was wondering if there was a mod that would allow data ie 3g/4g, to stay on during phone calls like the galaxy s3 any info or links would be soo right on time!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
Its a problem on sprint side

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Andy S:
It's a problem with the type of network, more specifically. CDMA networks like Sprint and Verizon can't do both at once, at least on the 3G side.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cruise350:
Samsung did not include an SVDO radio in the S4 so you are out of luck on 3g, but LTE and voice have always been possible.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ymf331:
i was having problems with aokp when i'd try to update aurora or install flash player from downloads, etc. it would say that i needed to free some space and try again. weird thing was, i had 7.2 gigs of free internal storage. i wiped and flashed cm11, new kernel and all that, and it seemed to fix the issue for about a week. but i just tried to update aurora and it said the same thing. anyone know if i'm missing something, or what the problem might be? my other apps still update fine. also, i can download apps from the play store with no issues.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] barelynotlegal:
is it easy to swap SU apps? i dont like the one my rom comes with. is it possible? and how would i do it. i have root browser titanium backup and a full backup up just in case.

thanX in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ymf331:
not sure if this is what you need, but maybe it will help. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1767435
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Jrowe820:
Is there just a simple way to update to kk? On SPH-L720 4.3...I pretty much clueless
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
There is no official kk release yet so without rooting and flashing a rom(probably not fully functional) that has been ported to work on the sprint gs4

Most of the roms are not good for a daily driver if you need your phone for certain things...

There are roms that have the 4.4 look

The real question is how clueless are you?

Can/have you rooted any phone?

Have you flashed roms at all?

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Jrowe820:
Can someone please post the zip file to flash kk on sph-l720 4.3 rooted? And yes I'm stupid at this. I just want kk. 4 my s4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
I've been using Gummy as my daily driver since december (they also just put out a milestone release) and am more than happy with it. Battery life is beyond good and I have yet to find a bug other than not being able to mute in call and hdr camera is disabled. just go to that thread and follow the directions to flash. You will not regret it!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cocachase:
PLEASE HELP...I want Sacs ROM 4.3

PLEASE HELP

I have been on MDL...4.2.2...shabbypenguin ROM for months now. I haven't even looked at a thread in a while and hardly remember how to get to the most current Baseband version.

Can someone tell me the easiest way to get to Sacs 4.3 ROM and what baseband I need to be onl

I am sure MDL wont let the ROM flash.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Im pretty sure you could flash the rom then just use odin to flash the mk2 modem but im not 100 percent on that.

Edit: or odin the mk2 modem now then flash sacs rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JhoonB51:
I agree, mk2, then sacs should work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Im thinking about doing that when 4.4 finally comes out. Im gonna wait for a custom themed stock version like negalite rom and then odin the new 4.4 modem that way I dont have to go completely stock then update and rerooting lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bignick1215:
Actually almost every kk ROM is dd status and almost 100% bug free with bugs being minor on extra features!! All majors things like SMS, MMS, phone calls, and GPS are working perfectly!! Since this is a thread for inexperience I'd say sarcastic remarks could be left out!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] btoddweber:
+1 :cool:;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jwd_esquire_III:
Custom ROM issues

I was running Sac's Custom ROM 4.3 v 4.4 and tried to update to the most recent version 5.5 Ultra. I download the ROM copied to SD Card. Using Philz recovery (devs preference) to wipe cache/davlic/factory reset etc...reboot into recovery...installed ROM. The phone will not get past boot screen. I can't post on the devs page because i am too new to the forum. Can you help me out here?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] @fantastic8:
Did you do multiple wipes....being that it's a whole new build it has to be cleaned throughly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
Battery pull, re-download the rom and try to reflash. Could have been a bad flash and/or download.

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+1 I wipe everything like 3 times between different ROMs
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jwd_esquire_III:
Sacs 4.3 v5 ultra issues SOLVED
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] donP1:
Activation

Dear forum I recently purchased a GS4 from ebay and tried to activate it ,sprint was able to activate the phone but if the phone updates I loose service and it reverts back to the old user,and also the old users number and user info won't delete from phone .sprint is not sure why this is happening. I was wondering if it's the sim or damaged phone..can anyone help because sprint is not sure..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Dalmus:
Sprint's S4 Roaming Map

Hi All,

So I am confused after looking to switch back to Sprint from a forray to US Cellular. When looking at the coverage maps, I notice that they now have a little line saying that the map is tailored to the specific phone I'm considering.

Now, I'm concerned with my occasional trips to Northern Wisconsin. I fully know that this will be roaming, and this is confirmed when I look at the map for every phone I've tried EXCEPT the S4, where it shows NO coverage. At first I thought Sprint was finally acknowledging Samsung's 800MHz only roaming limitation, but other Samsung phones have the "normal" roaming coverage.

I chatted online with a Sprint rep, and asked why the roaming coverage would be different for the S4 vs S4 Mini or the LG G2, and the response basically was "Sprint has nationwide roaming coverage for voice but not all markets have roaming data coverage."

I know that! Grrr! I just want to know why the S4 would have a severely limited roaming DATA map vs all other phones.

Any ideas? Its it related to the latest software update somehow? I used to roam in these areas just fine with my S3 and my S2, which have the same 800MHz limitation.

Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Jrowe820:
Is there any information on eta - kitkat for sprint SPH-L720?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Well since we didnt get it at the end of January I would hope sometime this month probably around the end of February.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] BigEw:
forgotten pin

I have a custom rooted rom installed and I forgot the screen pin. Is it possible to reset the pin without having to install a rom from scratch or do a factory reset?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Can you pull down your notification panel and go to your settings?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] BigEw:
I wish I could but no, I'm stuck at the lock screen.

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I found a solution under a different phone's thread

Go into recovery -> fire up aroma file manager -> remove /data/system/password.key

Hopefully it does not mess anything else up, but I'm good for now,

Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daniel4653:
You should make a back up of your important data just in case you do have to factory reset or wipe the internal memory of the phone. I personally back up all of my photos once a week to my laptop.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] pIxiLatEd:
Well I am now coming aboard the n0ob boat. I was successfully running Sac's rom and was getting tired of the loss of account info, so I wanted to jump to another ROM. Somewhere in the process, I think /data got messed up...it couldnt be mounted or wiped by either twrp or cwm recoveries. I tried numerous things but ultimately ended in me grabbing the latest release of MK2 from sprint and installing through Odin. All good.

I then found a way to root it via SafeRoot and all was good - but I hated the bloat and went looking again. I used goo to install twrp and now I am having issues getting anything to install. TriForce hangs up on Formatting Data, and two of the more stock roms bootloop. I have tried flashing these with Philz and Twrp...no dice. So I guess I am going to have to stick with stock and debloat it as best I can via TitaniumBackup(?)

What am I missing here? I think something keeps happening with the /data mount and is causing the issues, because it seems that is where most of the hangups happen, especially trying to wipe it with Philz..it will just crash/reboot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
What is reading mode for on the s4?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bry68:
USB tethering not working on 2/4 nightlie
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ibcenu:
Well, back to the noab thread for me, coming from evo, then s3, where one was free to root, flash till your blue in the face, then return to 100% stock, now comes knox on s4.

My question? I know you can root only and keep knox intact until a new recovery is pushed.

If was to root only, is there anyway to change the green battery icon to the old circle battery? That's the only thing that bugs me on stock rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jcm707:
Service Mode

Hello everybody im Juan, new here been creeping on this forum for awhile now and finally made an account. Im in the process of trying to sim unlock my sprint galaxy s4 and ive never even messed with root before i got this already rooted phone haha. Ive tried the international unlock but could not get the Service mode to work? Im downloading a full mf9 restore atm and should have that done soon. what do i need to have servicemode work? i went into efs/carrier/ hiddenmenu and changed it to ON and it automatically changes back to OFF after? what am i doing wrong?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
Xposed has had mixed results changing the battery icon

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1574401

And try this module

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2375759

You will need to install xposed framework, install module, check off the module in xposed... reboot

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ponycarboy:
Anyone having problems installing the exposed net framework. I can't get the fix for the multi window app fix working
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
Did you install the framework-reboot- and enable to mod?

Have not messed with it since sac added and expanded the multi window capability

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ponycarboy:
Yes. It's not installing properly. It's seems to be having problems updating a couple of files and I fix the permissions and it changes they back
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shokuhawan:
So I'm on MJA and already downgraded to MDC baseband and done the Sim unlocked successfully. Just few questions:

- I couldn't find the Sim import option in contact menu so I have to find an app but that annoying

- Can I do the OTA update to MK2 since the Sim is already unlocked, does it permanent?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
Anyone out there running an aosp kitkat rom other than Gummy? I love this rom but the wifi tether has been broken in the latest nightlies which I need. I know they'll probably fix it soon, but I'm also just looking to try out a new rom. Any suggestions would be awesome...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Nameless ROM is nice

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Here is the link for it if you wanna try it? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2610691
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] AceKing721:
Great thread

This thread is great, and informative. Thank you!