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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cl_killa:
~i'm new~ SLOW CHARGING!!!

Hi you guys, first post here on XDA... I'll get right to it

Just flashed my phone and now it charges stupid slow... like I've been plugged in for days and still not quite at 100%

On one charger it wont even charge fast enough, but rather just die slower

No its not my charger or my cables, those are all new and good condition and they worked fine back when I had stock touchwizz (friday)

It doesn't seem to be consuming charge particularly fast though I haven't been able to get a full charge for comparison

So here's what I've done to my phone thus far...

>rooted with CF-Autoroot method

>installed twrp

>made a backup of everything :cool:

>flashed the nightly build of CM12 (from cyanogenmod dot com)

>flashed the latest gapps (from wiki.cyanogenmod dot com)

>i have since flashed the latest nightly builds (ota)

So what do you guys think I should do? Could it be the kernel? Or maybe google apps? Should I just go crawling back to my old touchwizzz build? Pls advise
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Well going back to TouchWiz is what I recommend, that way you can eliminate all the other possibilities. It kind of sounds like it's time for a new battery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] DenimChick&:
Boot Loop? Soft Bricked?

OK so i have L720T phone with NG5. I rooted, put in custom recovery and got a 4.4.2 Slim (AOSP) ROM working just fine. I did a backup and then i went and tried a CM12.1 nightly. It worked fine but i couldnt get Play store to download anything due to some error. So i thought, fine i'll just go back to recovery and load my previous rom. Unfortunately now it would just "bootloop" the recovery screen instead of loadint TWRP. I"ve tried using ODIN to re install the custom recovery but that didnt work. Eventually i could go back to the ROM but it wasnt very usable and i always want to be able to load TWRP (or some kind of custom recovery).

To try and get out of that mess i've been trying to install the stock NG5 using download mode and ODIN. That has not worked for some reason. Odin finished fine but hangs on the samsung loading screen afterward. I've recently installed OA3 and it does the same thing where it hangs on loading the OS. I can get into stock recovery and download mode but that's about it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Format (wipe) the internal SD or Odin OD2, your internal SD is formatted for Lollipop and it will cause a bootloop on KitKat.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] DenimChick&:
Thanks for your help.. The solution was even more simple.. Or maybe it was the same? I didn't have a wipe sd option with stock recovery and twrp wouldn't load after loading it.

Fortunately Using the stock recovery I wiped all data (I think? I don't spend a lot of time with stock recovery and this isn't my standard phone) worked and allowed the OS to fully boot. Probably should have tried that much earlier... Oh well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Make sure to uncheck Auto Reboot and F Reset in Odin when you are flashing TWRP, that's usually the trick to making it stick. Wait until it says PASS (I usually wait another 30 secs) and pull the battery and boot into recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] iheb_fitt:
I don't live in the US, I have an unlocked SPH-L720 with android 4.4.2, I received a lollipop update notification

If i install it will it lock my sim or what? Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Yes, from what others have said.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] gseo9405:
from 3G to 4G pageplus

Hi!

So I have SPH-L720 that is flashed for PagePlus 3G. Now, 4G became available for PagePlus. So, I was hoping to "unflash" my phone so i can use 4G. Is this possible?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] iheb_fitt:
[MENTION=4310299]bilgerryan[/MENTION]

Thanks

Is there any way to unlock it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
I just saw this-http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3116542
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] HunterAsh:
I have a few questions that I can't seem to find on Google that may seem silly, however I like to know as much as possible before I jump in. I haven't kept up to date with the android scene so there is a lot going on that I don't know about and at time, just plain stumps me.

Questions:

1. I am currently running Android version 5.0.1 on my S4. Will I be able to flash to a custom ROM running an older version or will I have to find one running Lollipop?

2. What is currently deemed the best ROM for my phone, as in which one will extend battery life and boost performance?

3. Will that ROM interfere with Spark?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
1. Yes

2. No one can answer that (all have advantages and disadvantages, read the OP and determine what's right for you)

3. That depends. I know there are L720T users using both my KitKat and Lollipop Wicked X ROM. KitKat (v9.1) does not need modification and Lollipop you need to flash the L720T kernel and adjust the build.prop.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] HunterAsh:
How daunting is it to flash?

Would the Wicked X ROM be faster/lighter than the stock S4 ROM?

Does the Wicked X ROM improve battery life?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Easy as any other ROM, yes, and yes. Somebody is writing out a guide for the L720T for the Lollipop ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] HunterAsh:
I appreciate the help. It's going to be a bit before I can attempt to flash it though. >.< No internet at the house and the USB cable is almost shot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] leonleonleon:
hello there. i got some questiong if you can help me please.

I got this phone and i have it unlocked. i flashed the OD2 with odin and now the phone is fully stocked. what i want to ask is that if i there is any root for this rom (link) and if there is any posibility to get the 2G only option bewcause the only oiptions i got now are GSM/UMST that is working in my country Greece.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] hardhitta0321:
ok i poisted this in the main thread for my phone but i didnt want to keep asking question there if there is a place for this kinda stuff... (n00bie help!! lol)

ill try and give as much info as u guys need so ill start off by saying my phone is a Sprint Samsung Galaxy s4 MODEL SPH-L720T.

i do not know what exactly i did to mess it up like this , just trying stuff that i shouldnt of been i gyuess to make a long story short. but when i go to turn my phone on it just stays stuck on the boot logo... the "Samsung Galaxy s4" screen....

I was told to download Odin and flash the .tar file "L720VPUGOD2_L720SPTGOD2_L720VPUGOD2_HOME.tar.md5" but when i do i keep gettin "FAIL" and it says on my phone in red "SECURE CHECK FAIL ABOOT"

below is what my phone says when i go into dowload mode (before flashioing the stock rom) and a few pictures of the before and after how my ODIN looks EDIT: couldnt post pictures because i am new!

*in RED-* ODIN MODE

Product Name- SPH-L720T

Current Binary- Samsung Offical

System Staus- Custom

KNOX Kenell Lock:0x0

Knox Warrienty Void: 0x1

CSB-CONFIG-LSB

*in GREY*

WRITE PROTECTION- Enabled

eMMC Burst- Enabled

SINCE I COULDNT POST PICTURES BECAUSE I AM NEW HERE IS A LOG OF WHAT HAPPENS AS I TRY TO FLASH THAT .tar stock

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> L720VPUGOD2_L720SPTGOD2_L720VPUGOD2_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Im not sure if any of that info will be of much help but thought it might be usedfull...

i have also tried to put the files "Lz20t_0D2_Stock_DeOdexed_ROM.zip" and "SPH-L720T_NC6_stock_root_deodx.zip" on my sd card and try that by going to the recovery mode but alls that happens is i get it saying

"installing....Finding update package....

Opening Update package.....

Verifiying update package......" for about 3 mins and then

"E:failed to verify whole file sig E: signature verification failed....."then it does it all agaiin and says install complete and reboots but stays stuck on the Samsung galaxy s4 logo....

(ONE last thing, im sure its not important at all but i wanna give all the info i got so maybe someone could be so thankful to help me fix this... when i do go in recovermode it says "E:failed to mount /system (invalid argument)" at the bottom before i even do anything.... and at the top in red it says "Android sytem recovery <3e>

LRX22C.L720TVPUCOD2")

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME FOR READING AND THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY REPLYS :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
You have to turn Reactivation Lock off in Security settings, then Odin will work fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Deritsuku:
Samsung Galaxy S4 L720 storage issue

Hello everyone! I'm new here, and I'm hoping that I can get some help. I'll try my best to explain the situation.

I just recently got a Samsung Galaxy S4 for $50. I was really excited since I've been needing a new phone for a while now.

So I do what every other owner of a new phone does: transfer all their apps to their new phone.

While I was installing Galaxy on Fire 2, which is a rather large app, I noticed that I was running out of space on the device. No big deal, I thought, I could just move it to my SD card, which had a 14 GB storage capacity. So I go to Application Manager in Settings, and I go to the GOF2 app. The app was about 1.2 GB in size, but the App Manager labeled it as about 35 MB. I thought that that was unusual, but I went ahead and tapped the "Move to SD" option. After the app was moved, I checked to see if I managed to free up some space. Nothing. I only freed up about 15 MB of space. It was the same with all the other apps; only a small portion of the app was moved to the SD card, while the bulk of the it was still on the device. Normally to me this wouldn't be a big deal, with a 16 GB device, but about 6 GB is already taken up by the OS, on top of 1 GB of already used space, and almost 1 GB of other files and cache.

So with that said, how can I move the WHOLE app to the SD card instead of a portion of it?

Many thanks, Derrick
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] hardhitta0321:
reactivation lock off in what security settings? my phone wont boot up for me to be able to do that if its on my phone settings your talking about
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
You were answered in the other thread, you're flashing the wrong file. You are trying to flash an L720 fine when you have the L720T. Delete that file and download the right one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] kooter69:
how to downgrade from lollipop to kitkat on non-rooted L720T

Thanks for the noob thread here. I have a stock, non-rooted SPH-L720T that OTA updated to Lollipop which sucks big and I don't like the candy. I would like to downgrade to Kitkat;

is that possible? Do I have to root it first? I tried to ADB sideload an OA3 and NG5, but they were STOCK ROOT files. Do FULL STOCK NON-ROOTED files exist? If I have to root what do you recommend? It's been several years since I rooted an old galaxy nexus phone but I think I used CWM?!! Thanks in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Just flash a KitKat ROM, I would NOT recommend attempting to downgrade firmware. I know of a few people that hard bricked.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] QUICKSILV3R15:
I need severe help fixing my phone.

As of now, my phone is not booting up and is stuck in a bootloop. it gets to where it says samsung, and powers off. Recovery is not accessible, but download mode is. I am running cm12 with the stock cm12 kernel.

Why can't I flash the stock Rom?

For some reason, it doesn't work...

OI need to uninstall Cyanogen Mod 12. I just need some help getting back to stock. I have tried

multiple usb ports, different versions of odin, adb, multiple computers, every other method I have found on XDA, and other forums.

I am probably a noob at this, but please don't get angry, I need serious help with this.

Please help me. Thanks in advance, and have a great day.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] kooter69:
Thanks for the reply--- Can you tell me the difference between flashing the KK ROM vs a firmware downgrade? Where do I find the ROM and do I use ODIN to do that? Do I need to root ma phone? Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Downgrading firmware would be flashing an older firmware with Odin. You would need a custom recovery as ROMs usually come with root. ROMs are in Android Development section of this forum. I have a KK ROM Wicked X v9.1 for the L720T you could try-find it here. All you would need to do is Odin TWRP Recovery and follow the instructions in the 1st post of the thread.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
First off need a lot more info:

Phone model? L720 or L720T?

What file are you trying to flash?

Do you have the Samsung Driver Suite installed on your PC?

What is your baseband? Firmware?

And any other information you think might be useful.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] kooter69:
Thanks for your help, bilgerryan. That's what I was kind of thinking but didn't want to risk bricking it ;) I will take a look at the Wicked X. I was looking at the SlimKat ROM's they look pretty sleek and I try to keep things simple. Is there a source for a clean Odin download? Last one I tried downloading at odindownload.com was infested with viruses :mad:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
I don't even remember where I got mine, but I would recommend typing "Odin v3.09 XDA" when you search because if any malware is posted here it gets reported right away.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] fractalfire:
Fix notification panel apps

Sorry, as a noob can't post this question in the Wicked X 10.3 ROM thread.

I flashed a mod to add app (flashlight) to the application quick settings panel. After flashed, when panel is edited one of the tiles goes blank and the app is no longer shown as an available app. I investigated a little and found that the settings.db shows notification_panel_active_number_of_apps=9 (instead of 10 prior to the mod) and notification_panel_active_app_list does not include the flashlight app. I tried to edit the database entries with SQLite Editor to correct them but on reboot it reverts to the same incorrect values. How to get the edits to carry across reboot or otherwise correct this?

settings.db I tried to edit was

/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db

Cache and Dalvik were wiped when mod was flashed.

Thanks in advance.

The xda-developers forum seems great so far.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] xavierisAWESOME:
S4 l720 help needed!

i, good day and thank you for reading.

I'm stressed out. I need any help I can get, what's happening is that I bought two phones in attempt to refurbish it and it came with errors. Whenever I try to update it I get " Status 7 ; installation aborted ) along with many other stuff. Additionally, the device I bought was supposed to be unlocked but guess what. It isn't . ( also not sure if rooted but i assume its not )Please help in anyway possible.

I'm not a phone tech but I know my way around. It's two devices, both from sprint.

Device 1: SPRINT sph l720 )- this is unlocked. Only need to probably flash my device and put lollipop on it. It's currently 4.4.2 kit kat but when I download and go through with the update, status 7 installation aborted. This brings me to my next issue. My baseband number is different from the lollipop rom that I'm finding online. Should this be an issu? baseband number- L720VPUAMDC.(will flashing make the phone locked to sprint again?)

Device 2: SPRINT sph l720T.(Baseband : l720TVPUBOA3)- This is locked and won't update. Same error as mentioned above. (Sprint spark)

It would be nice if someone could carry me through the steps I'd need to fix this (flashing to lollipop and unlock or any other method to be honest. I'd just like to overcome this issue as soon as possible to sell these devices)

And thank you thank you thank you in advance for the assistance. I really needed it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Flash the new settings in post #3

Also make sure you follow the directions for the Flashlight Toggle mod.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] TexasAggie97:
I recently tried to install the lollipop update that was pushed to my phone and an error occurred staying I didn't have enough memory so I deleted as much as I could and now there is no way to get the update. I've tried updating firmware and Samsung Software and both say I'm up to date.

How do I get the push notification back so I can update to lollipop?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 2WhiteWolves:
If you want to, go to recovery> hold power> Home button and Volume up and do a factory reset. That should prompt the notification.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] TexasAggie97:
It didn't work. Any other suggestions? I read on another site to take it to the Samsung kiosk at the Best Buy store.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 2WhiteWolves:
I have not gone to Best Buy to have anything done to my phone, but if that is what you want to do, do it.

But here is a thread that you might want to look into. It is the OD2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3105760

PLEASE read thru it first and decide what you want to do. It is a good thread with good info on it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] QUICKSILV3R15:
My model is L720

I am trying to flash L720VPUFNG2 4.4.2 Firmware

I have the samsung driver suite installed

Baseband isL720TVPUBNG5

Firmware is Cyanogenmod 12 Android 5.1.1

Cyanogen Version12.1-20150518-NIGHTLY-jfltespr

This devise is rooted (obviously) and running the sph-l720 clockworkmod touch recovery.

Kernel3.4 107-cyanogenmod-g8f04953 build03@cyanogenmod#1 Sun May 17 22:41:05 PDT 2015

Thanks in advance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
NG2 is for the L720, not the L720T. Download the NG5, OA3, or OD2 tar (L720 is also called OD2, make sure you get the right one).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ShadowDaemon:
Good day man...i have a question about rom flashing

Good day. I have a few questions...like: is it possible / nessesary to flash a t-mobile rom to it if i want to use it on my spring samsung? two: how can i unlock it? (example root methood etc) three: will hotspot work? and last...how can i really flash a custom rom speaking generally via recovery? i haven't been able to do so in years after i did with my HTc hero 200 years ago...Thanks for your attention.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] fractalfire:
Some threads on xda addressing your questions...

Probably don't want to flash T-mobile ROM on Sprint phone. The unlock thread pretty much covers the requirements.

SPH-L720 Domestic SIM Unlock T-Mobile:AT&T:metroPCS:Straighttalk

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2530610

Hotspot should work, depending on ROM you choose and mods applied.

General recovery info

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Recovery

Good luck :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] scuubee:
Does anyone know if I can put a mk5 modem into the od2 for unlock and domestic Sim unlock.......

---------- Post added at 01:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:17 PM ----------

Sorry it's on sph-L720T. .....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] eatpotato:
Odin Download Location?

Can anyone please help me find where to download the most recent/usable, SAFE version of Odin? Googling brings me a lot of "spammy" or questionable sites, and I am not sure if one of these is "legit" and free of spam. Searching on xda has led me to this thread: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/27-08-2013-odin-3-09-odin-1-85-versions-t2189539 but the links are no longer posted. Am I totally missing something or is there no place to find a recent Odin download anymore? I haven't done any flashing for over a year but I have some time and want to start playing around with some Lollipop builds, but don't have any version of Odin on my current computer. So many ROM instructions say to make sure you have Odin installed, but where can I go if I don't? Thank you so much for any help or insight you can provide!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 2WhiteWolves:
There is 3.07 here, in OP look for Odin

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3115583

3.09, in OP look for Odin

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2621862

These are the only ones, right now, that I can think of.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] eatpotato:
Thanks a bunch! In case anyone else is still looking to download Odin, I also finally stumbled upon this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2711451 which has clean links here on xda to Odin 3.10.6. I just used this to successfully flash the OD2 modem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Sterist:
I'm afraid to create another thread with this question lol I'll try here.

does multi window on the s4 lollipop update contain floating window mode, 4 window mode, or both?

are they enabled or disabled by default or not present in the firmware?

in jellybean 4.3 update, floating window mode was introduced in the firmware but in order to use, had to root and patch flashbarservice

4.4.2 update removed floating mode completely (and might have added 4 window mode? idk)

haven't heard anything yet about 5.0.1 multi window and the patch apps haven't been updated with relative info
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
No, it doesn't have it. The keyboard is the only thing that is floating.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Sterist:
early this morning I gave up hopes of receiving a response lol I installed it and both 4 view and floating are present -- I think it was ported in from other sammy devices though

I need to update the bootloader still so when I odin I'll check the stock firmware the old fashioned way

edit: I didn't think to try before using the enabler app (multiwindow plus), but 4 window and floating are in fact both present in the stock 5.0.1 rom

the app does not add the functionality, just enables what was present-but-disabled by Samsung
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 1leggeddog:
I need some serious help here.

I have an SPH-L720 and i unlocked it for international use (I live in Canada)

Now, i used to be with Virgin Mobile In Canada. but i recently switched to Videotron.

And i can't connect to their network. It just says "Searching for Service" and... nothing else.

I tried to flash other roms but every.

single.

****ing.

rom.

would not install on this phone via ODIN, no matter what version i'd try.

I need this phone working badly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
ROMs don't install in Odin, you need a custom recovery like TWRP. I don't think a ROM is gonna some your problem though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 1leggeddog:
ROMS don't install via ODIN?...

what the...

am i mixing up terms here or what?

I go to sammobile and find a ROM that is supposed to be flashable for my device. Every tutorial on the internet tells me to open odin, load the rom and put my phone into download more and to start the process.

what am i doing wrong?