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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Morrolan:
Wow. Just read through the thread. Are you kidding me that the let me brand all throughout my ROM and load tons of bloat guy is dissing Bonestock? That ROM lasted 15 minutes on my phone (battery dropped 12%). I haven't even looked at another ROM since Bone 1.0. Keep in rocking Mr. Bones!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Addiso:
It's the same thing, just it shows your whole internal memory as it should be 16 gb plus what the system takes up. The first picture starts off with just 9gb that you can use from the system that already takes up your 7gb, therefore calculation 7gb plus your internal usage gives you 7.something gigs out of 16 gigs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] chefthomas99:
Omg I'm such an idiot, I didn't even see that. Thank you for the clarification.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] theresin:
To Andy and anyone else using 1.1.3 - Has anyone run into issues with the Xfinity TV Player app (the one where you can watch xfinity content on your device). For some reason, whenever I play a show/movie I get the audio but no video. I've tried all the tricks, including a fresh install of both app and ROM, permissions, etc. Just won't work. I'm on the stock kernel and I'm unmodded .. full BoneStock here.

Andy - I know the Xfinity app isn't your domain, so I don't expect you to to rush to find a solution .. But thought I would check to see if there are any possible gremlins you could think of that might be causing this.

Other than that small hiccup, still convinced BS 1.1.3 is, to date, the most responsive ROM for the S4. Sorry to see childish games affecting your thread rating .. Will do all I can to counter it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kzoak82:
Sorry if this has been covered but I didn't see anything in the FAQ or when searching. Videos in apps like the chive won't play. Also, banking app functionality like take a picture and deposit check (chase) doesn't work. I was another rom with video issue and someone said it was due to ad blocking.

Any thoughts? This rom is perfect and if I could get the above to work then this would become a keeper rom forever! Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Zer0r:
Well, I have tried almost all kernels for i545 and i9505, except faux (cause he doesn't support extFat, and I have 64Gb SD-card, so I have to format it to extFat). Last time I was playing again with kernels was - last nignt. 6 or 7 hours, or so. So I came to very strong conclusion that the best kernel for this ROM is the one comes with ROM, i. e. stock kernel. It has best balance between speed and battery. I don't know what Andy did to it, but there is no kernel that runs smoother than stock. It is pitty, that this kernel has no updates since april (for example - i9505 has new stock kernel in german stock ROM that dated 06 of august). So - again and again I came back to stock kernel and will stay on it until new sources will come out.

That is my advice. It is not an absolute - just my humble opinion.

Regarding battery consumption: let it settle down for a couple days - it won't disappoint you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] popkurn611:
The chase app quick deposits has not worked for me on any Roms in months. I believe its an app issue BC it works fine on my iPad mini. Has nothing to do with bonestock

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Is anyone else getting massive battery drain overnight while sleeping? I went to be at midnight with my phone at 40% and by 4am my battery warning came up at 15%. That's not really normal for me at all, by 6am it was at 5% and I had to plug it in.

Andy, any thoughts?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jaxon01:
Between 1:00 AM and 8:00 AM I dropped 4%. I use Deep Sleep Battery Saver Pro and Greenify. It sounds like you have a rogue app draining your battery. I suggest using Wakelock Detector to try find which one it is. I typically get 6 to 7 hours screen on time between charges.

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
+1 rouge app, betterbatterystats is good,

or you can remove all your apps , adding them back 1 at a time til you find the one. :)

I went to bed at 100% and woke up to 96% from mindnight to 7am
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkhorn:
I have to agree with Zer0r. The Stock kernel has given me excellent battery life. I am toying with ktoonsez KT-SGS4 kernel. I am using 8-9 version. The jury is still out. I have heard that the 7-7 version is said to be very stable and fast. I haven't tried it yet so I can't say for sure.

Hope this helps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] popkurn611:
I have greenify and have no clue how it really works. It seems simple but I just don't understand the point of it. I will look into deep sleep battery as well as better battery stats. Thanks guys
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rwc95:
The 7-7 version is a lot smoother for me than the 8-9. Stock is great just gotta have my smart stay. Don't care about smart scroll or pip, but so used to smart stay it's weird without it working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Morrolan:
I've used the Xfinity app on my iPad and iPhone 5 with nothing but problems. Movies not loading, no audio, no video, etc. It was even worse on the S4 stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbmggm:
The Xfinity apps have always been buggy for me; just read the reviews. As far as the movies not loading, no audio, no video, etc. check what video player you are using? There are plenty of third party one's that work very well. I use Mobo Player myself; it has some cool baked-in features such as screen formatting, brightness & volume control via touch screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] r_hippy:
Thank for the add on "spell check" . I flashed it works great but I lost the bua and kies in setting, not sure if it affected dormant mode or and thing else.

Can u make something up that has all these included. Thanks for ur work
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DroidForLife33:
All day at work and the battery is still going strong. Phone is just as smooth as ever. Andy Thanks for all your hard work appreciate it.:D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] popkurn611:
Hey Andy, I have a request and was wondering what you thought about it. I used to use the multiwindow manager app to enable some of my apps in the sidebar, but I see you have them all enabled by default and overrides my app. I have a ton of apps on my phone and hate having to scroll through them all on my sidebar. I just want to enable a couple of them that aren't stock included. Anyway to achieve this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
The battery on this is so good I don't trust it, lol.

Now I just need to figure out just how bad I want ge.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
click edit, remove them from the side bar.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] popkurn611:
wow, you are the first Dev to actually have this work and not force close when its done. Congrats to you! Awesome!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rickw001:
andy,thanks again for all your hard work dedication and your help
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ahoslc:
Love the rom starting to wonder if I have bad phone. Deep sleeps amazing but drains very fast and get very warm with screen on
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] paulg1981:
Where is the option for smart alert? Was it removed in ME7 or am I blind?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
Could be anything really, an app, or something.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44590867&postcount=2523

this is promising guys, let's hope this amazing man can get Aroma working correctly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
what is smart alert?

I get the vibration. until now had no idea why lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] paulg1981:
Lol

It is a feature that will vibrate your phone when you pick it up if you missed any notifications. I remember it being under one of the motion/air/gestures menus but can't find it! I suppose if it is working anyway no worries :)

EDIT: Found it My Device > Motions and Gestues > Motion > Smart Alert
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] holla420:
Love smart alert
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] chefthomas99:
Sharing my screenshot :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] asdecker:
Flashed this twice and cant seem to get it working. Only thing ive flashed mod wise different was kernel to get the smart scroll/stay stuff to work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
gotta have google kb I believe./
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheRealStarkman:
Limiting the amount of items in the share menu

Bones your a hell of a developer thanks for your work.

Something that I seem to always be looking for is a way the remove or hide items in the share menu. Ideally I would like to remove the Picassa share tool because I use a after market picasa share tool that will resize my images to the maximum free size Google+ share does not allow you easily specify a folder and make it private.

Do you know what application controls this and can it be removed or frozen? I tried an after market share but the galleries seem to generate thier own menu and not use the system menu.

Any ideas how this can be controlled?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] asdecker:
Ah that makes sense. Thanks bro
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DroidForLife33:
All day!! I'm loving this Rom ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Joanni:
I see this and compare it to mine and notice that I have yet to figure a staying way to get rid of the Google services drain. It's usually taking up 15-20% of battery used, do has anyone figured it out that could Enlighten me please? I've tried several things already and none worked. Thanks for any input.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bills742:
I've noticed this too, sporadically. I think a lot of the times it has something to do on Google's end. With no change in settings or apps installed, one day Google services takes up 60% of the battery, then the next day it doesn't even show up on the battery usage screen. Don't know what to make of it. And yes, Google now is off, location stuff is off, GPS is off, etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fletch33:
mine looks usually more like this (see pic below). love it!

Monday at like 2pm i freaked out because i was at 25% and then i realized i had not charged it since Saturday night!! very impressive and i found the stock kernel gets me better battery life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] r_hippy:
Sorry I killed it because of the changes no in it,

:(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Addiso:
Worthless without screen on time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gadget!:
You mean this?

Sent from a Galaxy S4... Far far away.

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Sent from a Galaxy S4... Far far away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JaeKay:
I am coming back to the stock kernel after 2-3 days of ktoonsez. I feel like the battery life became worse, even with ktoons' settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Addiso:
Anyone getting random force closes on the app they are in? Just jumped board onto the s4 and wiped caches and even clean flashed Rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JaeKay:
not me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Morrolan:
Ditto. Everything is smooth.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Zer0r:
Did anybody try this thing?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2382805

Looks very promising.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] theresin:
Weird, the Xfinity app runs great on my Asus Transformer Pad TF300T, and I've never had problems with it on my GS3 or GS4 until now. Oh well, netflix it is!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] le0.br4zuc4:
Agreed, it would be interesting to see if it works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skinnytoo2:
I am on ktoonsez 7/7 kernel and feel the same. My battery doesn't even last all day. Really disappointed :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Protibus:
I can honestly say, this ROM is the only one to date, from my gnex days, nexus 7 and now the S4, that I have not had any app cause and FC. Runs very very smooth and reliably.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eric214:
I don't do custom kernels. I've tried a few times and never liked them. They give marginal performance boost and really seem to take a noticeable crap on battery life. Maybe certain ROMs need the boost in the kernel if the ROM isn't optimized or if it is tweaked out out ridiculously, but running CleanROM 1.0 and now BoneSTOCK, stock kernel is the only way to go based on my experience. For me it's about smoothness of the ROM and battery life! I love getting 2 hours of screen on time and coming home with 75% battery and heavy use days still have 50% battery left.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DroidForLife33:
For some reason my phone showed a false read. This pic is accurate.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] steelersmb:
Are you guys referring to the stock on that comes with the ROM or the custom Darkslide one? I thought the PIP didn't work with the stock one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Atheron121:
Google battery drain

What version of Google Play are you running? I had the same issue when running 4.3.1 I think it was (whatever the latest version available is), flashed 4.1.10, no issues since then. Don't know if that's a coincidence, but it's worth looking into, methinks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bills742:
4.1.10
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Atheron121:
can try deleting / uninstalling Google Play and then re-installing it...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbaird7:
I'm new to the galaxy s4 and wondering the same thing. What should I flash so that all the things just work perfectly?

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Also, if this is based off a stock ROM and a stock kernel then why do things not work if they work on the stock ROM? Not *****ing just curious
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
If you want stock everything working you would want to flash the stock MDK ROM, but the ME7 ROM is so much better.

so you could run the ME7 stock base ROM I posted, darkslide ROM, or this one.

This one is built for stability and battery life, then the goodies and themes come.

speaking of which, the AOSP theme is kicking my a$$.

even Gadget! threw in the towel on themeing the SG4.

I am doing my best to at least get something out to get rid of some green.

prolly gunna be making a bonestock AOSP/blue mix theme, the way I like it, (sorry, but if I spending this much time of themeing which I HATE doing) I am making it the way I like. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkhorn:
This is from the OP for Darkslide:

Check original post, we have fixed the PIP Camera issue as well as the SmartScroll issues:

http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/to...-and-get-some/

This did work for me when I came to this ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbaird7:
Is there a particular kernel that I can flash with this bonestock me7 that makes all the things work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] steelersmb:
Sorry, I meant to say the stock kernel or the kernel or the kernel that is in the Darkslide thread?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CC268:
Wondering the same thing?? KT kernel maybe??

Also bones, could you maybe include the international boot screen in Aroma as well as the Google one so we can choose?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbmggm:
Your answer is in the preceding post:

http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...sg4-vruame7-stock-deodexed-come-and-get-some/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AliceBToklas:
If you read the thread some have reported success with the 7/7 version of KT. I've tried the 8/9 version and ran into a number of issues and reverted back to stock for now. KT or the one from the Darkslide thread should fix PIP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
guys I don't want to load the ROM up with stuff like boot animations..

I have add-on section for a reason, not everyone wants it and makes the file bigger..

as for kernel...

use a custom kernel - ktoonz

or the dark-slide elite if you just have to have PIP and smart scroll

I personally find them a gimmick and never even used them,

I prefer stability over a few gimmicks, but if u need those things then do above.

EVERY phone runs differently with customer kernels, the SG3 had a rev4 phone that didn't even allow custom kernels to work that well.)

please try difference kernels, make a nandroid before and i also posted stock kernel in OP, please wait a few days try them out and come back with your feedback, please.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbmggm:
+1 And don't forget that Alice started another thread. A lot of these comments can be posted there freeing up valuable time for Andy. Let's please give him a break. It's called BoneStock for a reason. If you want more bells and whistles please move on to another Rom. This dev is hard at work and in my opinion has showed great restraint not blasting some folks. Donation coming soon Mr. Bones
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbaird7:
I personally don't like changing things so when I get a new phone I look for the most stable ROM/kernel combo that runs well and adds a few extra things and if that works out I'll run the same thing the entire life of the phone. That's what I'm looking for here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] impala67:
Hey andy, do you have a theme that can turn the signal bars and data icon blue?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
I hope you enjoy the ROM :)

This is a ROM..

I am a DEVELOPER, guys...

This is NOT a theme..

Themeing and Developing is NOT the same thing.

I am not making this ROM to theme it for you guys..

I am simply making an AOSP theme because I want it, other than that I am not touching themeing.

I am NOT good at theming guys, there is a reason I stopped doing themeing..

and why I give FULL credit to anyone's theme I use on my ROM.

I suck at themeing, and would be great for a themer to build themese for this ROM, but it won't be me. Sorry
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkhorn:
See 2 posts above your post.

Post #1147
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Gunthermic:
Isn't that the truth.. lol hahaha..

give Andy a break.. THIS IS A STOCK ROM.. want mods, want theming.. There is many, many guides that can teach you, many themers that will help(including me).. if something you want so bad, start a bounty and see if a themer bites to do one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbmggm:
+10
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AliceBToklas:
Which means you are in the right place, IMHO. Nice for andybones to take the time to create the additions - and very much appreciated - but the core ROM is chief.

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Appreciate the plug cbmggm, but Alice doesn't actually live here;) (hint: google - alice b toklas brownies :eek:)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbmggm:
Thanks for the clarification. Just wanted to give props where it's deserved. Now I'm craving brownies!!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbmggm:
Donation sent confirmation # 1GD53898TD935312J

Thanks again for an awesome Rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
Thank you so much for the donation, Sir!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AliceBToklas:
Dang! I thought we were getting brownies. Sorry, just had to do this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbmggm:
Lol!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] drbveb88:
I dont think you will find a more stable or smoother rom than this. (Maybe equal to)

It has tremendous battery life and great developer support. This will be as good a starting point as any rom on the S4.!! :thumbup:

Edit... the stock kernel is running the best for me. Imho. PIP has worked for me since day one, Smart scroll has not but I never use that feature anyway. Why sacrifice smoothness and battery life for a feature I dont use.

Hope this helps.!!!

sent by my S4...... "Are you ready for some football"

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Probably your phone bro!!

You have to check my phones pulse when it sleeps... its drains so slow. (4% over 7 hrs while sleeping)

When im awake and working, its about 10-12 % for an hour of screen time. Never gets hot!!

If youve gone through a couple charge cycles and not getting 16hrs with 4 hrs screentime.. you are in a terrible network area and constantly searching for signal or have some rogue apps. Good luck!!

sent by my S4...... "Are you ready for some football"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] chefthomas99:
Props to Andy for the best rom out!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] drbveb88:
Pm me. I have a few themes you could try but I dont want to clutter Andys thread. :thumbup:

sent by my S4...... "Are you ready for some football"

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+1000

sent by my S4...... "Are you ready for some football"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gadget!:
Just have to say, this rom is awesome!

Battery life is insane, I'm at 52% with 17hrs 21mn and 2hrs 26mn screen time.

Sent from a Galaxy S4... Far far away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shankville75:
Andy Bones....I remember you from the early rezound days. Helluva ROM u have here fella.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mettee:
Rom is full beast mode, really liking it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 93foxgt:
Edited. Dumb question.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] popkurn611:
Can people who are getting this incredible battery life explain what they are doing/using? Any battery saver apps or greenify?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MHotovec:
When asleep, for instance overnight, my phone uses about .75% per hour - or 6% over 8 hours, depends on how you look at those things. :)

I leave GPS, WiFi, NFC and bluetooth on at all times.

I don't use any battery saver apps.

1) Turn off Google location services (like Google +, or Latitude if you've still got it installed), this prevents 'Google Services' from being a large drain.

2) Don't use an active wallpaper

3) Keep auto-updating widgets to a minimum (weather, facebook, etc). Set them to update as INfrequently as you can stand. Updating every 2 or 4 hours is far less a battery drain than updating every 15 minutes. For some of my email accounts I have them set to manual update, so they only 'work' when I actually open the app and press the refresh button.