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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
The I9500 is not beeing officialy sold in Romania, the I9505 is. It is probably an imported device from another country bro. There is no Romanian I9500 rom available on Sammobile, only I9505 roms. The MDK is quite an old rom. You could flash the Russian I9500XXUBMG1 rom with Odin for instance. There aren`t many Euro roms available as far as i can see, the Russian SER is the only one next to the German MBC rom http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=17177. Check it on Sammobile yourself http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9500&pcode=SER#firmware. What was the language when the phone booted up the first time?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingbasescu:
If I use Odin to flash stock roms,will it void my warranty?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
You flash official firmware in this case, so no. In what language did the phone boot up the first time, German, Russian or another language? BTW look in item 1 of my signature for how to use Odin.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingbasescu:
Eh,if I my warranty remains it's ok.I don't remember which language it was in the first place.I mean,can't I flash the firmware from any other country that has the i9500?From what country does the XXUA come from?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andymihail:
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I highly recommend that you find out more about your version before starting flashing other firmware. Look at the box, it should give you a hint. Also, find out the CSC (see in Kies, somewhere in the files). After you know your CSC, check sammobile and download your existing firmware just for backup so you can always flash it back to original if needed.

Then look if there is any newer firmware for your CSC. If not, you can flash a newer one for i9500 with a different country code.

If you're planning on rooting, you'll lose warranty, but can always turn back to stock if you need the warranty, triangle away and stock firmware will help.

However, if you root it, first thing you should make an EFS backup.

Edit: Oh wait, triangle away is not available at the moment for i9500... Forgot about that. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingbasescu:
I found out that my i9500 is designed for South Africa(XFA).Now,when I look on sammobile,I see that the latest firmware for me is MDK(April) and that's the one I have.How the hell the latest firmware for South Africa is the April one when all the other countries have newer ones(from july and sometimes august)?!?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andymihail:
You can flash a newer firmware from another region, or you should consider the benefits (and the risks) of custom roms.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pissedoffs4user:
my s4 lcd cracked on its own, no dropping, no misuse, and i didnt have a chance to back up my files/contacts. I recently switched to android after five years with iphone. With the iphone i could simply plug into my pc and transfer files to itunes with no real knowledge. I figured in this day and age and with the level of tech on the galaxy s4 I could do the same.

my problem is i have 8 years of contacts and a few months of photos, videos, etc. I do not wish to lose. If I had to prioritize, the contacts are definitely paramount as I have them no other place. I know, i know, stupid for assuming recovery would be as simple as plugging into my pc.

My problem lies in that I had a lockcode on my phone, did NOT enable developers options prior to it crashing, and have ZERO experience with "crm flashing, and mounting, etc, etc" and really have no clue what they even are. I can follow instructions and learn pretty quickly, but cant write code or anything like that if that is what is required.

Can anyone provide me with any help or suggestions? I am even willing to take it somewhere to have it recovered if thats an option. I really am desperate for help here and would appreciate anything. Thanks. YOu can message me here or email at funkfizzel@gmail.com.

Thank you all.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pissedoffs4user:
BTw, i downloaded an app called drfone which came up in a google search under "recover dead/broken s4 data:". Well, i dont know who actually took the time to write that post out but it has detailed instructions on how to recover the data from a dead or broken phone, but contradicts itself at every turn since you need access to the touchscreen on the phone itself. That poster must of left their logic button unchecked that day.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sadeshmagic:
Do you have samsung kies installed on your pc?? Also can your phone be switched on? I mean does it power up?? If so I think you can backup your contacts n stuff....get kies on your pc
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chyer:
I recently switched from my GS2 (AT&T) to an unlocked GS3 (Verizon), but I couldn't find an APN listing to match my service so I used HiAPN to backup the settings from the old phone and used the same app to apply them to the GS3. It is now not allowing me to make or recieve phone calls, or even access the 4G network on AT&T. It says I'm trying to make international phone calls when I dial out, when I answer calls no one can hear me, but I can still text. I have the phone set to GLOBAL, should I set it to GSM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] djteotancolis:
1st thing to do is set it to Global mode! 2nd if you google AT&T apn you will find one around that you can add and 3rd you should not save a received call(Edit it to put the 1 after the plus sign) or call back after receiving a call as it doesnt input the number 1 after + so it makes it +(zip code)

And this phone only gets EDGE on AT&T
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hayden55:
I accidentally bricked my phone. All was well, Rooted, Cyanogenmod 10, twrp through goomanager. But when i tried to Flash a ktoonsez kernel for this device 4.2.2 aosp, it said failed and would not boot back up. All i can get is to the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!" screen. Basically im screwed anybody know how to unbrick her? shes only a day old. ;(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Odin the stock firmware.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hayden55:
old tylivequ
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] xBeerdroiDx:
2 questions: you're certain you can't boot into recovery? Can you tell me any specifics about the kernel (name/date/etc)?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hayden55:
ktoonsez kt747. AOSP JELLYBEAN 4.2 Linux 3.4 VERSIONS from the att version galaxy s4 forum. I checked and i was running 3.4 linux and cyanogenmod. Its the most recent as i downloaded an hour ago. Also, i had twrp 2.6 through goo manager. Cannot get to boot to it. Anything but the android download screen all i get is a little haptic feedback and a black screen
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hayden55:
culating humpSno
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RockRatt:
I hope you get it figured out. But let me tell you what I DID and had the same outcome with NO RECOVERY at all, black screen with vibrate only. So what your describing sounds EXACTLY what happened to mine.

So I was "TRYING" to make a custom splash screen as I had for my SGS3. (Which messed with the kernel). When I went to boot up after the flash it did the black screen with vibrate.

I COULD get into DOWNOIAD mode but not recovery at all. I tried for a few days. I was worried my battery would be getting low after trying for a few hours. I tried to plug it in and the battery came up but it acted like it was stuck and nothing would happen.

Next I tried to use Odin to flash back to MDL stock firmware. It would flash and said completed. But upon reboot same half/vibrate screen.

Next I tried MDB firmware. STILL a NO GO. I had to send it in for JTAG. I think they had some issues getting it working as well. It arrived on a Thursday, and they did not finish getting it to where their site showed it was completed for 8 days. Then it didn't get sent out for another day. It finally arrived at my house 10 days after they received it. But GLADLY they were able to fix it. So good luck to you. If you do have to resort to JTAG it cost me a total of $90, Almost $30 dollars for me to TWO DAY it to them. $60 for JTAG and rush delivery.

Sent from My Spiderman Themed I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Sorry to hear Odin didn't work. Odin does put the stock recovery on your phone in the correct partition if every thing goes correctly. But if your hard bricked Odin won't recovery the phone.

Try what Scott suggested but it's looking like jtag may be your best option at this point.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hayden55:
hell yeah this phone is hard bricked. But att was cool and let me return for a new one. Really no questions asked as long as you didnt damage it or get it wet. Rip to my first gs4. But the good thing is is that it should only take like 2 days to get a new one, because the first one shipped pretty quick. Thanks for all the help guys
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] nightly_shadow:
How to disable navbar and keep the statusbar?

I can't seem to find out how to do that on stock rom.

whenever I push this to build.prop

"qemu.hw.mainkeys=1"

.SystemUI always crashed and both navbar and statusbar disappear.

any idea whats wrong?
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] soyusado:
This might help you: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys&hl=es
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] nightly_shadow:
I really appreciate your suggestion, but I've already tried that apps too!

SystemUI still crashed, unable to show statusbar :crying:
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] tonyking:
Than no app can work for you becuase gmd's hide soft key does not modify any thing in system and build prop

let me know which rom u r using right now

btw did you tried fullscreen app in playstore it creates its own systemui bar so that you can recieve incoming call etc
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] nightly_shadow:
yeah, I've tried any possible apps to hide the navbar in stock ROM without removing the statusbar, but no luck.

Currently I'm on CM 10.1.2, using expanded desktop feature.

I'm trying to get some samsung stock apps for CM10 too!
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Clorush:
Hello, actually Stock Jelly Bean 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 would crash when you add the line to system/build.prop

I'm currently using JB 4.2.2 in this thread and the qemu.hq.mainkeys tweak worked :fingers-crossed:

But that's just on P3110, because I don't own the the others :p
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] nowoxi:
i have an ipaq and i wanted to unlock it. am not sure if the special xda rom will work on it if i should put it there.I need advice. should i put it. or does anyone have any idea how to!!!!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Rudegar:
no rom from 1 device can run on another brand or version of device
[HTC Sensation XL] madshark2009:
Hello guys ... I hope some one can give me a hand here

I was mad and slammed my SXL device in the ground and it messed up a lot of things ...

1-screen is broken like hell

2-black screen but there is small light coming out though and soft keys i feel they vibrate and when my sister called screen was with a little light and when I pulled the ring (I assumed that i pulled it...) and it worked i can talk but i cant see any picture but small light and the flash led works the volume keys and power key and charging slot need a bit push to work (the phone shape got like the phone ate too much fat its banded like its fat XD) though volume buttons arent working (as I said the part where those three things connected moved a bit and made the phone look like its fat)

and if you want pictures ill upload soon...

I just wanted to know what parts should I buy to replace and a guide to show me how to fix (with amount of money I need to buy the parts)

OR how much will it cost me if i took it to an expert and told him to fix it ??

please replay As soon as you see the thread :)
[General Questions and Answers] gc84245:
Get yourself a vpn provider and a disposable us phone number :)
[General Questions and Answers] ShadowLea:
Some services are USA only, true. Google Play Music, Hardware shop, Video store... But Google Play Store's games are available in pretty much 90% of the world.

If the basic play store apps are not available in your country,

blame your government,

not Google. They're the ones banning Google from selling their apps to you.
[General Questions and Answers] gc84245:
I don't think it's the government. If anything, blame the makers of the app/service for not making it available in your country.
[General Questions and Answers] ShadowLea:
Google Maps is available everywhere... Except when the government blocks it.
[General Questions and Answers] gc84245:
True, but other Google services are not. Google Play Music for example is not available in Canada.

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Google voice is another good example. I would love to have that here in Canada.
[General Questions and Answers] ShadowLea:
Did I not just say that Google Play Music is USA only? :confused:
[General Questions and Answers] SpookyTunes:
Blame the "Record Labels" and the copyright laws for Google Play Music,

and the greedy Telecom giants for "Google Voice"

FWIW, Google Voice calls to Canada are free, and once you have an account, it works from anywhere (Montreal, Paris, etc.)

Try a free US proxy to create a Gmail account and add Google Voice.
[General Questions and Answers] ROFLkopter:
In England we've recently had more of the Google Play Service stuff released here. Play Magazines were made available a few months ago, TV shows were made available recently, Play Games is available and Google Play Music Access All Areas is now available too. It may take a while sometimes but they usually end up coming eventually.
[General Questions and Answers] gc84245:
Thanks for the tip, I've already done that. Unfortunately I can't get a Canadian number though, so unless everyone I know does the same thing then they would have to pay long distance to call me.

As for it being blocked by the telecoms, I see no evidence of that. Actually, Dell offers something similar and its very useful, although there are not many area codes available.

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Maybe I misinterpreted you, I thought you were talking about apps on the Google Play store, not specifically Google-made apps. A lot of apps are only available in the U.S. For that I blame the developers, not Google.
[General Questions and Answers] ShivaDiva:
But again, you can't really dump too hard on the devs either if it's still restricted and tied up based on crazy international governments' restrictions.
[General Questions and Answers] gc84245:
In most cases there are no government restrictions. I can't blame the developers in most cases though, that's their prerogative. I'm just surprised that even some of the big developers like Microsoft make their products US only.
[General Questions and Answers] ShivaDiva:
Hmm, should it really surprise you w/ MS, though?? (lol)

But if it makes you feel any better, it's not like MS does all that good of a job for some of it's products in its own home market either.....sooo, yeah, I don't see them doing wonders internationally when they can't even nail, at times, domestically. :p

Even if there's not government restrictions, per se, in some cases, I would still imagine that there are still some international 'logistics'/red tape behind the scenes that could still probably give most devs a bit of headache to bother w/ (hardware/software support, localization/translation, etc.).
[General Questions and Answers] gc84245:
Agree completely, that's why I cut them some slack ;)

As for Microsoft, I agree again, there's no way I'm paying $100/year for Office when there are so many free alternatives.
[General Questions and Answers] SpookyTunes:
Google Voice was originally Grand Central and was available in Canada. I have heard Google Canada Employees have Google Voice with Canada numbers. Some have reported that they were able to sideload the Android GV apk, and validate their Canadian mobile number. Others claim they got US GV numbers and then ported over Canadian numbers. No idea if this actually works, but worth a shot.

Most feel the carriers (Bell, Rogers, Tellus) who would lose revenue from lost calls to the USA and International bypassing them.

Google Wallet worked just fine on my old Nexus S after I sideloaded it. T-Mobile (and AT&T and Verizon) had Google block it in the Market to force users to use ISIS, which generates revenue for them. So even in the US, we have to deal with app blocking.
[General Questions and Answers] bluesn0w:
Try to use vpn or market changer (need root)
[HTC Desire X] Steffen_2009:
Hi all,

I am not a developer at all, but I really like your creations here .

I updated to JB 3.4.0 and I haven't been able to find or create a cifs.ko or md4.ko

Does anybody know how to compile it and would share it here ?

Is there any kernel which already has cifs.ko support ?

Thanks for any help ... :confused:
[HTC Desire X] Will_Xda:
Hey i see your New here but can you Try posting in the right section, you should ask a mod to move thread to Q&A

Sent from my HTC Desire X
[HTC Desire X] Steffen_2009:
Yes, well, my question is about compiling/developing for Desire X.

If a Q & A section is better ... , so please moderater move it there.

Has someone the compiled files for Desire X ?

Or knows how to compile them and would share a download link ?

Would be a dream ...have been looking for it for hours now.

The cifs.ko and md4.ko allow cifs (samba, windows) allow network shares

to be mounted and viewable as local media on our Desire Xs.
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[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] harigavara:
+ 10 for ur work on dual phones broooo.waiting for night holor ultimate tommarow.

wil try this rom nw
[Nexus 4 General] DirgeExtinction:
It sucks to hear such horrible news. :(

http://androidandme.com/2013/08/devices/new-nexus-7-may-not-get-factory-images-due-to-legal-issues-jbq-leaves-aosp-over-it/
[Nexus 4 General] simms22:
yea :crying:

and hes a really nice guy too. i hope life treats him the very best.
[Nexus 4 General] aimcr7:
Sad day for android and for open source community. :'(
[Nexus 4 General] Lownita:
Google has to get things right or they are betraying themselves and the aosp community. How can they build a device without knowing about this before. Either they don't give a **** or are stupid.

Tapatalked from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] CoolApps:
We are sure going to miss him. :(

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I am currently talking to JBQ via Twitter about the builds and somehow there is over 5 Android 4.3 builds.
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
Can't Google just buy Qualcomm so we can put this to bed?
[Nexus 4 General] Scottyfer:
They knew about this beforehand, they had issues getting the proprietary junk from Qualcomm for the N4. The sad part is there isn't really a viable competitor to the Snapdragon series that doesn't have the same problems.
[Nexus 4 General] turydios:
google lately not doing things right :(
[Nexus 4 General] Fatherboard:
Could you please explain to a n00b like me, why & what is this all about?

Thanks.
[Nexus 4 General] jkoljo:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/07/aosp-maintenance-head-leaves-role-in-wake-of-open-source-issues/
[Nexus 4 General] Zainiak:
He seemed to really care, sucks to see him go
[Nexus 4 General] Fatherboard:
So what's probably behind this thing? that Qualcomm is unable to provide working software to their hardware?
[Nexus 4 General] rasengan82:
Basically Qualcomm not providing the GPU drivers.
[Nexus 4 General] Fatherboard:
The Adreno is a Qualcomm brand, though. I wouldn't expect ATI-AMD to release a new driver for my GTX 660.
[Nexus 4 General] markd0wn:
It looks like JBQ implied that the reason is similar to whatever caused Google to remove the Nexus 4 images back in December. Back then, it was rumored to be due to Nexus 4 having the LTE option before it was removed. We know an LTE-enabled Nexus 7 is coming, so it could be related to that as well.
[Nexus 4 General] sarkozy:
There are two sides to every story. Bear in mind this is also the individual that is responsible for the botched release of Android 4.3 for the Nexus 4.
[Nexus 4 General] XxLostSoulxX:
Botched?
[Nexus 4 General] Fatherboard:
He's probably referring to JWR build instead of JSS.
[Nexus 4 General] TeutonJon78:
It is pretty sad when the lead of AOSP feels forced to go because of all the BS legal wrangling.

And frankly, shame on Google for not getting this worked out YET AGAIN before launching a device. The whole point of the nexus line is a showcase for developers, and if the developers can't get the access to the files to restore their devices, then that point becomes moot.
[Nexus 4 General] galaxys:
Bummer for all...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @xDeepS:
I have the i9500 variant and my friend who has a note 2 asked if I wanted to trade. I know Note 3 is very near so even if I get the Note 2 I'd have to sell it instantly. I am on vacation in India and checked the prices.

Galaxy S4's, new ones cost about 35,000INR. Used ones sell for about 30,000INR.

Note 2's sell for 31,000INR. Used Note 2's sell at about 18,000INR.

I checked how iPhone was doing and saw.

iPhone 4S 16GB, new costs about 25,000 and used costs 20,000.

iPhone 4 16GB, new costs about 37,000INR and used for about 35,000INR.

So I am in a dilemma. I have about $60 worth of accessories with my S4 which I'd obviously giveaway. I do not wanna invest 10,000 more and buy a current highend device. I am eyeing the Xperia Z and Xperia Z Ultra but they say the display isn't nice. And Sony resale/support isn't good. HTC One is nice too but I think its expensive and HTC isn't good with updates.

So what should I do? How much should I sell my Galaxy S4 for? My friends offering me the Note 2 AND 15,000INR. So can anyone tell me how much would a 2 month old used Note 2 sell for?

Should I do it? If so, what should I replace my S4 with. I am thinking to get iPhone 4S and wait till Note 3 is out and sell iPhone 4S for Note 3.

I chose Apple cause they have good resale prices. I am thinking about getting the Nexus 4 too.. are their resale prices good too? betting on Nexus is risky as Google does price cuts wayyy often and there hasn't been a new Nexus in a while.

I need a good temporary phone that will sell well in about 3-4 months.

Opinions?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
Note 2 is a bit of a niche phone. A lot of people can't deal with the size so obviously the s4 will have better resale value.

Unless there is a reason you don't want the s4 anymore then I'd just stick with that.

-- Sent from the mighty Note 2 --
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im4eversmart:
If i were you, id stick to my S 4 till the note 3's up for grabs.price wise, i see the galaxy s 4 price is still high tho it was released few months ago.But its your call mate, decide what suits you best.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @xDeepS:
I guess I'll keep S4. Note 2 internals are bad too... but for some reason it is tempting.

I do love my S4 though.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aussie2sweden:
Silentrazor why are you even comparing prices? If you have issues with your phone cool.. Why sell your high spec phone for older tech?