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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] h_khan:
i had the same issue. im running the same s4 on koodo/telus. how i got it to work took a while but it fixed the problem. full back up through recovery but i wasnt gona use it..i only had it for safety. used titanium to back up all the apks. then grabbed a stock rom from the Canadian stock roms page and used odin to flash it. rooted and added recovery (twrp). downloaded my rom to the sd, wiped everything and installed the rom. once done then used titanium to restore the apks. im still learning the basics to all this so in no way am i an expert and theres probably a better way around all this but this is what worked for me. maybe it helps who who knows :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jproy12:
Yea, I had done this before, but I'm giving it another shot tonight to see if it'll fix my problem for good...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jproy12:
Still having the same problem... Running out of ideas :(:(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Talabis:
I was having a similar problem to your's. I found the cause of my issue. It was TWRP 2.6.0.0. More specifically, it was using TWRP 2.6 to format my /data partition. After doing some trouble shooting, I found that my /data partition was the cause of my S4 hanging at the S4 splash screen. Like you, I was able to get into Android on the first boot, but if I tried to reboot, I was get stuck at the splash screen. So, long story short (solution), I restored one of my nandroid backups, got into Google Play, downloaded ROM Manager and installed CWM. I used CWM to format my /data partition and ONLY my /data partition. Once I did this, I rebooted my phone. Android loaded, I had to go through the initial setup process since I formatted the /data partition, but after this, I was able to reboot my phone 5 times in a row without issue and shut down twice with no problems booting back up.

Here is my thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45448596#post45448596

There's a bit of reading. Hope this helps.

So my issue was caused by TWRP 2.6.0.0 and using it to format my /data partition.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] h_khan:
i think the rom is the cause of this issue. i myself am running goldeneye rom which is the best rom ive used so far...perfectly balanced performance and battery life. id definitely recommend it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jproy12:
Thanks, I'll give that a try, but it seems like this is/was my problem, is your problem fixed for good now? No getting stuck on the "boot screen"?

I've been running Slim for a year now, and won't go back to anything else, it's stable and fast, I doubt it's a ROM problem, but a recovery problem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] h_khan:
i think you're right. a problem with the recovery makes more sense.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jproy12:
So it seems like this wasn't exactly my problem... I've reverted back to stock and I'm doing a couple shutdowns and reboot and see if I still get stuck at the splash screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jproy12:
I've been doing reboots and shutdowns on the "stock" rom and "stock" recovery, and all is good, so I can rule out the fact that it's the phone and it's hardware issues...

Now, just need to figure out the actual problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Talabis:
So far so good. I rebooted many times since I made the post in this thread. Haven't got stuck on the splash screen yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jproy12:
I'm still having the problem, being on either the TWRP, CWM or Philz recovery, so I'm really not sure what it could be. I'm on the latest modem and still have the problem, is none else having these issues?

I'm getting annoyed and really want to get this fixed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] emckai:
I think any ROM built on AOSP or CyanogenMod have this issue. It's already a known issue to CM.

Use CWM and you'll have to deal with it less.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jproy12:
I've never seen anyone really mentionning this for the Galaxy S4 from my numerous searches...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] emckai:
If you look in the cyanogenmod thread, it's located in the known bug (post #2)

Any custom roms built on top of CM10 will probably have this issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jproy12:
You are right! I guess it's one of those bugs, just never noticed anyone really mentioning anything about it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] emckai:
Yeah, but I don't think its a big deal anyway. How many times do you turn off your phone and turn it back on in a day?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Agent:
If it happens again, wipe Delvik Cache, and wipe cache. More than likely it will boot and nothing on your phone will be removed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jproy12:
I reboot a couple times a day...

Yea, when I do a wipe Dalvik and Cache and Fix Permissions, it usually boots up just fine...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] numbere:
I'm running slimbean and twrp 2.5.0.2 on my s4 and experience this problem. However, not on my nexus 7 running slimbean and twrp 2.6.3

If the bootup hangs then reboot to recovery use the option in the lower right to reboot recovery again. Then use the option in the lower right to boot system. This works every time for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jproy12:
Thanks, I'll keep that noted! At least I'm not the only one experiencing this, I've done numerous testing and all is still the same
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] emckai:
I never had the need to do that. If it got stuck at the Samsung boot logo, all I did was hold down the power button for 10 seconds to turn it off and turned it back on. Works just fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] vxneko:
I had a similar problem with Slimbean 4.3 build 1 (except the power button fiddling didn't get me to boot at all). I was on Slimbean 4.2.2 build 8 with TWRP 2.5.0.2. The 4.3 flash and the first boot went fine but that was it: no subsequent reboots. Just stuck on the S4 logo.

I updated to the latest TWRP but that did not work either: still stuck on the S4 logo.

Some on the forums suggested Odin back to stock and re-root/recovery to fix the data partition that TWRP supposedly corrupted but I didn't need to.

I used TWRP to flash the OUDHS recovery. OUDHS flashed Slimbean 4.3 without issues and I've rebooted a bazillion times since then without issues.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tharindudjs:
Hi !

This is my first post here and I wish you could help me

I have Samsung Galaxy Young Duos GT-S6312

It runs Android JB 4.1.2 and I've rooted it.

So, the problem is that I lost my mind and tried to increase my mobile RAM by following the instructions you can find by searching for these words

how-to-increase-ram-of-samsung-galaxy-young-duos-s6312

but the only thing I've got is that

RAMDUMP Mode

(ARM9 mode)

and when I try to access recovery mode I got that

fsa reset!!

fsa init!!

FSA INFO

cont = 0x1e

int1 = 0x01 int2 = 0x00

dtype1 = 0x04 dtype2 = 0x00

manual1 = 0x00 manual2 = 0x00

Saying it in another way, I can't access even the recovery mode or the download mode and the only mode I got is ramdump mode.

when I try to flash the Odin is stuck in SetupConnection satate doesn't go any firther

I hope you could help me.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] adamvanner:
coming from a note 1, Im a little shocked to see just how badly compressed the ZU's camera is.. I dont care about the lack of flash, but the colour is terrible and i often cant see a great improvement from VGA res photos to "8mp" (actually apparently only 7mp.. and only 4:3) .. im clinging to the fact that its the jpg compression that is causing the majority of the lacking detail (looks very much like it) and that an update somewhere along the line will let you save as fine quality or ideally TIF / RAW
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SpyderTracks:
I haven't actually got the phone yet but have seen a lot of reviews on this topic and they all agree with you... I think your right that they have rushed out the phone to early adopters to beta test if you like before releasing to the western markets. I'm pretty sure there'll be an update with in a month that improves camera, screen issues as well as Sony app crashes.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Taco Jackson:
It's completely the JPG compression. At 8MP setting, the resolution is 3264x2448. That would be a 22 meg uncompressed file. The photos the ZU takes are 1.5 megs as a JPG. They're way overcompressed and show ridiculous amounts of artifacting. Why do they do this? What year is this? Are we concerned about a 5 meg photo?

My guess is some marketing / support execs decided they didn't want to take support calls for people trying to email a few 5meg JPEGs so they just crank it up to heavily compressed so the files are 1 meg and email easily without any conversion.

I just hate that everything has to be decided based on the lowest common denominator of idiots. Clearly though, that's what's happened here because the camera sensor is probably not bad.

It will be funny when people are all excited to buy Honami because of the 21mp sensor but the final JPGs will be compressed to ****.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rockky:
Yeah, after 2-3 weeks with this, a coming to love it in general, fact is the camera will have me off to the Note 3... Silly Sony.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] calinormy:
Lenovo super camera....a lot better jpg's . Works with xzu.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] adamvanner:
i tried this but always got "the camera is in use, close apps using it" .. even directly after a boot.. (I also read reports of v3.5 containing trojans) which version did you try?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
The XZU has a camera? Wow, it's so far down my list of priorities, I guess I just didn't notice.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SWFlyerUK:
I was actually impressed with the camera on this smartphone. So much better than my Xperia T on color reproduction and noise reduction.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] IAmBrock:
I feel like the camera is really good in light but useless in low light. I love my phone but I may buy something like the galaxy camera or if the qx10 gets a larger holder I would buy that.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
so is this truly a software bug and can it fixed by sony
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hansip87:
I myself don't bother too much with great camera quality on a smartphone.. Nowadays, it's about capturing the moment rather than checking every pixel out of a picture.. If you are really into such a thing, those QX series is a great addition i guess :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Dreadingdawn:
Hey asone great pics I have taken with the Z Ultra

http://imgur.com/a/karNr
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] keithleyson:
I think Sony is using a cheap sensor on the XZU. The pictures are just plain ugly comparative to older phone cameras. The worst picture taken from my HTC Butterfly looks way better than the best picture taken by my XZU.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jnocomski:
I'm contented with how the picture that I took with my XZU turned out. Maybe because I am not a "photographer" :laugh:

Note: Photos were cropped and I just encircled some parts of it, as I used them in reporting something at work. No filter done though!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] keithleyson:
From the pics you posted you can clearly (or not) notice the lack of detail. It looks like a collage. Compare that to the photo from my HTC Butterfly at the same 8MP.

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jnocomski:
Like I said, I'm contended with it, collage or whatever. Not that meticulous on photos. That's just me though.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] cenkaetaya:
The quality... is pretty bad.

My Galaxy Note 2 camera is much much better.

The quality is so bad that even for a basic photo of friends it doesnt do.

Like the other guy said, if you take a photo of a whiteboard at college, or at a presentation it comes out so bad that you can barely see whats on it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
I don't know how you people are managing to screw things up so bad with the camera. It's no Lumia 1020, but it's really not that bad if you don't use the standard Sony app. Or even if you do, it's fine so long as you don't zoom in. Not sure how you're going to claim it's not good enough for casual pictures of friends. I find it had to believe there are so many photography enthusiasts out there all of a sudden. Before I had a smartphone, I didn't own a camera at all, and I know many people for whom this is also true. I suspect this is the case for many users. Any camera is better than no camera.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
common man the pictures are really bad and i wish this is just a software issue, as I love this phone and wish at least it takes good pictures but really the pictures are bad, can someone maybe contact sony and ask them so that we can get this to rest and keep wishing for things that might never improve
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
How are they bad? Can you explain what you don't like, or are you just jumping on the photography bandwagon which has become so popular lately and saying it's bad because that's what other people are saying? Use an aftermarket camera app like FV-5. Yes, there is too much compression and too-aggressive noise reduction in the stock app, but there are ways around this, and if you're as serious about photography as you seem to want people to think you are, then you should have no problem availing yourself of these methods. If you want, I can post another pic or two demonstrating that, while the XZU's camera will not be winning any awards, it does not deserve even half of the hand-wringing that goes on here. Really, I guarantee that the quality of your Facebook pictures does not matter to people nearly as much as you think.

If you want great pictures, get a real, dedicated camera. If you don't have one, don't pretend that you're really that concerned with image quality.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] cenkaetaya:
Does anyone know if Camera quality will be improved?

I love this phone but i am on the verge of returning it due to the camera. I cannot even take a photo and show it to anyone because the quality is soooo bad that its literally embarrassing to show that i have a 700$ phone that takes photos of worse quality then phones from 5 years ago.

Seriously my Xperia X1 from 4 years ago with a 3.2 MP camera takes better quality photos then this phone.

The photos are simply AWFUL and if the room isnt well lit then the quality is just a joke. They make my Galaxy Note 2 photos look like they were taken with an SLR. I have had Note 2 for a year and i have used it for all my photo needs, i never even think about it, i take a photo and it comes out great 95% of the time.

With this phone taking a photo just makes me feel depressed.

I dont know how Sony managed to let this through. Every photo that is taken if you zoom in even the slightest bit the photo just looks like a complete mess.

I cant even take a photo of my wife in our room because looking at the photo just makes me pissed off.

Also I tried using the FX Camera which someone suggested, and have tried a few other camera apps but that has not made any different.

is this really just a software issue that will get solved? I would really love to have this phone and i love everything about it except this.

EDIT: like above you note "if you are serious about photography you can..." I just want to open the camera app, click "take photo" and have it look good. Thats it, and the last 4 phones i have had all did that.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angel.grin:
I agree that quality of pictures taken by the XZU is very bad even compared to my China android phone which has 8mp also.. Tsktsk
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
what i hate most is hypocrite people, why are u dis-crediting a reality simply put the camera wether stock camera or camera apps from playstore suck big big big time, you defending that the pics are good will do us no good except increasing the number of people who will ridicule u
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] cenkaetaya:
At this point i think if i dont get a clear answer from Sony that this is a software issue and it will be greatly improved I will be returning the phone.

I cant live another 1-2 years being unable to take a single photo of my friends / family / or anything. I dont even use the camera that much, but i am not going to carry around a camera just so i can take an occasional photo. I already let them get away with no LED which is a huge missing feature.. but this...

folks buying this phone should be made aware, using the word "bad" is misleading because it makes you think its better then it is.

if Sony could make an official statement that would be great.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] :
People bought this phone for the camera, really? I didn't and it's not even as bad as people make it out to be.

I took a picture before on a paper and it was readable. Taking pics in full daylight looks okey to me?

Returning such an amazing phone for a bad camera sounds weird. The camera is just something thats there because what would you do if you need to scan tags or whatever.

People who wanted a better camera, why didn't you get the Z1? How can anyone care about the camera on a large phone. Do you take your tablet with you on your photograph session?

I will get the Z1 tomorrow :good: and I will use my Ultra as media device.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angel.grin:
Ofcourse we bought it with all its features right?? Who would buy a phone without looking at all of its features? also I was expecting it to be good especially from a company with a reputation in cameras.

Sorry for saying this but it's because of customers like you companies get away with issues such as this. Instead of giving feedback you just praise them for giving such crap. Sony will be like, "Ok in the next XZU let's put the same camera let's make it even more diabolical, the customers don't even care what we put in there more money for us lol and they will even buy a second phone for just the camera double lol".

Don't get me wrong I love my ZU, it's just that your paying for a flagship level device. It's expected to be as good as or better than cheap entry level phones.

Anyway I hope this can be fixed through software :banghead:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
I'd be careful calling people hypocrites. No one is being hypocritical here, and we are not denying reality. What is happening is that you have no idea what context is and thus you have unrealistic expectations. Here are some random pictures I have taken with the XZU, just testing out the camera (pay no attention to all the trash in my car):

http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y349/ryanpmcc/DSC_0018.jpg

http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y349/ryanpmcc/DSC_0013.jpg

http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y349/ryanpmcc/DSC_0009.jpg

Now I'm going to level with you: none of these are really anything to write home about. But are they really THAT bad? Do these not look good enough to post on some bull**** social media page? Is it really worth all the moaning? To cenkaetaya: you "can't live" another 1-2 years without being able to take pictures of your friends and family? Being a bit dramatic, aren't we? Again, if photography is this important to you, buy a real camera. There are decent point-and-shoots available for not really that much, even less if you get them used or refurbished. If you are not willing to carry a camera to get the good pictures that you supposedly can't live without, then what does that tell you?

To angelgrin: you are being way too dramatic, as well. Letting Sony "off the hook" for this camera is not enabling poor cameras in phones, anymore than not holding fast food chains to the same standards as exclusive Manhattan restaurants is enabling shoddy food. Again, the problem here is your inability to discern context and thus, to form realistic expectations. To paraphrase Bill Maher, "if you go to Burger King and the food sucks, it's not reasonable to get all mad about it." Like it or not, the condition of the market right now is that there is an expectation that tablets will have worse cameras than phones. This phone is, in addition to being only 6.5 mm thick, practically a tablet. Would you be pissed off if you found out the camera on the new Nexus 7 sucks (I don't know if it does or not, haven't used one)? So no, this phone is NOT expected to have a better camera than other phones by reasonable people.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angel.grin:
Ok maybe I exaggerated a bit. I am not pissed off about the camera because I already accepted that it's just not as good as my China phone which is 1/4 the price. it's just that why are some people defending this? And accept it as it is? And saying go buy another phone to provide a good camera for you lol. Or use it as a tablet as it is a tablet. What?? Lol anyway different people different perspectives in consumer products some just accept some criticize to have a better or have improvements in the product the next time around or some are just too rich to have so many gadgets.

Anyway I already emailed Sony regarding this a few weeks back but no response was given. Atleast I've done my part. It's for all XZU users anyway were all gonna benefit from the improvements in the future anyway so why not help out.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
The main reason I'm defending it it because I believe that, at least on this site, this camera has gotten slagged WAY more than it deserves. Think of it like: there's a burglar, who has been convicted. Everybody knows he's a burglar. Now someone is unjustifiably accusing him of murder 1, and slandering him. I'm like, "Whoa guys, this dude may be a jerk, and he's obviously a criminal, but he's no murderer." This camera is certainly no award winner--I'm not arguing that it's one of the better cameras in a phone this year, but I just don't think it's as bad as some are making it out to be. And anyway, the rest of this phone is so great, it sort of offends me that people think they deserve all this PLUS the best camera on the market all for $700.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] :
Sorry but no? The ZU is not marketed as a camera device now is it? It's not a "feature". The camera is there because it would be weird not putting one in. It's not a marketed feature as the camera on the Z1.

And yes you exaggerated, I'm not the reason at all because I didn't buy my ZU expecting a good camera, you and the rest did. But feel free to explain how the in the world I am the reason for not caring about a phone camera?

So yea, I find it extremely silly creating a petition and crying about a camera not even marketed being a good one like the Z1. Still, why did people buy the ZU if they want a good camera?

Looking at the pictures some people have taken from this thread they look okey to me for a tackon camera?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angel.grin:
ok, its enough, move on there's no point in arguing. :angel:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ninjazx6:
I sell my ultra for the poor quality in the camera and I take galaxy note 3. Note 3 has better camera features but in the end of the day the overall feeling is that the ultra works far better in everything.

Note 3 has many problems out of the box. Now I m gonna sell my note and take back my favorite ultra. I am searching a solution for the camera
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] :
You sold your Ultra for something that it isn't marketed to do and got a Note 3 with horrible display like all samsung phones :D. This is why I left Samsung after so many years. Sony is my new master :good:

Solution to the camera, get the Z1?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hamdogg:
wow... thats an expensive maneuver you did just there. But yes Samsung have fallen far.... (only because they were at the top for a little while)

The solution may come in the XZU case/ adapter for the QX10/100..... I believe it will come.