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[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrovic.ad:
hy,

im not sure if im doing something wrong but the google appstore is very incoherent, i dont even want to mention the other stores.

i was trying for example, to find resident evil 4 on the samsung store but found streetfighter 4 instead witch i cannot find on the google store nor anywhere.

streetfighter 4 was, by all sources on google first only exclusive for LG devices and then was expanded to some devices in japan, so i shouldnt even see it.

but alright thats the samsung store i dont expect much of that anyway .. but the google store is the same crap basically.

i go on my samsung s4 in the appstore app i press the menu button and select my apps and i got two tabs one says installed the other all.

on the installed tab i should see all apps installed on my device regardless if i got them from the samsung store or any other source i could have also downloaded an apk and installed it manually.

the i open my browser and go to the google app store .. what do i got there? i have on the left a link to my apps now i am supposed to get all my apps listed there ... and also one has that little gear icon witch is there for settings on it there is an option saying MY ORDERS that lists everything i ever purchased from the google appstore.

now the issue is that in the list of my apps on the browser i dont have the same items as on the list that the mobile app store gives me i am missing believe it or not even GOOGLE VOICE SEARCH witch appears on my mobile.

now the most retarded thing about this hole thing is that i got on my device in the all tap listed 2 samsung apps witch are the SAMSUNG HUB and PHOTO EDITOR when i go into details on both i get a message saying this app is not compatible with your device.

i cannot find neither of these apps on the google app store when i use the search embeded in the store app.

if this is really the android system then i take a crap on it. IS IT SO HARD TO MAKE THING COHERENT... I CANNOT IMAGINE ANYTHING SIMPLER IN THE HOLE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANDROID SYSTEM. i dont want to get thrown to by all this trash produced by a bunch of different standards different appstores but as you can see also within each store itselt.

I SO REGREAD BUYING THE S4 ILL NEVER CHANGE FROM APPLE AGAIN.

is it really so that in the process of developing a system like android google or samsung or whoever just says ok ... we developed all the core stuff we dont care about the UI just get the thing ready for sale
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electro`:
I've never had problems with it. Try re-installing it.

Edit: Judging by your lack of spelling and such, I'm assuming you're from a different country. That also affects what's available in the Play Store.

Complain about Samsung's App Store to Samsung and complain about Amazon's App Store to Amazon.

Writing an essay *****ing about everything isn't going to fix everything.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrovic.ad:
im not *****ing you are just blind or occupied with your playstation or something these are real issues and *****ing is the only thing one has left when GOOGLE AND SAMSUNG ... giant companies, are to stupid to make things as they should but i rather believe that they dont mind about costumers.

if you say that you have no issues, than maybe you havent checked all the stuff i mentioned above i allready took into account the fact that not all aps are available in all countries on the google appstore not sure if its the same on samsungs store.

i checked all spelling before posting really dont know where you found misspelled words

another thing is that i cannot find google magazines but i can find google books witch is just ridiculous... i want to throw out.

google is in everything they make incoherent and lackish.

i have no idea what is so hard about it but apple seems to be the only electronics company out there that can be trusted trully.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kyuta Syuko:
Unfortunately that's not how Google Play works. It's only going to show you what you installed via Google Play because those are they only ones it can determine you legally own. Same goes for the Amazon App store.

Google Play Web has always had issues displaying my apps. I think that's more of a limitation of the Web Developer and/or what they're using.

The issue you're having with the apps not being compatible with your device isn't Google Play's fault but the app developer's fault as they flag what the app is and isn't compatible with.

Funny how you mention Apple does it better but you have to remember there's only one maker of the iPhone so there's no worries about compatibility while there are many makers of Android Phones so compatibility's going to be an issue.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrovic.ad:
Thats exactly right my friend these dudes dont even care to make a unique standard for everyone to follow like if thats a problem they cant handle ... just that we are stupid and buy their crap. I made that mistake the last time I cant believe I got myself convinced that android could be even close to apple even the sound quality is superb on iphone earpieses CAN ANYONE JUST BELIEVE THIS CRAP I CANT FOR SUR... and the thing why I cant believe it is because it is like the easyest thing to do.

Last videogame I played on pc, I couldnt setup the freacking controls for my gamepad right LIKE IF THATS A BIG DEAL ... ****ING MONKEYS
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electro`:
Why are you taking this as an attack? For your information, I don't even own a gaming console. Obviously you're not checking your spelling well enough. Anyway, All those app stores don't tie into each other because they don't share records. I really don't see what the point of this thread was to be honest.

If you're really that dissatisfied quit complaining and go to an iPhone and deal with the issues they have.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Murasaki no Kaze:
well yeah, if you knew which were misspelled you probably would've fixed 'em when initially typing.

Here's some help though:

should be "Hi" with an I.

Technically that's spelled correctly, but the word you want is "which" not witch.

Again... which.

Again, correct, yet wrong. "whole" not "hole".

Embedded.

WHOLE.

itself. With an F.

REGRET

This is the reason I think he's mad. Like only having repos to discover there are other things out there. Wonder how he'd flip on windows lol

Android is about Open Source. Unlike macs proprietary world, android wants you to have the freedom of choice. Unfortunately this means everyone wants to be a choice. There's no reason to try out a million markets. You can usually find what you need in 1. If not, use a search engine, not other markets. Just easier that way.

like spell "sure" and "easiest"?

Lol, sorry, couldn't help myself.

The reason (again) why you might get better sound quality on apple products is because that's 1 company. Android has a ton of different people all trying to be better than the last guy. So they change the way streams sent or how hardware renders or they make a cheap product to make a quick buck. That's a free world, where people are allowed to be cheated, but also where they are allowed to go elsewhere.

Remember, if you own apple...

Apple owns YOU!

:p

This is about windows now?

The best thing to do if you're having trouble is ask. No need to rant or attack companies that aren't reading this.

Just say "hey guys, having trouble finding this for my device which is s4 for this provider. Btw I'm in <country name>, thanks"

This'll help you find what you need.

Also, if you're confused about why markets don't seem synced, ask "how come phone play store shows x apps and web store on pc shows y?"

We're glad to help, but you gotta make the problem clear and not sound like we're telemarketers who called you at dinnertime ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kyuta Syuko:
It's not that they don't it's that they can't. They released Android as an open source project for anyone to use as they see fit. Besides if they attempted to dictate to companies how they had to build their phones and that they all had to be clones of all the others then no one would make them. It is because they're allowed to make their phones they way they want that Android based phones hold more market share than the iPhone.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrovic.ad:
youve got to be a WIERDO noticeing all this small errors wich noone even cares.

the next time i draw pictures for you so everything is clear for you, youve got to read between the lines my friend to get to the real problem.

i believe thats why you bought an android in the first please because youre so surfacing all the time and dont get to the point.

what is that fraze supposed to mean i really wounder APPLE OWNS YOU, maybe they restrict me somehow? i dont know but i know that google restricts me with their crap inconsistent system and if they cant even make their own software nice than its not a problem with cross platforming.

if they compete with each other then they should make thinks better not worse I MEAN WHERE DID YOU PEOPLE LIVE... ON THE MOON?

AGAIN THE ONLY COMPANY OUT THERE THAT IS COMMERCIAL ... AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IS APPLE

if you think youre free because you can edit the system files on your phone then are you blind as a rat .. thats exactly why you are more constrained.

you have the choice to design stuff for example the UI. like anyone is capable to design thinks as they like, at the end they design crap for sure.

look on the other hand at ios 7 BEAUTIFUL i dont want to change a thing on that one ITS SECURE ITS BEAUTIFUL ITS MOST IMPORTANT ITS COHERENT.

APPLE RULES.

THEY PUT A QUALLCOM PROCESSOR IN THE S4 BUT AS THE DID WITH THE OTHER SOFTWARE THEY HAVE I BET THE CORE SOFTWARE ON THE ANDROID IS JUST AS FULL OF UNBELIEVABLE BULL**** MISTAKES AS EVERYWHERE ELSE AND I BET THESE EAT BATTERY LIFE AS WELL.

for example i wouldn't be surprised with this idiots considering their WORK so far, that android does not communicate with all wifi routes the same way it maybe BRAND DEPENDENT PFFFF.

unbelievable idiots but again what a contrast to apple like apple is the only serious company out there
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrovic.ad:
you got some good points there but.. apple ipad i the best apple earpods are the best apple laptops are the best so why would i want to choose something else.

i gurantee you that aple knows that the policy about their products is takeing them a bit portion of the market BUT they dont see any other way to guarantee you quality.

and the reason people change so much firmware is .. bad android on ios i wouldnt even want to change anything nor do i care to do things other than intended.

best way to save yourself from bad products is not to even get them and not buy them and then try to change them...
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cederic:
I disagree.

I disagree.

I disagree.

That's really the question here, I feel; why did you get something besides an apple product in the first place if you are so sold on the apple systems? Clearly there was something about apple you didn't like enough that you ended up getting an android phone instead. You can't argue that apple is the only good choice since after all - you yourself admitted it wasn't by choosing something else in this instance.

That's absolute correct. Feel free to only buy great products in the future, even though you for some strange reason decided to buy something you considered "not great" in this case, and then came to a forum dedicated to changing it to complain about your mistake.

We're very sorry you don't appreciate the phone you bought. The simple solution is to sell it to someone who does and get an iphone instead. iPhones are great products, no doubt, and apparently they are perfect for what you need!

Good luck!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cfchong:
first u challenged people to find yr spelling mistakes...then u called people a weirdo when corrected. guess I am a weirdo too.

then u called people idiots...wonder who is the idiot here...sigh

---------- Post added at 10:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:05 PM ----------

now u even stand guarantee for aple
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kyuta Syuko:
This guy's either a complete moron or a troll and this thread should be locked either way. He obviously isn't here looking for help but to just bash on Android with an "I'm holier then thou" kind of attitude. If you love Apple so much how bout you just stfu and go find someone with an iPhone 5 that wants a S4 and trade with them if you can't exchange it where you bought it for one.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoctorProctor:
Posted on the GS4 forum too...and got flamed. Just a troll, IMHO!!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Murasaki no Kaze:
I like how the name ends in ".ad" almost as if he's flaunting his sheephood :p
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IMissPalmOS:
Actually, I don't think the OP is a troll - he is a frustrated user venting in the wrong place to the wrong people. The OP is mad because he is used to the "it just works" feeling that Apple provides. I can relate to his feelings.

I carried an iPhone for awhile. A 4S. And although I prefer my Android by far, there are a few things that Apple simply does better than anyone. One of them is quality control. As an example, "drive mode" on my current i537. On my S2 I used this all the time. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. No rhyme or reason except buggy Samsung software. When I got my i537, I figured they *must* have fixed drive mode by now... I was wrong. Two years and two versions later it *still* only works only when it feels like it. Apple *usually* would never ship such shoddy software (yes, I know about the maps fiasco, but that is an exception, not the rule with them). There are many other stupid little Samsung bugs on our phone. It is frustrating to have a device that would be just about perfect if they spent a little more time on quality control. I mean, I found some of these bugs less than an hour after booting up my phone for the first time. Makes me wonder how much testing Samsung actually did with this phone before they started shipping...
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Murasaki no Kaze:
That's what I thought at first, but instead of explaining his situation clearly (what he's looking for, what he's seeing) and actually asking for help he increases the animosity in his posts and adopts an "apple rulez you droolz!!!" attitude. That's when I decided he was a troll.

If he'd be clearer than "this sucks! Me no understand! I hate you bye!" Maybe he'd get a little more help. He's obviously never seen beyond what's in front of his nose and instead of trying to understand, he becomes angry. I can understand frustration, but there's no need to attack members, companies or anyone for that matter. If you don't understand something, you research, analyze, try a different angle and see what you learn. Not cry about it to whoever happens to stroll by.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrovic.ad:
exactly right friend but just think that if you can see already so many flaws on the surface just by booting up just think how many flaws there must be on the core programs, making youre device maybe vulnerable for attacks most of them noone probably notices because all google cares about is making things stable not necessarily right.

i just cant believe that even today only one company can be taken for serious and thats apple, i dont think that there has ever been a situation on any market in the world ever in history of mankind ... in economy that nobody cares to deliver a quality product besides one company but that everybody makes profit.

android is just a big prank that keeps itself on the surface by making false promises talking about functionality where there is basicly not so much functionality as they promise.

but what goes completely out of bounds and i cant understand at all is that this is absolutely no problem to fix.

software economy has obviously taken its own dynamic, going on a thin rope of false statements and cheap production i guess.

i have been in egypt this year for holiday and i would never go there again, but still i meet there people that came there for the 5th time i just couldn't believe my mind anymore ... unbelievable.

same counts for android some people just see the obvious and some just like crappy stuff maybe they like to suffer.. makes them feel better.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IMissPalmOS:
Like I said, I know how you feel. I'm a perfectionist myself and don't understand either why Samsung doesn't go just a bit further with their testing to work out some of the obvious bugs and flaws in their software. But what you or I might want is unfortunately irrelevant. Samsung hasn't asked for my opinion thus far, and I'd doubt they will anytime soon. So... We get to chose between Apple's relentless pursuit of perfection inside their strictly controlled "walled garden", or the "Wild West" of the Samsung/Android world. I'll take the later, bugs and all. If you chose to do the same, there are people here who will go far out of their way to help you with any issues that come up and only ask for coherency and politeness in return. Give it a try...
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deepam7325:
Recently i bricked my phone and recovered by flashing .257(indian) stock ftf using flashtool. Now i dont have ota update for .245 firmware. How should i update my phone to .245 firmware? Is there any other way other than flashing stock .245 using flashtool?

phone status: stock .257(rooted and cwm enabled with locked bootloader)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shubham.12:
flashing with flashtool is same as updating via PCC or SUS. Go for flashtool :)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prm593:
installing by flashtool is fast,simple,neat ..+1 from me aswell go for it.

happy flashing.:D
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr_1999:
Flashing with flashtool is the easiest way I feel, just keep in mind that YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD WILL BE WIPED!!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esloded:
As I do if my phone is in bootloop and now the flashtool does not recognize my phone in flash mode?? The phone lights up green and all but the flashtool does not pass the message "connect your phone in flash mode", the flash never initiates, before right mind had flashed a kernel for root, but now with the bootloop this does nothing.

What I can do?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
If u have the CWM Recovery (Tap Volume + in the first vibration) what u can do is go there and select:

- Shutdown your XSP

1. For flash using Flashtool ur phone have to be completely off

2. When Flashtool ask u "connect ur device" u have to press Volume - and connect ur USB. No before it ask u

3. Enjoy :cool:
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruchirtrehan:
Sometimes happen, small fix to it is restart your pc.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esloded:
Now it...

13/038/2013 00:38:41 - INFO - Start Flashing
13/038/2013 00:38:41 - INFO - Processing loader
13/038/2013 00:38:41 - INFO - Checking header
13/038/2013 00:38:41 - INFO - Ending flash session
13/038/2013 00:38:41 - ERROR - Error in processHeader : 1 : Función incorrecta.
13/038/2013 00:38:41 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted

I cant flash the rom, what is it??
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esloded:
I could do it, the problem was my computer and jjj drivers, install everything on another pc and everything went perfectly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Gabeomatic:
I know there is plenty of info on this topic but I have a few questions and it would be nice to have them all answered in this thread. I have a lot of rooting and modding experience (previous phone was the evo 3d), but I remember reading that one of the 2? sprint s4 updates may either not allow some apps to work or kill a feature/ interfere with rooting is that true?

-So is the MF9 the newest update or the 2nd to last? Can you guys please break down the main things changed in the two updates?

- How do I check which I am on atm? I don't remember doing any of the large ones.

Finally what would the best way to root? I plan on keeping touchwiz for now, and probably using Ktoonsez kernel?

Which recovery is recommended?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] CCallahan:
MF9 is the latest official release. If you want it I recommend updating before rooting just because it is a bit easier that way. Largest change in MF9 is apps2sd capability but can see the changes here: Update Changlog

To check just go to menu/settings/more/about device. Take note of software and baseband version. This will tell you what you are currently on.

Go here for root instructions: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2257101

Recovery is really a personal choice. TWRP can be a bit buggy and depends on the version but still works for regular usage. CWM/OUDHS work fine as well. Use what you are familiar with. I prefer TWRP for the touch interface and restore of root if permissions get removed.

As for apps and MF9, I have read some having issues with certain apps but don't know much more than that. I have never had any issues with any app but know there are some with enormous amounts of apps on the device so who knows. Maybe it is a problem created when moving data to the extsd card.

Also, don't forget to check this thread after rooting. Has a wealth of information and links to what you can do: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2303917
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Gabeomatic:
Thanks for the quick reply. Lastly, I may have heard there is a tethering issue with MF9 is that true?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] CCallahan:
I'm not familiar with anything specific to MF9. Probably depends on the device trying to connect. My Note 8 connects/works fine using the hotspot mod on MF9 and previous versions.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daniel4653:
I don't get why people do not ask this in the noob thread instead of making a new one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jejb:
I have MF9, rooted, stock rom. The Hotspot mod works for me, just like it did on the MDL. No problems installing it or using it on my S4.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] boscosloon:
Anyone can change the s4 setting into english version ? if who wan try convert to english . first install the s4 setting apk and modified it i dk how to do so if anybody know please convert it and share it out ...

the example picture and apk file is at below

if anybody was success convert into english please make sure to reply this post ~

S4 SETTINGS :

http://www.mediafire.com/download/z6cuk5a3esfpuzr/s4+settings.apk
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] burak144:
try minirom's settings. last update of minirom includes s4 settings n its fully english.

Galaxy Pop Plus'ımdan Tapatalk 2 ile gönderildi.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] -CALIBAN666-:
its english in new version,just follow my link.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2414435&highlight=s4+settings+app
[Google Chromecast] Deleted member 3059875:
I have managed to netflix to display US content on my phone, however whenever I try to play a video the chromecast hangs or errors out, it is ok with playing with content available in the uk.

is there any workaround I could use to get it to play the US content?

Thanks

#Edit: just noticed the mistake in the title
[Google Chromecast] titooo7:
What are you doing to play US content on your phone? You should do the same on your router
[Google Chromecast] politby:
The Chromecast has Google's DNS servers hardcoded into it, so whatever DNS addresses you are using from unblock-us or similar are ignored.

Only solution to this is to have it connected to a router that can redirect DNS calls. Usually means a router running custom firmware such as DD-WRT. Also believe the Ubiquiti EdgeRouters can do it.