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[Galaxy S 4 General] oldblue910:
Yes, I have bought and sold a ton of devices in my life, and there's only 2 or 3 that I wish I hadn't sold when I did. The GS4 GPE is most certainly on that list. I've never seen stock Android run so well in my life.
[Galaxy S 4 General] agarsal:
Does SG4 Google Edition have mutitasking, air view, air gesture and similars options as a normal Samsung?
[Galaxy S 4 General] TheManii:
Most of those are not in aosp, so no.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jaykresge:
About a month or two ago I got rid of my S4 GPE and got a 64GB Moto X (the KitKat SD change pissed me off THAT much). I'll be honest. I know that the Moto X was a solid performer, but it surpassed my expectations. Side by side (for the week that I had them concurrently), the X was comparable to or slightly faster/smoother than the S4 GPE in MOST situations. The S4 was faster in some cases (compress/decompress files in ES, decrypt KeePass database with high number of cycles, etc.). The X isn't more powerful, but due to lower overhead (less than half the GPU performance requirement) and less thermal throttling lends itself well to this setup. I planned to keep the X for about a year (had the S4 GPE for 11 months) and upgrade to a Snapdragon 808/810-based device in 2015, but I might rethink that. This phone is a keeper in so many ways.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Adubudi:
Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] jomuto:
thanks good job
[Galaxy S 4 General] Lasik25:
Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kratoswow:
gracias bro! Sorry for my spanish :v
[Galaxy S 4 General] joisrevi1:
I'm with this subject in a sea of ​​doubt . Let me explain . I have a i9505 , GE is the most fluid I've found, faultless operation . But TW has more additions to the GE can not be placed , such as multi windows , the feeling that the photos look best camera of Samsung, the huge list of available Toogles ( ported S5 ) with all options you can imagine ...

In return the GE gives you extreme simplicity, operability and exquisite fluidity ... I said, a sea of ​​doubt . Mamones the Samsung drivers not to deliver their full and give us immense pleasure to be able to mix the two best options currently available (GE and TW )
[Galaxy S 4 General] galaxys4s5:
ty
[Galaxy S 4 General] zega00:
nice:good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
So.......

https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/VxjfYJnZAXP

There's this. Why am I bothering to post that? Because I maintain the ODIN images for all new versions of the S4 GPE that come out. How are the two related? Right, that's why I'm posting. My ODIN creation script generates signed versions of all partitions except one. System. In order to grab that I need a rooted phone (which is why my ODIN images always come rooted...it's the only way to extract the system partition). What I'm saying here is that my ODIN images might be delayed depending on how long it takes to get a kernel mod for our device to allow root to work again. Basically this raises a few questions that I can't answer yet. Maybe I'm being overly cautious. Maybe not. I just wanted to put it out there for people who use my ODIN images that my intention is to continue putting them out (I am getting an NX6 but will continue to support this phone as long as I can) but that if root is an issue, it could become a problem.
[Galaxy S 4 General] RK:
If the change he made to init.rc is the only thing needed, its fairly easy. I can do it if I have a boot.img. All we need to do in that case is take ota Odin flash custom recovery and extract boot.img, unpack, edit init and repack..
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
http://www.androidcentral.com/lollipop-brings-changes-way-your-sd-card-works-kind-youll

That's going to impact us S4 GPE users before anyone else as we'll be the first device with an SDCARD to get 5.0. I gotta say, that's a damn fine change. Once apps are updated to support it, we shouldn't need platform tools hacks anymore.
[Galaxy S 4 General] DJ_Jedi:
So in the next 2 weeks we should expect OTA update for the S4 GPe, am i right?
[Galaxy S 4 General] oldblue910:
In the next few weeks seems a reasonable expectation, yes.
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Within 14 days. It's always been within 15 days of OTA on Nexus. Lately it's been faster, but, no sign of it yet. We'll know about 24-48 hours ahead of time.
[Galaxy S 4 General] RK:
[MENTION=2812087]SamuriHL[/MENTION] just out of curiosity, what stops you from getting an unrooted system partition dump through recovery? That is, take the OTA in a pure stock device then Odin flash a recovery and then mount system in recovery to get a dump?
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Yea, I could. I hadn't really ever considered it before. But I like my automated process. :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...e-means-update-will-fail-system-modified-way/

I'm gonna go on record and say that's probably not good for us. A lot of research is going to need to be done on whether I can get us a system img that'll pass OTA validation for future updates. This is seriously becoming a giant headache now. Oh, and P.S. I'm moving to the NX6 soon. I will continue to attempt to create ODIN images if they're still helpful going forward, but, Google is just making it harder and harder even on unlocked devices. Samsung should *REALLY* be putting ODIN images out there for us. Moto does it for their unlocked phones. Google does it for Nexus devices. GPE gets no love? WTF....sigh. Sorry for the rant.
[Galaxy S 4 General] TheManii:
I'm just going to quote myself, since it's no different here then there
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Thanks for that. I guess that does make sense.
[Galaxy S 4 General] DJ_Jedi:
I dont understand it either, factory images for Nexus or RUU for HTC devices and so on, but Samsung no, SamMobile helps us with Odin packages but for some strange reasons they dont want to release them for GPe S4.
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
And actively went after anyone who dared to post a leaked one, no less. The s4 gpe is my first and last Sammy phone. I'm going nx6 just as soon as Google sees fit to actually ship the goddamn thing.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
hope u read the reviews of nexus 6, especially the battery and screen section
[Galaxy S 4 General] cawa5:
How search s4 gpe firmware on sammobile?

"I9505g" not found
[Galaxy S 4 General] feraay:
Next Week the gpe gets lollipop ota ... HTC already confirmed
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Samsung has not. So while HTC is getting it, we don't know anything yet about our phone. We can make assumptions but that may lead to disappointment. Just because HTC is pushing theirs out does not mean Samsung will.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Hi guys! :)

Today some news confirmed that all GPE devices will be updated to Lollipop within the next week (it seems that some GPE manufacturers have been forced by BigG, I'm pretty sure that Samsung is among the "rebels" -_-").

After all, I think it would be very stupid to update only the Touchwiz version of the S4 and not also the GPE version, Google wouldn't tolerate this from Samsung
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Do you have a link to that? I'd love to see it. It's assumed that it'll be out within 13 days so next week is definitely possible. But I've seen no reference that mentions Samsung yet and would love to see something on it. Thanks!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
The first news which declares that Lollipop will arrive for all GPE devices is in Italian, but if you have problems with translation, I've just recapped it in my previous post. Here it is: http://www.androidiani.com/disposit...-lollipop-allinizio-prossima-settimana-223602 :)

The second one is in English and it's a little bit more cautious: http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2014/...-for-google-play-edition-devices-coming-soon/ ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Besthiroeu:
We might easily see GPE edition next week with HTC versions. If we look at past updates they were released at the same time and there's no reason why lollipop should be different:

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/25/5143010/htc-one-google-play-edition-kitkat-update
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
We'll know 24-48 hours of it going live. So far, that's not the case.
[Galaxy S 4 General] pclov3r:
What's the most concerning is a patched kernel is required for 5.0 and onwards. Hopefully can be done here.
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
I believe you're eluding to root, and yes, it needs a minor patch. We only need to get our boot img to chainfire and he should be able to create a CF Auto Root for us. I'd not panic too much yet.
[Galaxy S 4 General] pclov3r:
Yeah I mean root. Forgot to include that.

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I wonder what issues that presents for me. I use a sprint s4 which gets ported from this. Will chainfire release a patched kernel image to use hum.
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Not a clue on that one.
[Galaxy S 4 General] pclov3r:
Afik it will require rebuilding the kernel. Wonder if chainfire will have a prepatched kernel image that could be used vs cf autoroot. Hum
[Galaxy S 4 General] RK:
If you can run stock kernel, the patched kernel for gpe will run just fine on your sprint s4. If however you can't run the stock kernel without random reboots (like i9505 for example) then you will need to wait for our good kernel devs to release custom kernels for lollipop gpe. I am expecting all custom kernels to come prepatched for root..
[Galaxy S 4 General] pclov3r:
I believe it can however not sure. Will have to look to see what kernel it uses.

What is concerning is how it's patched. I believe it's done on the device with a script. I guess we'll find out in time.

Chainfire said he'll post more docs on 5.0 and root
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Hey guys, the update for the two HTC GPE has been postponed to Friday. Then, in theory, I think and hope the GPE rollout should start from Friday :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Navitron:
A good place to check when were going to get it soon is http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=GT-I9505G They post there open source build files before there about to release an OTA.
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
I have a watch on that page. That's how we've always found out when the update is coming 24-48 hours in advance of the OTA pushing out. As you'll notice, however, at the time of this writing there are no new listings there.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
I asked about Lollipop update to Samsung Mobile on Twitter, as someone did for HTC some days ago, but of course they didn't answer me. Samsung treats the S4 GPE as a stepchild -_-"
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Hey guys, I tried to open the link you gave me yesterday and today it doesn't work:

"System Temporarily Unavailable

This system is temporarily unavailable due to system maintenance, and it will be available in several hours.

We are sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience."

I hope it's due to some new updates, such as the new S4 GPE firmware, but maybe I'm too much optimistic XD

EDIT:

False alarm: the page is available again and there is no new firmware -_-"

In addition, HTC GPE devices should have been updated today, but Mo Versi has declared on Twitter that Google has requested one more SW spin. Then, the update has been postponed again
[Galaxy S 4 General] DJ_Jedi:
Let's hope it wont be too much, 9 days already passed after Nexus update and usually GPe received the update in the following 2 weeks...
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Yup, generally 15 days. So we'll see.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Some people already talk about Lollipop 5.1, because of the many bugs found by Nexus users.

We'll see what will happen, because I think that this delay for GPE devices is already a test to check if these bugs can be fixed without a new update :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
I've not hit many bugs on my nx6 yet. Honestly loving that phone. I did end up getting a day one update so that may have fixed quite a bit. Nonetheless, the nx9 is on the third build and the rumor I hear is that the moto x pure will be getting another build as well. So as much as it sucks, it's probably not a bad thing it's delayed.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
I agree. Indeed, I just hope we're not waiting in vain, because if the new firmware is still buggy, they won't be justifiable anymore -_-"
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Yea, there is that. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/11/23/nexus-lollipop-release/

I hope it's true what they've written in the last paragraph :(

EDIT:

Samsung Mobile US answered me on Twitter:

"We don't have any info about that right now. Please stay tuned for news!" :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Lollipop rollout for the first Google Play Edition device started: the LG G Pad 8.3! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
I'm not holding my breath for Samsung.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Well, you now possess also a Nexus 6, then I understand you :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] pclov3r:
Hopefully 5.0 soon. Perhaps there is bugs since HTC got delayed?
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Very likely. And the fact that our phone is the red headed stepchild in samsung-land.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Also Mo Versi from HTC confirmed that OTAs for M7 and M8 probably will start tomorrow evening! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
It's unlikely that ours will.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
I'm pretty sure that Samsung will be the last one to update its device, because, as I've always said, Samsung treats the S4 GPE as its worst stepchild, but these news are the clear sign that Lollipop is coming even for us! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
True. But there are devices treated even worse by Samsung. My note 10.1 2014 as an example. Just saw an update recently that I still need to apply. Yup... Another 4.4.2 build. The third one in fact. Sigh. So yea the s4 gpe gets no love, but, at least we still get useful updates eventually. Lol
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Yeah, that's right! Indeed, my Galaxy Note 8.0 received Kit Kat some months ago, even if it was released one month before the S4 with Touchwiz in 2013. Now I have Kit Kat 4.4.4 just because I've flashed official PAC-Rom for Note 8.0, so I agree with you about how relative the misfortune of the S4 GPE is XD
[Galaxy S 4 General] DJ_Jedi:
Well, actually with the S4 GPe the updates never have been delayed much, always in line with HTC day more day less, so we dont have to complain about it, if tomorrow HTC will start in a couple of days Sammy will too.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
I hope it so! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Once they post the kernel source, it'll be 24 to 48 hours later when the OTA goes out. To my knowledge, they've never released an OTA before posting the kernel source. That's why most of us keep a watch on that page. And it's not been updated yet. The only real reason I care about this build at this point is that I'd like to put out the ODIN packages for it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Yeah, exactly! Indeed, I visit that page daily, after you guys passed me the link, because, as soon as they release the kernel source, the creation of Lollipop GPE ROMS for the international version of the S4 will start. Then, thank you again for that link :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arch9:
Teaser from sammobile

https://twitter.com/DDDorresteijn/status/539353380981063681

https://twitter.com/DDDorresteijn/status/539355098598875136/
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Very nice.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Oh yeah! I can't wait to use it!!! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arch9:
Android 5.0 on gpe S4

http://www.sammobile.com/2014/12/01...-s4-google-play-edition/#.VHx4qvvqWZg.twitter
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Looks like we're getting closer. Friday? (<--- my guess, not based on anything but past experience)
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
I hope it so, Samuri! Even if this is a Beta version, it seems already quite complete! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] pclov3r:
Delete post
[Galaxy S 4 General] KyPbP:
Sony Xperia Z Ultra GPE also started to get Android 5.0
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
No, Mo Versi said Google QA Lab was very busy yesterday, so they have not given approval yet. HTC expects it today ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] KyPbP:
A Samsung seems release last. Post a sammobile shows that they are still on the old assembly LRX21P
[Galaxy S 4 General] oldblue910:
That's not an "old" build. Just because there are later letters doesn't mean anything. The G Pad 8.3 GPE and Z Ultra GPE have Lollipop official released based on LRX21P, as do the Nexus 7s and Nexus 10. T and V are device-specific changes that don't apply to anything but the Nexus 4 and Nexus Player. So yeah, if the GS4 GPE gets LRX21P, it won't matter.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Exactly. The Google Now Launcher and, in general, the look of Lollipop Beta version for the S4 GPE can mislead, because they don't show the famous white background of Lollipop, but that's due to Google Play Store updates of the new Google Search and Google Now Launcher which will be released soon ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] DJ_Jedi:
I think they are already updated but the Lollipop graphic is available only on Lollipop itself.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
No, it isn't, because the white background and the Material Design of Google Now are implemented by the new update of Google Search, the version 4.0.26.

You can install the apk of the new Google Search and Google Now Launcher, as I tried to do some hours ago, but Google Search will crash if you don't uninstall the update, unless you disable Voice Search in Google Now. This is due to some incompatibility issues (not present on some Nexus devices), which will be fixed very soon for all users, not only for those who use Lollipop.

That's when we'll see these two new updates on the Play Store and that's why in the Beta build of Lollipop for the S4 GPE we still see the old version of Google Now Launcher :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
I don't know what others plan to do but for me after the upgrade is complete, I'm going to factory reset the thing and install my apps clean. This is a major new OS update and I've always found that going to a new OS version, an FDR makes it that much sweeter.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Danvdh:
can't wait to get my hands on a factory image and make a ROM out of this :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
As soon as I get my hands on the OTA download link I'll sideload it, restore root, and build my ODIN images. Then you guys can have at it. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
And I look forward to use your new ROM on my GT-I9505, Danvdh! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
I suspect we'll be waiting a while longer. 5.0.1 started dropping last night.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Yeah, it's the same thing I thought =/

Meanwhile, Lollipop update for the two HTC One has been rejected again, due to another unexpected issue. I think this time HTC GPE devices are unluckier than Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE XD
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
I really wouldn't bet on that. Even with rejected builds, they could STILL see it before the S4 GPE. Google has really botched 5.x in every way. Which is a shame cause I really like it a lot. I'd love to see all my devices updated, however.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
Yeah, of course I was joking, because if Samsung updated the S4 GPE before Lollipop rollout on the two HTC One devices, it would be a miracle! :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
No kidding. I'm sitting here wondering when the 5.0.1 build is going to drop for my NX6. Come on, Google, get us all a stable OTA already.

Also, when the OTA for the S4 GPE does start rolling out, it would be wonderful for someone to post the filename for it so we can grab it from google. It'll get us the ODIN images quicker.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
It seems Lollipop 5.0.1 has been released first for all only Wifi Nexus devices, then the rollout for all other Nexus will start. So, you don't have to wait a lot ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ternedo:
Thanks man!
[Galaxy S 4 General] KyPbP:
Galaxy S5 received Android 5.0 earlier than Google Edition. Where the world is heading! :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Whattttt? Samsung isn't treating the GPE with the respect it deserves? Noooooo. ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] MariuxReloaded:
It would have been too much strange, if Samsung had updated the S4 GPE before its flagship -_-"
[Galaxy S 4 General] jaykresge:
It's because of the process.

GPE = Google gives build to Samsung, Samsung tweaks kernel and customizations (gear manager, S-View cover compatibility, etc.), Samsung gives back to Google to test. If it passes, Google pushes the OTA. If it fails, back to Samsung for fixes.

Touchwiz model = OEM gets AOSP, makes their tweaks, pushes when done (subject to carrier approval, if applicable). Google only has to certify a few things, not the entire build.

At this rate, most GPE devices will probably be getting 5.0.1 as their first official Lollipop release.
[Galaxy S 4 General] oldblue910:
On the GPEs, you have 12GB available on a fresh system with no apps installed.
[Galaxy S 4 General] overkillZ:
yea, but can you flash the google edition pit file, on a I9505???! or will it brick it? if you run a GE rom the system will fit the smaller partions.
[Galaxy S 4 General] oldblue910:
I have absolutely no idea if you can flash the 9505G .PIT file on a 9505. I certainly wouldn't try it, though. We're getting into really dangerous territory when you start talking about repartitioning phones. This original discussion started because someone asked if you could convert a 9505 to a 9505G to the point where you could run the stock, official 9505G ROM and take OTA updates. The answer, simply, is no. The partitions are different, the radio is completely different, and there's no guarantee that the bootloader would work. All of these things would have to be in place in order for it to run the stock 9505G ROM and to successfully apply OTAs. I'd be much more comfortable with attempting to convert an SGH-M919 (T-Mobile USA) or SGH-I337 (AT&T) variants because those are, essentially, the exact same device, whereas the 9505 and 9505G quite a bit different.

I know you can convert an HTC One to a GPE, but I really think y'all need to give up on doing a complete, 100% conversion of a 9505 to a 9505G. It's just not in the cards. Blame Samsung.
[Galaxy S 4 General] overkillZ:
dont care about OTA´s just want to repartionate the device cuz right now, im sitting with 1,5GB free system partion, and only 9 GB for apps
[Galaxy S 4 General] oldblue910:
Well if you've got a set of brass balls, feel free to flash the PIT and a GPE ROM. I hope you don't hard brick your device!
[Galaxy S 4 General] wohenyingyu01:
I did try that and failed. The ODIN will never allow me to flash google baseband, bootloader and pit file, I wish I could brick my phone which means we still have hope :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] johannes140:
Did you try to flash only the PIT, but not baseband and bootloader of GPE?
[Galaxy S 4 General] oldblue910:
OK guys, considering that the HTC One GPE KitKat update will probably roll out this week or next, I'm sure the GS4 GPE update will roll out in the same time frame. If anyone gets the KitKat update for the GPE GS4, please post the filename of the OTA ZIP file (you can find it in your /cache folder if you're rooted) and post it here! If you aren't rooted, you can still find out the filename but it's a bit more involved. PM me for details.

Once someone posts the update filename here, I'll update the first post and mirror it on the website for posterity.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] maomaoliu-bright:
would this rom work on a GT-i9506?
[Galaxy S 4 General] oldblue910:
No. These only work on the I9505G Google Play Edition.
[Galaxy S 4 General] maomaoliu-bright:
Is it possible to port this rom over?
[Galaxy S 4 General] oldblue910:
People have the GPE ROM running on other variants, yes, but they're all custom ROMs. There's no way to run the stock, factory GPE ROM on anything other than a 9505G.
[Galaxy S 4 General] WhiteSRT69:
so ummmmm where is out 4.4 OTA update????? lol

the Moto x will have it before us!