[Galaxy S 4 Active General] br0adband:
Okey dokey, the install went fine without a hitch, now running the ROM. First thing I noted out of the ordinary was the "SmartCard" thing crapped out during the setup (got the notification that it died), no idea what that even is so I have no idea. Second thing I noted was that when I connected to my Wi-Fi (again during the setup) I got a notification saying "the network does not provide date and time information" or something similar; I was guessing that happened during the switchover from the T-Mobile connection (which works just fine and defaulted to LTE/GSM mode whereas I manually adjusted it to WCDMA Preferred, seems to do a lot better for me here in downtown Vegas than any of the LTE modes do).

Third thing could be a big issue, but I haven't actually rebooted the device yet, I'm still on the initial boot but I did install Antutu and Quadrant to do some initial testing. Antutu first run: 21384, so a considerable drop in performance over the AOSP ROM we've been using with Safestrap (nearly 28,000 scores with that one). Quadrant was 10324 so again, much lower than the AOSP and still a bit lower than the stock MF3 build for me (MF3 provided Antutu in the 23-24K range; Quadrant in the 12-13K range).

But the third issue I mentioned is that screenshots are pooched, completely, so I'm guessing something related to the video drivers, or whatever. I can't post useful screenshots of the benchmark data so that's that I suppose, I can only relay the numbers.

Wi-Fi connected without issues, I use Wifi File Transfer Pro and did some tests and got exactly what I was expecting: file transfers that completely without any issues. Bluetooth is working fine from what I can tell - I don't have a headset, just a Jawbone JAMBOX Bluetooth speaker and it gets the audio just fine from the GS4A (was streaming some audio from TuneIn Radio as well as Scanner Radio Pro without any issues).

Haven't noticed anything else at the moment but of course I just got it up and running like 10-15 minutes ago so we'll see what happens.

Here's what the screenshots look like...

Update:

Just did the first reboot - and I installed SuperSU just to have it in place - and of course I get the security warning (is that new with 4.3?) that some app is trying to access/edit system files. Funny thing is that after I canceled that message I got another notification, this time it was an image of the same sticker that comes on the back of the GS4A from the factory: the one that tries to make the point that it's very important that you make sure the battery cover is on properly and it even highlights the logo area which is of course important as well to get that full proper "valid" seal of the compartment.

Something else I've just noticed: when the device goes into sleep mode, either automagically or I press the power button, after a few moments if I move or pick up the GS4A it'll vibrate twice, seemingly for no reason at all. Might just be mine, I'm sure someone else will be testing this soon enough so, just reporting what I'm noticing for others to be aware of and look out for. And no, rebooting had no effect on the screenshots, they're still completely pooched as well.

It's most immediately noticeable when you bring up the recent apps; all the thumbnails of the apps are just like the images above.

Also, I just unplugged it from the microUSB cable for the first time and I got a notification with a graphic telling me to make sure the microUSB port cover is firmly in place to ensure the "water protection" - it uses those exact words, not "water resistant." Interesting...