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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
ROFL! UPDATE IN THE OP

12/19/2013

-adjusted build.prop tweaks

-removed google drive (get it from the market)

-removed chrome (get it from the market)

-Qualcomm-optimized Dalvik & Bionic libraries (compare with ART now :P)

-The screenshot on the left is yesterdays build after a full day and a settled kernel, the one on the right is from a half hour so ago :P

benchmarks prove this is on almost even playing field with ART now

update 7:12 AM, I did another benchmark after allowing the phone and kernel to settle down a bit

pretty insane... These benchmarks rival art and this is also amazing because optimized dalvik will not increase battery consumption, it will actually lower it!

I've known about this for a bit now, I just wanted to wait and wow every buddy with just how powerful this is ;)

to anyone wondering where the patches come from, These have been authored by Qualcomm. Bionic patch comes from Code Aurora Forum, Dalvik library has been extracted from Moto X 4.4. ROM and will work with any Qualcomm device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Man you won't even let settle my phone after yesterday's flash. Way to go... Thanks for your hard work to make this awesome ROM more and more awesome :)

Will flash this tonight after work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bpo157:
Do you need to wipe with this update or can you flash over 12-18.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] anl2304:
Yea, yesterday's update is till settling on my phone :).

Seriously loving this Rom. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JaZart:
Damn just when I thought yesterday's build would be the last for a while. Oh well... Time to flash.

Is a full wipe necessary? I don't mind wiping but I just clean flashed the 12/18 build last night.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gizmoscoop:
Awesome. Latest ROM is smooth as silk.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jdom58:
WOW just setting this ROM up up to give it a test run and it is FAAAAST!!!

No nonsense ROM with the bare essentials you need, everything else can be downloaded or (in my case) restored from Titanium. Nice Work!!!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] disturkis4u:
I tried flashing the kernel but the phone wouldn't boot up..just kept vibrating every few seconds during boot up on Google screen. I noticed there are 2 versions of the kit Kat kernel. Tried both and both did the same thing. Had to flash the ROM over it again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] style154:
Did you flash the international version of the ge kernel?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] disturkis4u:
I tried both versions that were there and had the same result
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PENKO956:
kt intl GE 12/12 works perfect here. even if you go to kt tmo thread and download the GE kk it will download the intl version for you. (same kernel)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gizmoscoop:
What happened to the email.apk? Does anyone have a copy to share?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] T1001:
Thanks for the response! Does the Original ROM have the same menus?

Don't like them, cause they take extra space! :( Would be happy if some one could guide me to disable them...other ways this is an Excellent rom!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] asatnik11:
Are you on LTE when this happens? I've had this problem before and it turned out to be a Tmobile network issue. It would happen at work but not at home, both with LTE coverage but 35 miles away. The problem happened on stock too. I called it in to tech support and had them create a trouble ticket and the problem was fixed the next morning.

It almost seemed like the phone or tower wasn't handing off to HSPA/UMTS properly with an incoming call. This has to happen with LTE since Voice over LTE isn't implemented yet at tmobile.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jdom58:
You really need to read the OP or a simple search would give you the answer you seek little weedhopper :laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] itzik_man:
With no change...

After change in the Mobile settings still the radio signal shows 3G !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] grassyloki:
Thanks for the feedback. I have been using gummy ROM, unofficial cm11, and kangbang. I was getting LTE and HSDPA on 2-3 bars on the other Roms. I know it was not lying because I use it all the time stream HD videos ON YouTube. Now I get none. I love this ROM because how nice the camera is on it but the signal is terrible not just at home but everywhere. I just tested it today and it only picked up if every 10 min I manually connect to it, and even then it drops when I'm at home.

Also regarding the modem thing, it says its not for my phone.

Thanks for the reply
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
check you're apns, I did nothing to data for videotron. both users with issues need to adjust something on there phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Actually it happens only at home when I'm on the WiFi network. But the area does have LTE coverage. It does not happen when I'm out. Do you suggest me to call T-Mobile support and see what they can do? I'll switch off the WiFi at home and see I'm getting any dropped calls. Thanks for your input though. Appreciate it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] asatnik11:
LTE stays connected while on WiFi. Go to 'settings-about phone-status' and you'll see what I mean

You can call support but the first thing they'll ask is what model and build are you on. And if you flash back to MDL they'll tell you to update to MK2 along with the shiny new bootloader:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] clinthess:
Just a quick question, does the build.prop still reflect 120413?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
yes, I didn't touch google's part of the build.prop
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
I feel so bad for my phone's nand memory.... I hope I'm not exceeding its read/write limit. lol

Downloading the new build now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
This is what I see. And calling T-Mobile is the only way to resolve this is what you think?

Sorry Dan to take this discussion further.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] disturkis4u:
I just did a dirty flash to today's and when I go to xposed to to install the framework it force closes :mad: any suggestions without wiping? :confused:

Nevermind now it works after a few reboots
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
This is a cell phone tower issue clearly, also just a recommendation, I never use LTE unless I need it, it's still quite a drain and unless I'm streaming or downloading big files, I just leave it off (the gravity box quickpanel toggle is amazing) I'll go full time LTE when voice can be handled over it

I think I've optimized all I can without using init.d scripts, There is a 90% chance this version is final because I'm tired and I'm also quite happy with the ROM atm, I've spent alot of man hours on this ROM lol, time to just enjoy it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] hecpilot:
I'm running the 12/19/13 build and all I can say is wow, this rom is awesome, fast, smooth, stable. I did a dirty install from the 12/18 build and so far so good.

I do have a question. I've looked around via google and have not found the answer I am looking for. I think I may not know exactly how to phrase the question to google.

Where are the settings saved for the email accounts? Not the email settings, like how often to check mail, but the actual account details themselves, like your login and password. I would like to back up the account details and then do a quick restore when I wipe and update roms.

Any advice is appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] asatnik11:
Just tell them you're running MK2....you're running the MK2 LTE modem anyways:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] LoopDoGG79:
Use titanium backup or a similar app to back up. Then you can restore app+data after of the email app after a wipe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
You can back all accounts associated on your phone/tablet using Titanium Backup.

When you restore, simply tap restore Data Only on the account and all your saved passwords will also come back. Your apps that need logins will automatically work.

DOH! LoopDoGG79 beat me to the post button.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JaZart:
Do you mean restore your Google account? You have to sign in but you can back everything else up with rom toolbox
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] hecpilot:
Thank you. I should have been more clear. I meant the email accounts in the default email app. Not the gmail app, but the "email" app.

What I really want to know is the name of the file that stores those settings.

I use Titanium back to back up all my data, and I have used it many times for restore.

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Thanks! I tried that a while back with no luck. I'll try it again on the next clean install/full wipe. Thanks for the help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gizmoscoop:
Must have missed that. I see it now, tiny link.:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aedv:
Any way to make the Hangouts and email icons display the number of unchecked emails/messages directly on the icon itself a la touchwiz?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
Yes, you have to buy the Prime version of Nova Launcher and enable unread count, which will tell u to download a small plugin to show count.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aedv:
Thanks for the response. I'm using the GEL, so I guess I'll just make do until Google catches up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
In that case, you can try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2528379
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Prime is 100% worth it

I went with Nova because it's feature packed, light on resources (only 3mb) compared to GEL which is 5 times the size of Nova at (15 mb), also "Ok google" is a bit of a battery drainer, this was discussed on the Nexus 5 forums. Having the launcher always listening for a voice command obviously will strain the system a bit.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] erid2thed:
Flashed your rom - but removed nova, xposed, etc - installed the stock google launcher from virgin rom

wanted to say THANKS - you and MrV both ROCK

got this with ZERO OC w/ the __________ kernel - let it rest for 30 min before testing...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
nice quadrant, mine has gone up since early morning aswell :) Smashing anything I've seen before on GE and the battery is playing very nice too
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] erid2thed:
Quick Question:

your OP said you raised vsync limit (FPS) to 65.. may I ask where/how you did this?

I dont overclock anything - and this rom produces the best quadrants of all the roms I flashed - and I flash them all :) (except for TW - got 14,000+ there) -= so THANKS

EDIT:

just re-ran quadant - 13,936
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
this line, ro.media.enc.hprof.vid.fps=65 will raise the cap on FPS up from 30, there are others there too improve quality too and camera buffs will notice right away if comparing 2 phones side by side

I might have explained it wrong when I first put these optimizations in the ROM, I was up all night testing numerous tweaks and found alot that did nothing at all, like I said earlier this base was good enough for me too pour some early work into so we can daily drive it until the next OTA (which should be months from now, my guess)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jchavez1993:
Wow
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] erid2thed:
[MENTION=218503]Dan[/MENTION] - thanks for the info

and after letting it sit for a tad longer I got

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Also ran ANTUTU
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JaZart:
^^What's your kernel setup?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] erid2thed:
Kernel and ROM are default. No scripts or settings changed. No overclock.

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It blaster works flawlessly with Sony TV and DirecTV receiver.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
Stock Google edition and stock kernel on this ROM is the way to go.no need for flashing other kernels .factory kernel is the fastest and smoothest.no kernel adjustments.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] c_brown93:
This was after a the kernel settled some. :good:

This ROM is smooth as butter with animations set to 0.5x.

ONLY issue I have is not with this ROM personally, but all GPE 4.4.2 ROMS. Plants Vs. Zombies 2 shows as imcompatible in Play Store, but works great on any other 4.4.2 based ROM (ex. CM11). Some other apps as well.

Thanks Dan for the awesome work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] W99DEY:
Great Rom! I am relatively new to all this, my S4 seems to be working OK..... I flashed the Rom you had up here Yesterday and the phone rebooted randomly a few times..... even when it was sleeping.... Is this just because the Rom hasn't settled?

Other than installing as per your instructions, I haven't tweaked anything.....

I have now flashed the Rom that you put up yesterday evening.....

When I flashed, I just wiped the two caches.... would you recommend wiping all first, or is just the cache wipe acceptable....

Also which benchmark utility are you using? I have found the "Antutu" one, am referring to the other one....

Cheers,
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] byron1985:
When you say you flashed it yesterday. Where you coming from another ROM or this same ROM. If you are flashing from a different rom it is best to wipe system (clean install). Quadrent is the name of the benchmark app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] W99DEY:
I flashed from the virgin one, previously I flashed 4.3 with a full wipe. Will reflash completely if it happens again. Cheers for the quick reply......

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I take it that just by flashing the ROM, everything is standard? Ie not overclocked etc..... Don't want to fry my phone yet..... The performance is unbelievable.... Is that down to removing the bloat and unnecessary programs running in the background?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
can't fry your phone, it ships with stock kernel, it's optimizations + debloating but the dalkvik optimization really makes the phone fly
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shengwang917:
Love this rom everything is working fine, except that the wifi tethering, my tablet is unable to maintain a steady connection when it's connected, no such problem in the 12_18 build. Any ideas? Connection on the phone it self is fine
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Nothing changed that would effect tethering since the 18 build. Tested today on telus and all was fine
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gwojo22:
Hay Danvdh, very smooth ROM. Flashed with no problems. Running without tweaks out of box. Just noticed something odd. Using Google maps navigation. The voice guidance is not reading out the street names any longer. For example, instead of saying " In 100 ft turn right on Broad St". It says "In 100 ft turn right" or "Continue on Grant ave for 2 miles" it says "continue strait for 2 miles". Not a big deal but strange. Wondering if anyone else noticed this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shengwang917:
Ok restarted the tablet (Windows) it seems to be fixed now :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tenxo:
Need help with the new email/exchange app. Problem is it won't sync my exchange calendar events past 1 week old (except recurring events). Old Emails and contacts sync fine.

I don't think it's the actual app, nor the Rom, after some testing multiple ways to get it to work, I'm thinking something must have changed with KitKat in regards to exchange syncing. But what's weird is if I use the 4.3 email all past events sync fine.

Leads me to think that either the 4.3 app has something that the 4.4.2 app doesn't or there is something Google left out that the new app needs. Any ideas?

Searching Google brings up all the issues with exchange syncing but not specifics on the above mentioned. Just asking here since I have been on this Rom since its release, and Dan is great with this stuff... DD all day thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
You can just change the build.prop file a bit to make your device report a different model.

Here's the config bit I found from phandroid.com's forum:

Original T-Mobile Galaxy S4 build.prop

ro.product.model=SGH-M919

ro.product.name=jfltetmo

ro.product.device=jfltetmo

Original AT&T Galaxy S4 build.prop

ro.product.model=SGH-I337

ro.product.name=jflteatt

ro.product.device=jflteatt

Original Verizon Galaxy S4 build.prop

ro.product.model=SCH-I545

ro.product.name=jfltevzw

ro.product.device=jfltevzw

Original Sprint Galaxy S4 build.prop

ro.product.model=SPH-L720

ro.product.name=jfltespr

ro.product.device=jfltespr
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] W99DEY:
I presume to do a clean install I will need to wipe the dalvic cache, cache + the system and data too
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] daddysays:
This is probably a stupid question but... is there a way to get the notification quick toggles back. I never liked the while other quick settings thing. I find it pretty useless. Looked around in the xposed apps and couldn't find anything.

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Oh, this Rom is the **** btw. I've yet to experience anything quicker. The rifle is the only issue I'm having and it's not a dev issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gwojo22:
Problem solved. Wiped cache and dalvik. Now voice is working.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PENKO956:
Yes clean wipe is always a good idea.

do you mean notification with toggles? like touchwiz?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KyleK29:
Very nice ROM.

Was the multi-reboot removed from the latest version? I noticed it in the changelog. Don't seem to have it. Flashed/wiped twice just to be sure. Or is this an xposed mod I need to enable?

Also, with the Infamous ROMs, there's a 360/480DIP zip file to change the screen DPI (make things smaller, use more of the screen). Has anyone tried that with this?

Great work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] daddysays:
I guess so, I mean I've seen it on a lot of roms that aren't touchwiz, like cm.

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Quoted wrong person, won't let me fix, this app sucks worse daily.

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Won't let me quote the right person either.

Anyway yes, I want the notification bar toggles. Like most roms have had since gingerbread I think.

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I am also having an issue where Wi-Fi is still connected but doesn't work, i.e. no internet connection. I have to turn off then on Wi-Fi to get it working again.

Yes I installed modem, yes I checked to make sure it reflects the correct modem in about. Worked fine on 4.3 room, seemingly, I was only on it for a day or two.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] daddysays:
So in conclusion.

Yes I am looking to add notification toggles in the pull down notification area, like TW has and many other roms since gingerbread, including CM.

I am also having an issue where Wi-Fi drops internet, I am apparently still connected but I need to toggle Wi-Fi on and off to get it to work again. I Odin'd the correct modem, and it reflects in about phone. I also didnt appear to have any issues on 4.3 rom. I havent seen anyone else complain about this...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gotdat:
This ROM is by far the snappiest feeling i have ever had! You're truly an Amazing Developer Danvdh:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] guigadourado:
First of all I want to say thanks! That's the best Rom for tmo GS4.

I'm having an issue with my sd card, I know that some people are having too. On my sd explorer, when I try to access the sd card it says that the Directory does not exist but it shows under system directory, when I try to access, the app keeps loading forever. Thanks for the help anyway.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
I'm running Google Search version 3.1.8.914827.arm.

with Launcher version 0.9.6.886092

Inside the launcher option, Voice is enabled and configured.

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I'm having similar issue, too. It looks like I can't delete anything on my SD card. I'm using Mii File Explorer
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Flash newest modem.bin in odin for you're carrier
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gwojo22:
Same problem here. Not sure how to fix.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
I'll look at the launcher. I really don't like it so I use nova

As for deleting off sdcard. No issues on my phone. I use root explorer
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boloj:
I've had issues with apps writing to the SD card on both ROMs based on GE 4.4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Elysian893:
Weirdest thing happened for me today... I couldn't get on Tmobile AT ALL, all day. I rewiped/reflashed the rom, no luck. Checked all the options, nothing. Then I enabled ART, and as soon as it was done upgrading the apps, LTE worked perfectly, and I've had connection since. Really weird, don't see how it'd be related at all, but I'll take it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TripFlex:
can anybody help out with a link to latest modem? Can't seem to find it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] epsix:
Follow the first post, make sure Odin say PASS.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2544612
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shock2sys:
Will the newest modem work with the older ROMs (in case we return to a previous ROM?).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] epsix:
LOL. ..Yes! !! It'll work when you flash 4.2.2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
[MENTION=4830253]Danvdh[/MENTION] we had a similar problem on 4.3 in regards to writing to sd card. it was a permission issue in platform.xml as discussed here http://www.sammobile.com/2013/08/11...-breaks-sd-card-writing-for-apps-heres-a-fix/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tylerholbrook:
I found my wifi speeds were awful with the new modem on 4.2.2, could of been a fluke though. ..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
God I love the teamwork this s4 community has. Thanks bud
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah np!

i think jamal got it fixed in his build but i don't know how. doesn't appear to be related to the platform.xml like in 4.3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tyoder87:
Is anyone having issues with the IR blaster? I've tried a couple apps including Watchon and none seem to work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JaZart:
Watchon and smart IR didn't work.

EDIT: Smart IR does work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PENKO956:
FIX: external sd and slow wifi

anyone having issues with external sd card not saving. here is the fix. well at least it worked for me.

now i am able to use snap cam and save to external sd.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47393405

Edit: while your at it make sure you change your location setting for faster wifi.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...w-wifi-after-4-4-upgrade-nexus-10-solved.html

ps: Great Rom Op
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
so i was correct http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47981092&postcount=92

hmm wonder why it didn't work. i'll give it another try. maybe i need to clear the data/cache for the app or something.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
I'm baking the new rom with the change and am about to flash

is there any other bugs that have turned up? some people complaining "ok google" not working? Not sure why anyone would want that but w/e

also are you planning on using faux as you're shipped kernel? I want to offer the community some choice so I think I'm sticking with KT was it's been my GOTO kernel for about 2 years now

as for "OK google"

try this people

Open Google Now, and then settings. Press Voice.

Now make sure you put English (US) in both: Language (1st button); and Offline Voice Recognition (4th or 5th button).

Again, make sure it's English (US) in both options. Worked for me, hope it does for you ;)

also I can confirm ART works perfectly, however you must toggle off xposed framework before toggling ART, once ART is the runtime you can enable xposed again

cheers all