yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gruuvin:
I think anything is possible, and in this case there is good evidence that re-sizing partitions for android systems has been done with success. That being said, I don't have the guts to be the first one to do this with a Samsung Galaxy S4, but I am betting I wouldn't be the first!

Has anybody done this before, or does anybody have any concerns that re-sizing partitions via a simple method like this would brick the device?

I found this re-partitioner for the I9500... so there is hope, although it may not be so easy.

Ialso found this report of the I9505 partition table

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Ya that is perplexing! How does a 1-1.2GB compressed ROM unpack on to a 1.1GB /system partition? I'm guessing it probably doesn't!

If all GPE I9505 S4s are partitioned as my friend's is, then maybe that ROM with touchwiz you referred to isn't really 1-1.1GB zipped; after all, this ROM is only 290GB zipped; over a GB seems awfully big for a compressed ROM. I guess if a ROM has everything including the kitchen sink it could be so big.

Or maybe all I9505s are not equal. My friend's is the version with 16GB internal flash memory, but there are also 32GB and 64GB versions, and maybe those have larger /system partitions.

Sidenote: after runnig this ROM for a few days, MAN I love it! Dunno why I didn't do this a year ago! Oh yeah, I remember: because a year ago there was no near-perfect ROM for the S4!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] invisiblewave:
I did successfully resize the partitions on my ancient MyTouch, but I don't have any real need on the GS4, I still have 7.2gb free, and have a 64gb sd card installed. On the MyTouch, it was to shoehorn a CM Gingerbread rom into /system I think.

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The explanation might simply be rounding differences. The .img file will be a complete map of the entire partition, whether it's all used or not, so even after flashing it the device will probably show free space in /system.

Total agreement about how good this rom is. I've run a LOT of Android roms on a variety of devices (including a Google rom on a Nexus 1), and this is definitely the best I've come across, despite all the backward steps the Android UI has taken.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gruuvin:
AKA: HTC Glacier? I have that MyTouch! It was a solid HTC device back when HTC was still King!

If the ROM file was an image of the entire partition and not compressed, that sounds entirely plausible and probable!

Here is another promising thread about the subject of re-partitioning our I9505 / SHG-M919 phones for recovering into /data from /system and /cache. Here is a quick and positive note from someone who has done it with success:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] invisiblewave:
They still make the best devices, just don't have the marketing muscle! I compiled my own rom for that MT as well. Last time I turned it on it was still working. The best device for its time that I owned was the HTC Nexus 1. I wish they'd continued in that vein with an sd card and soft docking.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ShinySide:
So I know I responded to y'all but was just throwing in a few cents. But y'all should make a new thread instead of highjacking Dan's
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Junpei_Shibayama:
Dirty flash from 4.4.2 Touchwiz Original Sasung ROM

Hey guys,

I come from the stock Galaxy S4 ROM and have many Apps (own, not bloatware) I want to keep. I want to ask, if it is possible for me, by formatting /system, /cache and /dalvikcache ans installation of the ROM to use it without trouble. I could backup my UID (Android ID) with Titanium.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KingLion89:
what carrier your phone on

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hey im on the ge4.4.4 rom only thing is lte is always slow any solution and apps download slow (metropcs and unlimited plan) thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Junpei_Shibayama:
I'm on T-Mobile germany (see my profile) had the wrong thread cuz idk if it would work here in germany
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gruuvin:
Ya, you're right; it started with me thinking I'd found something off about this ROM, but it turned out to be a (arguably) bad design choice for KitKat (inaccurate reporting of total space). Although, the idea of re-sizing partitions is only loosely related to this ROM in that when one finds the most suitable ROM to be used as a "daily driver", it is tempting to further tweak the system to be designed for that ROM only. However, this may be a discussion for another thread, even though it is not likely to gain much traction, given that most with the talent to pull it off are not likely to ever be satisfied enough with a single ROM to polish of the system design for it and only it, forever amen.

Sorry..... carry on!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spacemonkie4207:
I would love to have more room for data. I have to use foldermount to at least move the app data
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] invisiblewave:
I'd say it's more than loosely related! Most of the roms for this device are "de-bloated" TW roms that are the same size as the Samsung rom. This is one of the few available where resizing the /system partition makes any sense. It's not like it's very active here anyway, and didn't Dan say he's not going to release any more versions?

I think I've actually found a glitch in the last 24 hours. It's happened a couple of times and has required a reboot, the latest after installing YouTube, I got a persistent error in the gapps process. After the reboot it was fine. I had a similar problem earlier after installing another app but didn't take much notice of it.

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Sounds as if you're the perfect test monkey for partition resizing. Let us know how it goes!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spacemonkie4207:
Lol I don't want to fry my phone. Just bought a house. One year old daughter and another little monster on the way. Don't have time to fix if something goes wrong and don't have money to buy another s4 if it Fry's.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] it2steve:
Stock (blue/white) dialer... missing part?

I reverted the contacts and the dialer back based on the posts in the first thread however when the call starts it goes back to black.

Which zip am I missing?

Thanks for any help!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
PM me with more info, I'm confused
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] it2steve:
doing that right now...

FYI ~ *ALL* I sent that from the phone and had NO idea it was going to be that large... sorry (what an eye sore)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BossMan809:
Hey still loving this ROM as my daily driver. Now I have a question though, I just tried using the NFC feature to transfer pics from my wife's S4 but it won't work. Any suggestions if I'm doing something wrong? I put both phones together and it makes the sound like it's beginning the transfer. Also is there a way to block ads within the ROM itself? I tried the app Ad Block Plus but it always crashes causing random vibrates on my phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nickdroid86:
I never got an answer. Does this retain the ability to sync my facebook, dropbox photos in the gallery? That's the make or break for me.

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Also, am I able to flash or download the stock samsung weather/clock widget?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Stock gallery doesn't have that ability, you'll need third party app for that.

Samsung weather click will only work on TW based ROMs.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nickdroid86:
EH, the third party apps for that suck IMO. That would be a cool feature to have for the non vanilla version of this rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spacemonkie4207:
Quickpic!. One of the first apps I install.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BossMan809:
Never got an answer. Please and thank you

"Hey still loving this ROM as my daily driver. Now I have a question though, I just tried using the NFC feature to transfer pics from my wife's S4 but it won't work. Any suggestions if I'm doing something wrong? I put both phones together and it makes the sound like it's beginning the transfer. Also is there a way to block ads within the ROM itself? I tried the app Ad Block Plus but it always crashes causing random vibrates on my phone"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Adaway for ad blocker (search it up)... And idk about NFC I usually just do Bluetooth
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jwgizmo:
WiFi Calling and Text

Any chance WiFi calling could be added in the next build?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HampTheToker:
Read the thread, man. That's never going to happen, and there isn't going to be a next build for a while because the current one is about as stable as stable gets.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jwgizmo:
You don't make any sense. "because the current one is about as stable as stable gets. Thats funny, the last couple of builds were as stable as stable gets.... Did I miss something? Probably, just asking a question. Don't bite my head off there are more than 4000 posts in this thread. Oh, yes I read several thousand of them
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Gadianton:
I don't think wifi calling works without the touchwiz stuff.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jwgizmo:
Thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gruuvin:
-Inverted email

The built-in email app for corporate/IMAP/POP email shows lists of emails with a giant blue square next to each email, and on each square is the first letter of the sender name. I wish I could get rid of that, because I find it very useless and not fitting with the wonderful function-over-form feel of this great ROM (I have no style--minimalist). I can't find anything in the settings to disable this eyesore.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!!

(sorry to be critical, I LOVE this ROM, but hey, can't please us all!)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeavyA:
Gmail has this (I don't use the other email app, but I imagine it works the same), but you can turn it off in the settings. Look for "sender image ".
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gruuvin:
EDIT:

Ohhhhh, I get it now, that is where I would see pictures of my work colleagues if we all added each other to google+ with photos (wank).

Also used to mark selected emails. Had to tap and hold an email to figure this out.

Still wish I could turn it off and just have small checkboxes.

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Genius!!! Thanks, mate!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HampTheToker:
This was one of his last posts in this thread and it was only a page back.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] trieo007:
How to change nova launcher to prime? I cant uninstall the nova launcher. Also my gmail icon is missing..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jonhy25:
Nova prime is a paid application that unlocks some features in nova (which is free). So you need nova installed to get prime working. Both available on play store.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] invisiblewave:
It's not the fault of the ROM, it's horrible backwards slide of the Android UI. The stock dialer is equally obnoxious, as is much of the rest of the stock Android theme! I've replaced the dialer, but I've yet to find a sufficiently good email client, as well as the aesthetic issues it also lacks a client-side spam filter.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gruuvin:
Disabling sender image helped it a lot!

The inverted mail, messages, dialer, and contacts looks great!!

I wish we could see more inverted gapps, like gmail, and calendar. I looked around for inverted gmail, and all I find are dark CM themes, or outdated gmail apps. We had all these sleek looking black androids, and then all of the sudden, Apple went white, and Google and Samsung followed. Yuck! Black is still the new Black!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] trieo007:
I'm aware of that. The problem is the STOCK launcher is nova. You can't change it to prime even if you download it from the playstore. It will revert back to the free version..T.T any solutions about changing the stock?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PENKO956:
you must uninstall nova from system apps first. you can uninstall with app like titanium backup or android tuner that can uninstall from system or do it manually with a root explore. remember you must have a launcher at all times. so you may want to install another launcher from play store as temp launcher then delete afterward.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] trieo007:
Okay got it, now I noticed that mobile data doesnt work T.T its been like this for all aosp g.e roms..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dawgdoc96:
Is there any way to make mobile Odin compatible with this ROM, to flash new modem? I've tried the generating memory dump thing when it opens, and does not work still.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Moonfire.PDX:
Many people have had this problem in 4.3 and 4.4. Some are able to fix it by swapping in a new SIM card (this is very easy and should be free through your service provider at one of their stores) and/or flashing a different modem firmware.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PENKO956:
what modem are you on?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] camry89:
On the lock screen, is there any way to remove that damn Emergency Call button? Literally 9/10 times I turn on the screen to draw my pattern unlock, and somehow ALWAYS end up on that damn screen. I just want it gone :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Thanks for the great rom over the last year I used it Danvdh, but today I sold my S4 after I got a One with no yellow band. I don't know if it was the right move or not, but I got a pretty good amount of money for the S4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Gadianton:
what is the yellow band? Is it the yellow thing on the bottom of the screen maybe 20 px high and stretches across the full screen? I have that and have wondered what the heck it was.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
On the one plus one? Yeah that's the yellow band.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] krazierokz:
xposed module has something for that .. :good: if you use xposed that it :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Gadianton:
No, I have it on my s4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bvahedy:
anyone knows if this ROM works on a GS4 SGH-M919 t-mobile?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] serio22:
Any ROM in this forum will work unless otherwise stated
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] invisiblewave:
Yes it does, fantastically well in fact. Battery life is close to double that of the stock rom and the bluetooth issues on the original rom are fixed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] froader:
Persistent e-mail notification sound

I finally kicked Touchwiz to the curb and jumped on this ROM. I have a new phone(TMO M-919) now!! It's awesome - THANKS!!

I seem to have a persistent e-mail notification sound that sounds off over and over randomly until I clear the notification. I've never seen any setting for making a notification sound persistent and can't find one here either. First time for me. Am I missing something?

THX!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] brisseau:
Wi-Fi Calling soon. maybe?

Danvdh,

First and foremost, thank you for this ROM. It's amazing. I couldn't believe how fast it was compared to Stock TW. Like night and day.

Here's my question: With T-Mobile's recent announcement that "100% of new smartphones in store will be Wi-Fi calling and texting capable" do you feel like there will finally be a way to get Wi-Fi calling built into the various ROM's?

Keep up the great work...

-Steve
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeavyA:
T-mobile is looking at it from the standpoint of out of the box and stock firmware. Unless they ever release WiFi calling for the GPe version of the phone (unlikely because it was never sold directly by T-Mobile), WiFi calling will remain limited to TouchWiz roms.

That would also apply to any phone that was sold by another carrier and unlocked for use on T-Mobile.

WiFi calling will only be included on all of the phones that T-Mobile sells directly in stores and on their website.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] brisseau:
I wasn't sure since they sell the LG G3, the iPhone (gag) 6 plus more in store. I read the article as, hopefully, a software and setting combination.

-Steve
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gruuvin:
Just a sidenote here concerning the availability of wifi calling: Google has just release its new google voice/hangouts to support wifi calling/texting to/from your google voice phone number; all integrated nicely into Hangouts; there is even a Hangouts Dialer that will allow you to configure when the dialer will make regular cell phone calls and when it will make Google Voice calls (wifi). Gone are the days where you had to find a third-party app like GrooveIP to do VOIP with a Google Voice number (for which Google dropped support last Spring). This is part of Google's push to make Google+ the way we network with people.

Different topic: I just informed a friend, who owns a T-Mobile s5, how great my battery life is now that I wiped the stock ROM and am running this one. Does anyone know if there is a ROM similar to this one (everything works, inverted apps, great battery life) but for the S5? Danvdh involved in any S5 development yet? Is the S5 too young for such a mature ROM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] invisiblewave:
+1. The surprising thing is that people are still running other roms! Most custom roms are de-bloated to some degree or other, so why not just run this instead?? The only real stumbling block for some might be wifi calling, but not for many I'd guess. I installed the KT kernel, planning to overclock a bit, but performance is so good I find myself turning down the clock speed instead for a bit more battery life.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
As far as I know there isn't an Official Google Play edition for S5, hence there isn't such ROM for S5. However Cyanogenmod added support to Sprint S5. You may need to do some research to find out if there are any other AOSP ROMs for S5. Just my 2 cents. Hope this helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] redx64:
if I flash this for the SGH-M919, do i need to flash anything additional like kernels etc to work on the T mobile network?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] serio22:
No
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] redx64:
Flashed it last night and works perfectly. Installed gravity box and its fast and stable.

One note, I installed Chronus and it works better than cLock included with the version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] imanoobfml:
I don't if anyone can help me but I have a problem recently. I have a t-mobile Galaxy s4 and I just stopped being able to receive text messages. I don't know if it's rom related but it's probably not. This roms smooth I just don't know what the problem is. Any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lilbeast:
im trying to flash this rom but i get error status 7 im running plhiz touch recovery first time i get this error ive flash this romm before any thoughts on this ??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeavyA:
Switch to TWRP.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] redx64:
one quick question.Rom mentions ad blocker. Where is the setting for that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrMeeseeks:
There isn't a setting. Its a host file. It's found in system/etc.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] doat:
Does anyone have problems if you dirty flash this from a previous version or do you always do a clean install?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] guyverzero:
Only time I do a full clean install is when jumping to a new version. So, from 4.4.2-4.4.3 and so forth. I haven't had too many issues jumping from 4.4.4 builds (mostly just needing to clear cache/data on a few apps, and reinstall others), but keep in mind that Dan does always recommend a clean flash. So if you dirty flash and something goes wrong, the first thing you should do is attempt a clean one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bigdan35:
Been using this rom (pure 4.4.4) for two weeks without a hitch - and I used to be an avid of Cyanogenmod. Great work! The battery life is great too, after the first couple of days the battery settled to normal and now I'm getting 16+ hours hardcore usage when using my 6400 mah extended battery. I also get 28+ hours on minimal use. Definitely recommended!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] doat:
Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] maurocds:
suddenly

unfortunately settings has stopped

this is my third time using always this roms in different times

no newer apps, just the same as always, using ART, no gravity (DUH), ??????????? this just happen suddenly to me

also

it is normal for the camera google to crash do often??? maybe it is ART
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HampTheToker:
I'm on Dalvik with Xposed + Gravitybox and I get the same FC on developer options. I can't pin down whether it's a rom issue or an Xposed issue, but I'm leaning toward Xposed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spacemonkie4207:
I had the camera crash and settings issues when on Faux Kernel. I flashed stock kernel and no issues. I'm also on ART.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] invisiblewave:
There does appear to be a bug somewhere in the interface between messaging and the camera which causes the camera to force close and which can be resolved with a reboot (I assume it's some sort of cache problem). After a glitch a few days ago, I got a toast message about the camera firmware being updated, and I haven't seen the problem since.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] redx64:
One more question. In Mobile network setting --> Preffered network type. What is the setting to only allow 4G(HSPA+) and not LTE speed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Junpei_Shibayama:
What happens if I flash this ROM on a S4 I9505? Will it work with cutom Kernel/Modem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] serio22:
There's a thread for it in the i9505 section
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chosen_on184:
Just to confirm we cannot use art along with xposed .. correct ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
here use this one bud

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23252070760973165

that is the 26th of november KT kernel that was tested WITH this build, it's literally the perfect kernel because it doesnt have all the modifications he's doing to try and get i9505 running GE. he made this for me while we were discussing security on hangouts

instructions (use twrp)

full wipe

install ROM

reboot device

let settle for a few minutes

reboot recovery (this is where the new reboot menu is handy ;) )

flash kernel

wipe cache/dalvik

fix permissions

reboot (do not fix root if asked)

enjoy

my settings are on post 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tenxo:
Does the 4.4 email NOT have the exchange security bypass, or is it just included so no need to mention it?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
does not have it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] DevinQuigley:
So this is the KT kernel that works best with your latest build?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
on hangouts with KT atm

working stuff out :) I have a build from today he hasn't released yet so hang tight.

what I can say is it's linux 3.4.72 and run's perfectly, boot animation isn't laggy either like the stock kernel. He is just working out some things and I'm testing atm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] asimons81:
You are a beast!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] DevinQuigley:
Sounds great.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PENKO956:
running kt intl 11/29 with no issues as of now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
12/05 is coming soon
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] style154:
[MENTION=4830253]Danvdh[/MENTION] you are really killing it man gonna give this a try I love the Google edition kit kat it's great stuff!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Ktoonsez 12-05-2013 - GE - INTNL (Works on North American phones for google edition phones)

http://ktoonsez.jonathanjsimon.com/sgs4/TWGE/KT-SGS4-KK4.4-TWGE-INTL-12.05.2013.zip

it's patched to linux 3.4.72 and boots perfectly on my phone (GE must use INTL kernels if you are in North America, We found this out tonight on hangouts, don't ask why because this whole thing is just bizarre)

cheers guys
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] DevinQuigley:
Thank you! I am running your settings. Can't wait to see how it goes.