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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Vencoko:
That's true, can confirm that. Thank you for the rom mate its really flawless. Now i can really say that i found my daily driver ROM. After changing ROMs for about a month i finally found what i want. Only LineageOS 14.1 v10 is closer (by that i mean good battery life at most). Havent got problems with anything, everything i use works awesome. Very light and balanced ROM.

I bought my phone in 2014 second hand, after some use it began to loose signal (or weak signal in the centre of my town), not very stable wifi connection and i thought that was some sort of hardware problem.

So i left my phone in the box for about 3-4 years, haven't used it at all. Then i bought a crappy chinese phone, that i cant use any more due to touch screen failure. After that happened i remembered i have Samsung S4, took it out of the box, it was with Cyanogenmod 13 installed. I took it just to play with it and to see if i can put some of the new ROMs like Nougat or Oreo. Haven't seen S4 forums for years and i was surprised when i found that people still make ROMs for that device. I was like _ AWESOME ! Started to search again in the forums about my bad signal and finally found something. See picture below, pretty rough mod but it works, i have signal everywhere now.

Then i started to test the different roms and kernels for like 1-2 months. Bought a new original battery, because the old one last for about an hour. Until i find this ROMs. I'll stick to it as long as possible. Basicly i returned my lovely S4 back to life and is now my daily driver. Battery lasts for 24 hours wit 2 hours SoT and 2 hours calls, a little bit you tube with that ROM and googy 1.2.8 kernel - pretty happy with that.

My question is: I have a device (chinese) to measure the charge capacity when charging. On the new battery it charges 1600 mAh over several hours, on the phone shows 100% while the battery is 2600mAh. Same goes for my old battery, it charges very slowly and only 1600mAh but i understand its dead after 8 years. Why it charges same way with the new battery ? I callibrated it 2-3 times. What do you think guys?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] KUSOsan:
Awesome. Looking forward to trying this since I still use my S4 for media and stuff. Just left TouchWiz on it after I got my V20 in case I needed wifi calling and the stock camera is still good but the sluggishness of old TouchWiz still annoys the crap out of me
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] gruuvin:
Much thanks, danvdh! And, I agree! The S4 with this GPE ROM is still AWESOME four years later. My daily driver is an S7 in a case, but when I come home and want to burn up some battery on the couch with youtube, sm, etc, the S4 with this 4.4.4 rom is PERFECT. No case, new battery, still pristine! ... This was one of Samsung's best, and KitKat was one of Google's best. Thanks again, danvdh, for this excellent update!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] R1V4L:
Camera app is crashing in panorama mode. The app launcher is not the original one (wich had TSP hovering enabled in the original i9505G firmware) and I also noticed the hidden service menu was missing - that's what I discovered in the first minutes, then I've restored Kushan rom 9 :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
Thanks for the bug report on the Camera, I was able to resolve it. As for the old Jellybean launcher, it's outdated and featureless so I decided to go with something proven to be reliable and developed. Nova launcher is far superior in just about every aspect.

Update available

01/28/2018

-Fixed all camera related issues (Panorama mode etc)

-Updated Google Play Services

-Updated Google Play Store

-Removed Google Search from /system/priv-app
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] mvincm:
Big thanks. Smooth and stable. Nice work.

I'm looking for solution how to pull down Quick Toglet in one slide. Now first slide open status/notification area and second slide open QT menu. How to open this menu in one slide e.g. on left side?

Best regards

MvincM
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] stef_zii:
Do I have to be on stock 4.4.x and then flash this ROM or from 5.0.1 stock?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] DuTY09:
You forget how good this rom is once you set everything up with gravity box ? cheers Dev
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] yapkui:
Hi,thanks this rom for my old device.

can i install this rom without flash the supersu ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Leone/kyleproxx:
I have a bug where the ROM is not detecting the internal storage

Is there a fix?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Sure. The ROM if I recall isn't pre-rooted. Just don't flash the SuperSU zip after installing.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Leone/kyleproxx:
This is the best battery life I have ever had EVER
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
International release needs root, only north American devices can run stock kernel with no root.

Why on Earth would you not want to root though?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
I wonder about that myself. Silly question here: is there a specific reason root is required with the Int'l version?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
The kernel requires a working BusyBox so stweaks can function. Googy optimized the i9505g big time.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Savatage76:
The camera app can save photos only in internal storage?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] 81grzes:
IT depends which app you use
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Xerq:
This rom is probably the best rom for the S4 the battery life is great and it loads pages in the browser like a 2017 phone.What I don't like is anything material design on it that is the worst design i have ever seen on a phone (another ****y thing Lollypop brought us I totally agree it's the worst Android version ever) The dialer app is rubbish I prefer the old one from the Ice cream Sandwich era with the large numbers (stock Kit Kat has it to) and and a direct phone book tab it would all fit better with the framework when you open settings and the whole rom would have a streamlined loook.On my first run with this phone back in 2015 i played around and in the end stayed with the Lollypop rom because it had the best look but I cant stand all the bloatware and lag on it it probably has like 600 mb of completely useless stuff.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] nostrings:
I agree ... 2+ year old battery, and it's kicking ass.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Icmer:
I recommend the Alucard-V2.2A kernel for better battery life than Googy. The latest version, Alucard-V2.4D, has a broken IR blaster and storage settings panel, which were unfortunately never fixed since Lollipop was released soon after.

Download link:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/iwrzi...21-17]-[05-09]-GE-EUR-KK4.4-SGIV-PWR-CORE.zip

Flash a kernel cleaning script first and then the kernel zip. I use this one: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001603266

The only problem is that CF.lumen doesn't work on Alucard for some reason, while it worked just fine on Googy.

I get 4-5 hour SOT with a 2800 mAh battery (got it off eBay; it is identical to the now-discontinued Zerolemon battery).
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] wanxu:
Hi! I am in a gap between phones and I came back to my old S4 and tried this rom, it's awesome! It works pretty well for a 4 year old phone. I just have one doubt. I can't access notifications from the lockscreen (using secured one). Is there any way to do it? I installed GravityBox.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] yarrou:
To implement this, use the module for Xposed XBlastTools.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] becho21:
how safe is to use this rom and which file manager you installed and gallery and sms app after rom install
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Icmer:
VPNs are not working for me. I tried many different ones and they all fail to work because the typical Android dialog for enabling a VPN never opens. Can anyone reproduce this issue?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] WinterSam:
I installed this rom in hopes that games will run better and my main game Honkai Impact 3 started to run a little better than stock samsung lollipop 5.0.1 :) but unfortunately for now I installed RR with android 7.1.2 because this KitKat rom had some issues. It freezes completely my i9505 when playing videos for like 5 minutes or less in MX Player then I hae to hard reset. Sometimes the game crashes and short after crash (back to pulpit) I feel 2 fast vibrations (like the kernel is booting up again after crash). For a second after turning on/restarting the device I'm given a message that my pin number for sim card is incorrect and my sim card is blocked "please contact your gsm provider" but after a couple seconds I can input the pin and the sim card is unlocking correctly. After a short while SuperSu was not working correctly ("update SU binaries" message after boot up in push notifications). Also the app Friendly for Facebook crashes all the time so I had to change it to Metal for example. After like 15 minutes of browsing Google Play Store the app crashes.

I've done everything correctly as in instructions stated in the #1 post. Was installing this Rom straight from my stock samsung lollipop 5.0.1.

I'm assuming that the newest Goggy kernel is build up in the rom right(?)

I want to go back since there's no better rom for gaming for Galaxy S4 (on my current RR 7.1.2 Honkai Impact 3 runs FAR worse than on official stock lollipop 5.0.1 rom from samsung) but I'm hesitating due to above problems :(

Please help!

Edit: I forgot to mention that after switching to this GPE 4.4.4 Rom sound quality went down significantly (overall in games, music players and youtube) - it's a specially visible in games - sound distortions, rustles, noises heard a specially when I'm listening on the lowest volume. Strange thing is that after switching to RR 7.1.2 it didn't helped much but on stock official samsung rom lollipop 5.0.1 the sound quality was normal, no rustles, etc.

btw. the newest goggy kernel is already in after flashing the rom? or do I need to flash it after flashing the rom on my i9505? Do I still need superSU flashed straight from TWRP or can I do root via Odin later?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] pikaetas:
Great room,really fast. Just one problem for me, SMS capability is lost. I used TWRP , wipe (dav,cache, data,system) then flashed the ROM and later last SuperSU. Before I had Resurrection Remix Nougat rom. Any ideas?

EDIT: Solved. After reflash the problem disappeared. ( First flashed lollipop and leter the GPE KitKat)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] samdouco:
Hi all :)

JFLTE-GPE 4.4.4 seems to be the best battery friendly rom isn’t it ? :cowboy:

My current Stock 5.0.1 is:

-PDA version : I9505XUHPK2

-BootLoader : I9505XXUHPK2

-Baseband : I9505XXUHPK2

-CSC version : I9505OXXHPL1

-CSC code : XEF

Do i need to upgrade or downgrade, and if so, to which version ?

Stock 4.4.2 XEF - PDA I9505XXUGNG8 and CSC I9505QXXGNH2 - 23 Jul 2014 Security patch date is N/A, with changelist 2309103

Stock 4.4.2 DBT - PDA I9505XXUGNK4 and CSC I9505OXAGNK4 - 27 Nov 2014 Security patch date is N/A, with changelist 3423977

Stock 5.0.1 XEF - PDA I9505XXUHPK2 and CSC I9505OXXHPL1 - 16 Nov 2016 Security patch date is 2016-11-01, with changelist 5978264

Stock 5.0.1 NEE - PDA I9505XXUPQG1 and CSC I9505NEEPQG1 - 03 Jul 2017 Security patch date is 2017-07-01, with changelist 5659496

Which TWRP version should I use, is the latest 3.2.1-0 one compatible?

To flash TWRP, which Odin version should I use, is the latest v3.13.1 one compatible?

Once JFLTE-GPE 4.4.4 flashed will i need to change my CSC to XEF (i’m using the french carrier “Free Mobile”) ?

Thank you

ps: since very new to the custom rom world, i may have more questions and so i create a new topic :

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/help/help-to-custom-roms-world-t3761547
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] zetcamp:
I have PK2 BL|MODEM, TWRP 3.1.1-0, Odin not needed, CSC is not needed to change.

1. In TWRP wipe system/dalvik/cache/data.

2. Flash JFLTE-GPE 4.4.4 zip.

3. Reboot. That's all.

I test it with PK2 BL|MODEM and wifi/data is working.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] XxAlexXMLG:
How to fix random reboots?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] gazdajezda:
Change kernel?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] chemamontevideo:
4.4.4? really?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] lucamtb:
Is this rom working with Glonass too?

(I use a lot GPS doing mountainbiking and I need a good signal)

Luca
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MacLeod100:
I am on international i9505 RR rom 7.1.2( latest ) but because of overheating using mobile internet and lagging watching tv and movies online i want to change to this one

Any tips and tricks ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] trasabdcf:
Hey, just wondering why gpe 5.1 has not been maintained but this one is.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
[MENTION=7370108]trasabdcf[/MENTION]: Because the OP prefers this version to the later Android 5.1 version.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] trasabdcf:
Ok, I had a bit more time on my hands and read some posts from back in Jan since the dev came back to this rom. I also think it's a nice comeback. I was also looking for a custom rom that would prioritize battery life and lack of bugs over performance (that for me only amounted to bad battery life and overheating issues with no real performance benefits). The last one I used was a nougat version, but was pretty disapointed because of the lack of official drivers amd bad sound, bad battery, bad signal etc. Has been months since I tried a custom rom, still on stock 5.0 just for compatibility and security reasons, but would like to give this one a try. Just a few questions since I kinda forgot a few things:

1. Do you root with cf auto root or other method? Please specify.

2. Since I need to root to make googy work as needed will this make apps that need official roms to work such as banking apps not work on this? If I use it unrooted will there be any issues?

This phone is still my daily driver so I would really apreciate the help.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
1. I think the ROM is pre-rooted. Otherwise CF-Autoroot will work. However if you have TWRP installed you don't need that software. Simply flash your chosen root solution in TWRP.

2. Yes. According to the OP root is required for the ROM to work, thus there is no using it without root.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] trasabdcf:
Alright, thank you! Well I guess I'll take a crack at it.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] trasabdcf:
Ok, so I installed the rom just a few minutes ago. The first issue I have, no lte. How can I get this. Modem is I9505XXUPQG1. Please help, this is a big problem. Thx.

Update: Ok LTE just showed up, I have no idea why it takes so long. Anyone know a way to enable battery percentage on the phone without any app, just some stweaks or gravity box?

Thx.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Eyji:
Hello guys,

I'm considering this ROM (atm I'm on LineageOS 14.1).

Does it support Nova Launcher and Magisk ?

Is there an easy way to transfer my data easily ?

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Yes to Nova, plus I think it's in the ROM already. Magisk is unknown. I know Magisk works on Android 5.0.1. You'll have to try it.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Eyji:
I got the answer on Magisk : negative :(
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
[MENTION=9062847]Eyji[/MENTION]: It's good you got an answer, even though it's not one you wanted to hear. I would have tried it, but I retired my S4 as my backup device when I got my P2XL and threw a heavily debloated Touchwiz ROM on it. Now it sits in a drawer, waiting for the day when its services are called upon once more.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] lucamtb:
I flash this rom because with all the other sometime GPS get creasy and does not give the posizion (signal loss - tried with several setup and app).

So far so good.

Can you suggest a good Photo App (it is not part of the package also if it is in the list of the improved topic).

Ciao

Luca
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
What do you mean by a good photo app? An app for taking photos or one for viewing them?. If the former, Snap Camera I heard is a good choice. If the latter, the Google Photos app, or even the standalone version of the Cyanogenmod Gallery app.

I'm sure there are others. Why not try them out?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] chemamontevideo:
SOT for this version??

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Parduz:
Ok, flashed this ROM, then connected the S4 to my PC and copied all the APKs i need....

..... then discovered that there's not apps in this ROM other than Google Play...which will defeat my purpose to have a "offline / no-accounts / navigator-player only" android device.

There's any way to launch the installation of a APK in the internal storage without a file manager?

If not, what's the minimal file manager i should look for with google play?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Parduz:
I don't know if this is a bug or something else:

the S4 was not able to "see" my own WiFi network: googled a bit, changed the WiFi channel from 13 to 2 and then the S4 saw it.

To give more info, my stock S3Neo (my main phone) never had this problem, as long as all the phones (my sons, their friends, our friends) who has walked in my house :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] FcukBloat:
from settings storage browse/explore you should be able to see files in your internal sd and run the apk installation. otherwise download from xda mixplorer, best file manager ever, and free, no ads!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] guest4711:
It sounds for me like the advanced WiFi options are not set: WiFi region code. Channel13 is valid in Germany but not in US...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Parduz:
That's the problem. I did'nt find any storage browse/explore.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] guest4711:
Settings - storage - internal sd card - explore?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Parduz:
I didn't knew that clicking on them let me explore that part..... doh!

Thanks! (i'm feeling so dumb)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] SeanMallory:
Can't receive phone calls, sms and phone data

Perhaps I'm missing something, The ROM looks great, but I spent a lot reading pages on this post and I dind't find the way to solve the problems with phone calls, sms and data. I'm capable to make a call but it's very hard to listen and speak on the phone, the calls and the sms always come late and it's impossible to fix and get phone data. What should I do? :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
yearly maintenance update, I still use this phone for spotify and stuff so why not? :) 4.4.4 is easily the best performing android version for the s4

10/05/2018

-Updated Google Play Services

-Updated all Play Store apps
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] gruuvin:
I have one of those massive double-stack batteries for the old s4 and use it at home every day for YouTube, xda, etc, so I don't have to drain my daily driver. This is the best rom for it, hands down! Thanks for keeping it updated, Danvdh!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
its exactly what I do mate, I just have a bunch of spare batterys instead of one big one but honestly the drain is so minuscule here i never need to use em! Love this Gpe 4.4.4 software and phone still in 2018.

I miss the ticker notifications instead of the heads up banners, and Pie on my pixel 2 doesn't look as pretty as Kit Kat.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] becho2150:
is there any way we could insert some security patches in this rom to use as daily if is batery so good
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
Nope, Best security is common sense mate. Don't browse shady sites, don't install shady third party apps and you will be fine. The best security is always using your brain. Just like a PC, you can keep it up to date all you want with all the latest patches + anti virus definitions but if your careless and click on everything you see your screwed.

Having the sheer speed, battery life & stability with proprietary camera drivers and google camera on stock 4.4.4 Kit Kat is well worth the trade off, nothing runs quite like 4.4.4 GPE for the S4. It's buttery smooth with no hiccups even with many weeks of uptime... 4.4.x still has a 9% total market share of Android as well (As of early September)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andr01d3:
Well finally got flashed this, and now found that stock version (dont know the other) has calendar and stock browser missing :(
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] mentslake:
hello! Does this kitkat launcher bug has a solution? the menu button not working at all. and is like 50%transparent .i had encounter this bug on all kitkat roms.including in this one.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] SuperKrog:
calendar is on play store

"stock" browser is chrome for nexus phones.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Pfeffernuss:
I assume he means the AOSP browser, which most people consider stock. Chrome is a slow useless POS-browser, imho of course.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] SuperKrog:
this is not an AOSP rom... try to grab it from cyanogen and let us know if it works or not!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Pfeffernuss:
Running it using the Rom in my sig just fine.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] SuperKrog:
post apk and we will try :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Pfeffernuss:
Doubt that only the apk will suffice but anyway it does work and the apk is uploaded here :angel:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] -sandro-:
the aosp browser doesn't work anymore on kitkat, I mean it does but for instance it can't reflow text anymore because of some change wanted by Google in the rendering engine. I suggest dolphin. it's fast and text reflow is amazing.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Pfeffernuss:
Dolphin is the browser I use on every Android device I have, indeed because of the text reflow. It's currently, AFAIK, the only browser on kitkat with that aspect working.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] traitor123:
Important Tip

Triangle Away might potentially cause a bootloop. I've just encountered it with Triangle Away 3.26. And the only solution I could achieve was Wipe Data/Factory Reset. So, just a warning in case you wanted to use it.

Edit: For AOSP Browser you can try [ROOT]AOSP Browser Installer from the Play Store.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] -sandro-:
Yeah I believe it is the only one. I tried them all. I can't remember what firefox does though
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] klukiyan:
Network Connection issues

Hi guys,

I really need your help and support.

I searched a lot through this and other forums and couldn't find the exact solution.

Since I upgrade from 4.3 to 4.4.(012) I started having network issues.

Very often I don't have signal when others have it. It mainly happens that I don't have signal inside buildings or on Metro Station platforms.

I had MKE, NA1 modems and currently I'm on NA5 modem and NA5 bootloader, and the issue still persists.

In on of the threads I found the suggestion to go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/, check the modem that is currently on my model, on my country on my Network.

i9505

Czech Republic

T-Mobile

It returned me MKF which I couldn't find anywhere.

The other Czech Republic networks show MK9

Do you think I should downgrade my modem from NA5 back to MK9 and it will help?

If yes, please also state why, how it works. I'm really confused and would like to know the accurate information and reasons for this modem issues.

Thank you very much for your support
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] HaTrED_:
I'm with old bootloader and i'm not certain but... since you're on the new bootloader i think you have to flash both modem's - GSM/LTE - according with their version - NA5. As far as i understand you've only flashed GSM version!