yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MariuxReloaded:
I know that Sony phones have locked bootloaders and this can create problems to those users who want to root or flash custom ROMS, because it is not the same bootloader of Nexus devices. Indeed, some months ago, a Sony user said he bricked his phone, because he tried to unlock its bootloader, and Sony didn't accept to repair it! -_-"
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ashramrak:
how about the LG phones ?

the G3 seems really great
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MohamedN:
Come ON guys

This is a ROM development thread, remember?!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ashramrak:
sure but it's not like there's much so discuss about such a stable ROM... (before the release of lollipop that is)

so discussing alternatives phones for people frustrated about the GS4 might be oot but come on...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] PLUG313:
some nexus devices have had locked bootloaders too, it's not a problem if we have tools to unlock them. which Sony usually provides, at least for the flagships. that was probably a bad experience one user had, but I know for a fact lots of users are happy with Sony and they obviously state unlocking voids warranty.

sorry for off topic just sharing my opinion. this rom has been on my phone since forever and I'm not having any issues so nothing to say about it. just expecting lollipop.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MariuxReloaded:
Yeah, but when you unlock Nexus bootloader, you don't brick your phone, that's the problem. But, as you've said, maybe it was an isolated incident ;)

Sorry for the OT and I'm waiting for Lollipop, too, when Samsung will remember of the S4 GPE! :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Pfeffernuss:
Also have a G3. Bootloader is locked. Custom recovery is possible though. And indeed it's a great phone :p
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Bartik168:
I'm afraid of Lollipop because it seems to be very buggy or unfinished:( Maybe version 5.1 will be candidate to be ROM for daily driver phone...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kta:
The current AOSP based Lollipop ROM is already very stable except for WiFi draining the battery quickly. But this is only a beta ROM we're talking about.

Android L is a significant upgrade on KitKat. Only when I installed it on mine I understood how much it performs better than kitkat in terms of usability, look and feel and stability. Material design looks great in my opinion! It's classier[emoji1]
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] rauschkugl:
It's still a development thread and your discussion doesn't belong here. Go to the general section if you want to talk about something like that.

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] planetf1:
I've now been on two calls where the recipient cloud hear a very clear echo. Turning down the volume helped.

As above, are there any echo cancellation differences between this build and tw? Anything that can be addressed? Different in Cm?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] rico_rico1:
I got a VPN problem.

I saw it earlier in the threat but i am wandering am i the only one who has a DNS problem when VPN is on

ipsec xauth psk

no dns at all when vpn is on IP is working fine

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I dont have Echo problems

modem i9505xxugng8

kernel 3.4.98_kt-sgs4-kk4.4-twge-intl-07.12.2014 (ktoonsez) kernel
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] emperorHadrian:
My VPN has this too. I actually thought it was something Android-related. I just used a workaround by entering Google's DNS in the settings.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] rico_rico1:
I tried to put a dns in the vpn advanced settings but that didn't work to.

Maybe you put you dns in other settings? i just use the standard vpn solution that comes with android but the app i normally use isn't working either.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] planetf1:
Both freedome vpn and tunnelbear worked for me
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] rico_rico1:
going to try now THX

Yes it is working with some apps now (Strange thing)

I am using Vpncilla now

Thank you very much, now this rom is really awesome so smooth and battery friendly
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] cdzo72:
Constant reboots (soft and hard)

Good morning to everyone...

Ok, I've looked but honestly haven't found a circumstance such as mine yet, thus the following question...

I've always used Omega but a few days ago I decided to try a GE ROM and I chose this one... OK, I downloaded this ROM and GoogyMax's kernel as per install instructions. Did full wipes on everything except the internal SD storage. The ROM seemed fine but I was having the vibration issue I read something about in here and instead of trying to do something about it I decided to go back to TouchWiz because I just like the colors, GE was too minimal and I couldn't do without the Samsung camera. But, while I was setting up GE trying to get to like it, I was having constant soft reboots even though I had flashed GoogyMax kernel.

Now, once back on my TouchWiz ROM, the constant soft reboots persist. It's random... I may be in a phone call, writing a message, or the phone may just be sitting there and all of a sudden reboot... normally it's a soft reboot and I don't have to enter my SIM pin, but one out of every 6 or 7 is a full reboot and I have to enter my SIM pin...

I have done all I know to do except flash PIT file in ODIN or try to repartition in ODIN, neither of the two I have ever done. I HAVE flashed stock firmwares and done factory resets from stock recovery twice, wiped internal memory and external SD to make sure there was nothing there that could cause it... I'm at my rope's end guys...

Any advice or instructions is well appreciated...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] sydknee:
You could try one of hawkers wiping scripts perhaps?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Ronniebiggs:
Is your TW ROM stock, with stock kernel and ROOTed?

I had to switch to a modified kernel on rooted stock TW to stop the soft reboots I had.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] cdzo72:
Sorry should've mentioned that I've done that although when I did the full wipes from both stock recovery and PhilZ recovery it should've taken care of that.

I have tried both. First I just rooted my stock ROM after first factory reset, flashed recovery and then tried with talexop, AEL, Alucard and GoogyMax kernels and still got reboots. Of course flashing kernel cleaning scripts between each. Then tried flashing various TouchWiz ROMs. .. all behave the same [emoji20] [emoji20] [emoji20]
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ruikarel:
Works great on my s4 here in Portugal.

Installed the gravity box and xposed,all working, have this little problem, want to flash the inverted stock contacts and dialer, no sucess.. It keeps is original white, even the blackui doesnt change anything.

No reboots here...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MattBooth:
Does your battery show a LOT lower than it was when your phone boots back up? But if you reboot again you're good? If so, you have a faulty battery.

Test: Run a benchmark. If your phone reboots during try the same benchmark plugged into the charger. No reboot? Faulty battery :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] cdzo72:
Thanks for your reply Kryten2k35.

No I don't have any battery issues. I have 3 batteries and use them all none show any symptoms you mention.

But 2 or 3 of the daily reboots come up with a message about the SIM not being detected. I FIRST got that message when I initially flashed GE ROM and it rebooted a few times because of it while I used it... another reason I switched back to TW. .. but the SIM issues now persists even though I got a new SIM yesterday
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ruikarel:
after using the phone, it reboots...

going to try another kernel, it was rebooting with the 4.4.2 original firmware from samsung after one update, and it's rebooting now..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] AoEKiller:
Full wipe from Philz doesn't wipe your home directory on internal SD card also it doesn't delete Android folder on your mSDHC card. Does it happen if you remove your mSDHC? Can you list some apps you usually install after installing a fresh ROM also which TW Rom are you using? bootloader?, modem?

OMEGA Rom encourage you to update your bootloader to the latest version and modem to NC9 which is a bad thing and reverting back to 4.4.2 is fine to me unless you flashed an original TW ROM from samsung.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] topcat07:
Can anyone confirm if this rom has disconnect issues with vpn? Also can you save direct to sd card please
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] 4info:
I also lost vpn connection after 20 up to 30 minutes.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Fevves:
It's defined as a SPAM, simple and straightforward.

So true, these pimps should learn to keep their ha-ha stuff where it belongs.

As for the GPE L on GS4 - I really don't want it and will not flash it because of:

1/ Childish "flat" design with huge waste of space on GS4 screen estate.

2/ White and light colors that does not suite my taste, nor GS4 SAmoled screen, like blindfold 5 year old did it... no taste in that.

3/ Idiocracy opinion that newer is better - It is not and you can not beat stable and greatly set KK with this L "alpha" ver. (hey, usual google apps with an L updated UI sucks greatly - go see maps and calendar for an example... - this is just on the user side)

4/ Could care less about ART cause Davik is working fine and ART is still a >beta pushed to official without true benefit in a daily use, but L without Xposed is a nono.

6/ GP Services pushing more services I never wanted or needed (eating battery and always working in teh background without any given permission) and you can not simply disable them as you already CAN DO on JB ok KK!

5/ What else? Where are the true benefits of flashing L on top of KK??? Yeah, I hope Dan will skip this 5.0 5.1 and even 5.2 L so to not waste his time on this, at least that. Let it become mature, stable and greatly supported by major apk devs before jumping on it, only cause it's "cool" (it is not at the present time).

Might be different for the pimps, but not for me.

KK 4.4.4 GPE by Dan is THE mark on GS4 and todays L is a pimped down barbie version of the IOS, like it or not.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dr.wtf:
10charsorsomething
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Fevves:
10charsorsomething
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] furbyx92:
What is that? Sarcasm, joke ? Can anyone explain to me?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dr.wtf:
you cant make empty posts. the minimum length of a post has to be 10 characters or something. and quotes don't count.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] cdinoz:
Is there a best recommended Kernel and Modem for this rom?

I'm currently on XXUGNH7 for modem and KT 3.4.94 for my kernel. Are there better combinations?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Bartik168:
Look to my signature - very good combination for me;)

Googy = 1.1.6 version.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Kwelgeest:
Maybe a very stupid question, but how do I recognize if my wife's S4 is a so-called "INTL I9505 DEVICE"?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] worktorest:
Settings >> about phone >> model number. Should say GT-i9505.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] mobilequest:
Yeah, I really hope Samsung doesn't disappoint us and release it within two or three days after HTC. Otherwise I will spell out a magic curse so they go bankrupt next year :P But jokes aside, it's really upsetting when you see HTC caring for their customers while Samsung just picks his nose and laughs at us!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MohamedN:
Oh man, this thread really needs some cleaning now..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Fevves:
Heh, I see you're a spartan like user. :good:

Don't get me wrong man, I would love to see Dan do the L GE version for S4 once it is mature and bug ridden, but at the current state it simply does not cut in just cause it's the very latest from google (5.0.2 is the current ver. or I slept over it). Also xposed is not about only one or few modules, at least not for me. It helps me manage and tweak my phone to the bone. If I can't have xposed - then I don't need L (as I said, I'm not even remotely fascinated by the looks of it).

Anyways, I hope it will be there eventually and in a great and tweaked style with much corrected and pegged out bugs and "features". :good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MariuxReloaded:
Hey guys! These are the first two pictures of Lollipop on the S4 GPE from SamMobile! Yeah! :D

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

https://twitter.com/DDDorresteijn/status/539355098598875136/
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MatteoB92:
I'm so excited :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] hello2ew:
http://www.sammobile.com/2014/12/01...l-look-on-your-galaxy-s4-google-play-edition/

Sammobile article on Lollipop GPE on S4!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MariuxReloaded:
I can't wait to use it, after flashing the custom ROM! :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] mobilequest:
Finally! At least a sign of progress. It would be awesome, if the Beta ROM could be leaked somehow, so we can test it :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] hello2ew:
Looking at the screenshots the beta seems to be pretty stable too, with both Wifi and Camera working :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ruikarel:
Flashed the ktoonz kernel, no more reboots, but have a huge battery problem,drains too quickly with almost no WiFi, only data plan with whatsapp.. 13hours of using 2 calls of 3-5 minutes, And some SMS..

Gonna try googy kernel ..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] joisrevi1:
Alucard kernel!???
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] 4info:
News from the Lollipop guys..

look at this! http://androidcommunity.com/preview-of-android-lollipop-on-galaxy-s4-gpe-leaked-20141202/
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] machhho:
Can anyone please hack the bluetooth.apk to enable sending and receiving files via bluetooth without having to rename them to .txt , .mp3 etc ...

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] rico_rico1:
In xposed there is a download who does that.

"Bluetooth toolkit"
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ashramrak:
Android 5.0.1 released; fixes inadvertent factory reset bug
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andrewbat:
Will this work on the i9507 intl?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dclarkg:
No
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andrewbat:
Can you explain why? The i9505 and i9507 are virtually identical except fur the 4g plus
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] celb:
Nice, Waiting for the LolliPop Release
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dclarkg:
Then flash it and see if it works. I'm almost certain that it won't work
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] machhho:
thanks alot , it did work and now I'm able to send and receive files via bluetooth
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] 3mel:
media_rw group not working

don't shoot me if it's been mentioned several times already (couldn't find anything searching the thread).

I cannot modify anything on my external SD even though it's already fixed according to a couple of apps I tried from the store. is it working with others, or is there a solution ?

I'm on the new bootloader with an old UFNC9 baseband if that's relevant, and I have TWRP 28.01 (i think... I have the latest). I've unmounted and remounted my card a few times but it does nothing. oh and I'm on ktoonsez GE kernel KT-SGS4-KK4.4-TWGE-INTL-07.12.2014

I really want to keep this rom so I really need some help !!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] a103:
Back up your SD card and format it, see if it helps. I've not had issue you mentioned on this ROM anytime.

I don't think it's kernel related because I've used different kernel on this ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] 3mel:
I'll leave that for an absolute last resort I think, 56 gigs would be painful and it's not like the card isn't being seen, it just can't be altered.

I was about to try changing back to philz custom cwm, so I opened sgs4 flasher and then mobile Odin, both are giving me device unsupported. does that sound right to you fine folk !?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] rauschkugl:
Yes mobile Odin doesn't support ge. Had the same problem and replaced my SD card.

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dvhttn:
Hmmm. Didn't realise this (new to the S4). So how do I flash a new modem to this ROM? I was thinking if trying the latest NK2 .......

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] 3mel:
PC Odin will work for you just fine, I was asking about chainfire's mobile Odin which should NEVER be used to flash modems on an s4
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] petrus764:
I'll quote you the same post here as I did in the GPE URLs thread.

We've been officially waiting for a Lollipop release since the code was pushed to AOSP little over a month ago.

No, you are not. You have obliged to produce a version built upon AOSP, not touchwiz and push updates within the required 18 months following release as Samsung is a member of the Open Handset Alliance. Manufacturers that are not OHA memebers are not obliged to update their handsets at all. Nowhere does it state that GPE devices has to be updated first, it is presumed since they in theory need less modifications, but as we've seen from numerous leaks, Samsung was toying with Lollipop for the S5 long before the code was pushed to AOSP.

As stated, there is no google law requering GPE devices to be updated first. Motorola updated their Moto X in just a few days, but the Moto G GPE edition has not been updated with Lollipop yet. So the S4 is not the only GPE device lacking Lollipop. There is no Moto X GPE, the Moto X the pure edititon is one free from carrier bloat and control, but it includes Motorolas modifications to Android.

Are you 13 years old? Of course they prioritize current flagship devices, as does every other OEM out there, including Google. The only company that updates all their devices at once is Apple.

Wow, stop *****ing.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Blackbird256:
Wow what a shock they updated the newest phone first. Entitlement much?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] planetf1:
I'm using the 4.4.4 nexus build with googy and recently I keep getting a message. ' updating camera firmware'. Many times a day. Any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MohamedN:
Delete this FactoryTest_FB.apk from system app

Report back please
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] planetf1:
Thanks. Ive done this (initially I've tried freezing with TB, I'll delete if that fails) and will see & report back
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
Samsung really does neglect GPE, no rush though because android 5.0 isn't where it needs to be, I would say 4.4.4 would be better for the next bit anyway, I'll get a ROM out as soon as it drops but don't expect me to pour work into it like 4.4.4 if it's shotty firmware from Samsung (like 4.4, 4.4.2) it wasn't until 4.4.3, 4.4.4 where KK became awesome
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MohamedN:
We have missed you in here man.

Hope all is well
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] 3mel:
looks like you're both right on this... popped the SD into a card reader and laptop and deleted some files, but they still show up when the card is back in the phone...:eek:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] furbyx92:
That happens when media don't update resources. Try to open and you will get an error, because is not there any more. Let media server update files indexes. Try to reboot phone with sd card inside.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Blackbird256:
I heard Lollipop is really buggy even on Nexus devices. Also some old features being removed :/
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Pfeffernuss:
"Really" buggy? Wow. I must be quite lucky, no problems to speak of over here.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Blackbird256:
You must be. People I know have problems with very agressive memory management which results in background apps getting killed all the time. Also Wifi apparently drains battery really fast.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MariuxReloaded:
Surely, Samsung will update the S4 GPE directly to Android Lollipop 5.0.1, hoping to avoid all the problems of the initial Lollipop release. Even if it's early, after one day, no one of the HTC GPE users has complained about Lollipop 5.0.1, so I hope Google has solved at least the major bugs ;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Blackbird256:
HTC GPE devices got 5.0.1 directly so with all that Samsung delay I'm sure it will be same unless they are really stupid.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MariuxReloaded:
I hope it so, since the S5 got Lollipop 5.0 XD Of course, I know that "Lagwiz" needs more work, compared to Vanilla Android, but I think that, watching Lollipop Beta version for the S4 GPE on SamMobile, Samsung was ready to push OTAs for the S4 GPE, but they stopped because of Lollipop 5.0.1., arrived on Wednesday. That's my theory
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] 3mel:
that's not it in this case, the files do play (avi's) so the card has been corrupted somehow. one app states that it's read only if I try to put anything there.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Blackbird256:
Well the same thing happened with KK TW with Samsung releasing 4.4.2 and then never updating it to 4.4.4 despite the heartbleed exploit.

On the other hand S4 GPE had 4.4.4 long before that.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MariuxReloaded:
Well, in that case, the S4 GPE had to be updated to Kit Kat 4.4.4 because, as a Google Play Edition device, Samsung had to follow Google's directives about updates, which, more or less, are similar to Nexus guidelines.

On the contrary, the S4 Touchwiz version is managed directly from Samsung, then it's Samsung which decides the updates policy and, as you underlined, talking about the unsolved Heartbleed problem and many other issues, we all know what this means for Samsung users
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] AllSeeyinEye:
Guess I'm a lucky one, too. Only bug is no deep sleep with bluetooth enabled.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Spacemonkie4207:
Is there a way to activate glove mode?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MariuxReloaded:
Hi guys, just a question: which kernel do you prefer to use with Pure Nexus Edition, Googy or Ktoonsez? :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kubapl66:
Googy

Sent from my Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] rauschkugl:
I think there was an app for it somewhere on XDA or play store.

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Blackbird256:
I swear it's in permanent glove mode. Everything is so damn sensitive especially the HW buttons compared to stock TW.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Spacemonkie4207:
Found the app

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It's sensitive but you can't use with gloves unless you activate glove mode. Comes in handy during Canadian winters ;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MariuxReloaded:
Why? What are Googy's advantages, compared to Ktoonsez? :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MohamedN:
If you like it as close to stock as possible

Googy

If you like a lot of customisation

Ktoonse

Both are amazing and you can't go wrong with any of them
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MariuxReloaded:
Thank you! ;)

I know that there are random vibrations with GPE ROMS (it happens also with Jamal's ROM, which mounts Ktoonsez Kernel).

So, my last question is: do they happen only with Ktoonsez, or even with Googy Kernel?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MohamedN:
Ummm

Random vibrations, been thoroughly discussed here.

Some experience it others don't

One thing for sure, it has nothing to do with this Rom.. Positive

Been using it for ages now, only vibration I'm getting is when the phone boot and this only happens with googy kernel (known issue)