yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] `SBR`:
it's too early to comment on it as i have used 1 day as of now,, but i'm getting better battery life in 4.4.3 compared to AOSP roms. Al the time i will be in LTE with mostly Hangout Video calls and Google Voice international calls (atleast my Home & Office wifi is very slow for my purpose)

as you said might be a kernel issue, i'm using Stock kernel from Tmobile. try switching a kernel and see if it improves. why i'm telling this as

recently i'm having high drain and lad when using Kt kernel, so always switching the kernel for better use. Again it depends on phone to phone.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] iampaoloxd:
Use TWRP Recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] PiggySmalls:
Disable DVC in PowerAmp options.

Use latest TWRP recovery
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] `SBR`:
if you're using poweramp, you need to change that settings in Poweramp to work with V4A, do a google and opt the option.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kees1982:
wow... have you searched this topic. This has been discussed many times!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Timpppa:
Thank's guys. Sold my old S4 and now when i'm back with S4 i feel rusty :(

Thank's again! :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] -sandro-:
Does the kernel control the radio?

I'd like to see some reports from international users, I gave up searching for a cause related to apps.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] `SBR`:
Uncheck the "Don't Allow Old Update-Binary" Options under Install Zip in Philz recovery it will install fine..

or Use TWRP recovery as others quoted

mine works perfectly with Philz
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] iampaoloxd:
Oh my God, thank you. It's working now!!! What's the best setting for this now? ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] noskojv:
ViPER BOX

Specifically for Google Play Edition / Pure Nexus Edition

This is my modification viper4android.

Driver version 2.3.3.0

Contains library dolby, beats, clearaudio, bravia (all libraries work by default).

Language English / Russian.

On SD-card stored ViPER_BOX2_backup.zip.

ViPER_BOX2_backup.zip fully restore the firmware to stock status.

Installation : TWRP / CWM
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dr.wtf:
of course it could be related to modem. but i guess you tried different versions of that too?

and yes, 2g/3g sucks battery but for me not as much as for you i guess. it also could depend on your provider. if network coverage is weak, you get higher drain.

by the way u tripped knox to find out if flashing complete modem with lte (which my provider doesn't support) has any influence on battery. and i'm still not sure...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] -sandro-:
Yeah but without changing modem or locations the battery drains differently. So it's something in the kernel or GE ROMs.

I tried every possibile combination, the modem version has no effect.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] iampaoloxd:
Stupid question: Is this safe to flash via TWRP? Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] noskojv:
Yes
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dclarkg:
Does anybody know which apk's can I safely remove? I had flashed the ROM like 5 times because during configuration and set up of the apps I started having issues where the ROM started to behave odd and if I attempted a reboot it would hang and bootloop forever until I wipe/flash again. I spent hours figuring out what it was and it looks like the issue is to remove certain apps with TB. I removed google camera, gallery, text to speech, tags, street view, music FX, news & weather and the ROM bootloop. I tried another clean flash and went straight to download TB and remove ONLY goolge camera and then reboot and happened the same, I always remove those same apps on every ROM including GPE 4.4.2 and never had issues like this. Anyone having this issue? Any ''safe list'' of apks I can remove?

Edit: I Find out that the culprit is the google camera, if I freeze it all goes fine, If I delete it the ROM will get corrupt and bootloop, tried it twice so I'm sure is that app
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] iampaoloxd:
Flashed. Will post feedback later. How to activate the beats and all other profiles? Lool. Im running out of battery. I need ro recharge. Thank you, again.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] noskojv:
All libraries work by default , simply adjust the equalizer and other functions ViPER BOX.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] camry89:
that's weird, i only get 0.8%/hr overnight drain. no difference from 4.4.2. measured with betterbatterystats

are you leaving gps turned on? not location services but high precision mode gps. causes a ****load of wakeups via com.google.android.gms and might be possible reason
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] -sandro-:
Tell me about it, I went crazy for this. The other wakelock I don't see on GE (but I do on CM and AOSP) is fast_dormancy that could me mean it's off so it prevents the phone going to sleep when the networks goes to lower energy states.

No, GPS is off, no apps cause wakelocks trust me. It's something more "deep". Are an INT or US user?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andreiav:
Hi guys,

Quick question: I really love the 4.4.3 customized edition. It works like a charm, but I really miss the dark ui. Is there any optional flash for this version?

And yes, I know Gravity box had that option, but I would like to avoid xposed for now :)

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
i'll get on it today at some point, enjoying a break ATM :cowboy:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andreiav:
Awesome! Take your time man! I'm just glad to know it will be available at some point. :)

Thanks again
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] diwakarchopra:
As always, a brilliant ROM, [MENTION=4830253]Danvdh[/MENTION], kudos on that.

Also, I've noticed that the lowest brightness setting when the brightness is set ot 'Auto' is much higher than the manual lowest setting. Any way to fix this, cause I frequently head out for the night and its almost always a bit too bright for me, even when it pitch dark outside!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Funky-kun:
You can change the default auto brightness values with Xposed + GravityBox. Other than that you can try Lux Auto Brightness or Velis Auto Brightness (I prefer Lux).

I can see why the minimal brightness is set to that level - if it is set to minimum, it sometimes fluctuates too low during daytime. I had a Lux profile with brightness going to the minimum value, but the default auto brightness works better. Try it and see for yourself. You can also set up a night only profile in Lux. :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] camry89:
AOSP values were bit too bright/sensitive for my liking too, being triggered by indoor lights

using gravity box i set minimum brightness to 1, and autobrightness levels:

level 1 - 300 lux max & brightness 1

level 2 - 1000 lux max & brightness 40

level 3 - 2000 lux max & brightness 175

level 4 - 5000 lux max & brightness 190

with these settings the brightness stays low even with indoor lighting, been using this config for about a month & it's perfect because it only increases in actual sunlight. good amount of battery saved too :cool:

figure its better to temporarily turn off auto brightness for those ocassional moments when you need to show someone a picture or something and have the screen brighter than usual rather than having real sensitive autobrightness
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
should have seen what Samsung shipped this ROM with as stock, the lowest the screen was ever able to go was 40 lol
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] zednet:
Interesting, today my phone found and downloaded an update package for 4.4.3 from google play store. I can guess that it would either reset my phone to pure google or b0rk it, given tvat it is 156mb Id say it might even just fail to install.

I take it as a sign to update to dandv's latest, but id like to get rid of the statusbar icon and the update file until I get the time to backup and flash a real rom. Anyone know how?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
yeah delete the update out of /cache then try to install the update, it will count down to 0 and won't do anything lol, then just manually reboot
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] b2dj:
Installed and it is working good. Just want to ask. How am i going make the fullscreen keyboard. Like the numbers are with the letters when u type something like u dont havr to switch it to next page for u to find the numbers. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Spacemonkie4207:
it's funny because the s5 goes almost pitch black. I think it has something to do with the s4 screen. I find objects blur on a low brightness.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dclarkg:
The camera says unable to connect to camera, upgrading firmware. It happens on both stock and snap camera, any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
i've never seen this, try a reboot
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] TG09:
Lucky I havent put this one on, I have the I9505 not the I9505G. Shame.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dr.wtf:
i guess you misunderstood... this rom is ported from i9505g to i9505 so its compatible with your rom.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] TG09:
ah ok cool, will give it a go then. ta.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MarcSant:
I'm getting the format() expects 5 args, got 4. Any way to avoid this? Toggling signature verification doesn't seems to help.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MattBooth:
Yes, this is ported from the i9505G... but he's complaining like it was an official ROM for the i9505, which it is not. It's a custom ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
latest TWRP recovery
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MarcSant:
Sorry for the newbie question, but, what it this means?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
it's a type of recovery that will work to flash my ROM, It's what ktoonsez and I use and gives us no problems on anything

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] rauschkugl:
It means you have to read a bit more before you mess with your phone. Twrp is a custom recovery.

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9505G mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MarcSant:
In the past I installed some sort of custom roms just using the clockwork recovery, and yes, you're right: using the RTFM method always help in this kind of situation.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] aziztt:
Thankyou soo much for this super fast ROM

Im running Google Play Edition 06-08-2014 Custom and got some burning questions, im sorry if any have been answered before.

1. Ive noticed when i charge my phone the battery gets very hot, no apps running, has anyone had this issue? not noticed this issue from previous builds of the same ROM

2. One of the previous builds has a white holo carbon dialer and contacts, the latest is in black, how do I change this?

3. Some apps have the on-screen action menu button, but Samsung S4 has a dedicated hardware button that does the same job, some apps create extra bar for no reason. How do i get change this?

4. Can anyone confirm which IR blaster app is working, theres some mixed comments in the forum, im hoping Watch ON will be fixed very soon

Thankyou for your time :o
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dclarkg:
That solve it. Thx mate
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] mousie96:
I love this rom but I have issues with WiFi dropping out very frequently. It says its connected but doesn't work sometimes. If I reboot it starts working again few a short time. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Annunneo:
1. I have not noticed this with my phone i'm not sure.

2. Check the OP they are other dialers you can flash, look at the screenshots for you're desired one.

3. I'm not sure what you're speaking of are you using gravity box?

4. What you should do is try them and see which one works for you. I personally don't use them so i don't know which are working.

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Could be you're modem are you on a 4.4.2 one at least, if not i'm not sure try the Q&A thread they're very helpful there. I have not had any problems with wifi.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ispot:
Excellent speedy ROM, just going crazy trying to figure out how to move apps to external SD. And still having a problem with my Compass.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Annunneo:
You may have to use an app like app2sd from the playstore. Not sure about the compass.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] mousie96:
I came from 4.4.2 ROM and have not changed the modem. Is there a different modem for 4.4.3?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Annunneo:
No there's not did you clean install? My wifi's good both from dirty and clean flashing.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] mousie96:
I have TWRP recovery and did a clean flash but WiFi keeps being intermittent.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dclarkg:
Could be the router, wifi is working fine here, maybe is the router
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] camry89:
Are the colors of the contact tile letters in GoogleDialer.apk stored in an xml file? Not seeing any drawables for the tiles in drawable-* dirs. I want to change those to carbon and keep the rest holo blue.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dclarkg:
Does anyone know if the auto brightness values of gravity box work on the ROM? The values i'm entering does not seem to work.

Edit: Never mind, it works now
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] zeal_007:
Hello Dan

Can't read texts msg in FB & whatsapp with gujarati font.

How can i install gujarati fonts?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ispot:
Even using app2sd , I cannot find a way to move apps to external SD.

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Does this ROM supports moving apps to external SD?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
try foldermount
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ispot:
Thanks Dan for the quick reply. I will try folder mount. Any idea why my compass is not working?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] iampaoloxd:
Thank you very much! I'm in love with the sound. ???
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] b2dj:
Been for this rom for about 5 hours now and no bug or problems.

Anyone can direct me on ktweaker settings or maybe best gov and sched?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] :
[MENTION=4830253]Danvdh[/MENTION], master, can we flash latest kt kernel? because you said that this rom uses an unreleased version of his kernel. :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
of course, I'm actually uploading new builds with the included kernel. I did that testing for him tonight and I can confirm the IR blaster works now (since it was my TV I was turning on with his kernel) I reported success and he released the build

also included in the kernel are 4.4.3 ramdisk merges, here is the kernel source of the IR fix https://github.com/ktoonsez/KT-SGS4/commit/eea2a0056a3d3ec965f05a84afdab76c12c1216d

also the kernel wasn't unreleased, it was 05/28 with newer compile date, we were trying to catch a certain someone taking work but this isn't about that

big props to ktoonsez like usual, please show him you're support :) he works incredibly hard on his kernels and it's way out of my league, what he does is simply amazing, I'm just his tester on the S4 :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] :
thank you :D oyeah, i know that, his thanks meter explains it LOL :laugh: i will just wait for your new build :silly:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] TG09:
Hi all,

I have got it installed and all working, with the Nova launcher version. Under the settings how do you change the Tile options, I want to add some and remove others.?:good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
k it's uploading while I sleep, I'll post when I wake up in 5 or 6 hours mates, 2am in Canada
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] speedytr:
So we don't have to flash your new rom, only flashing new kernel is enough right?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] :
no problem master, just take your time :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dclarkg:
On ktweaker there is a profile shop divided in sections (conservative, balanced and performance) where you can choose one and download it, those profiles have all the changes required, [MENTION=293206]Luigi[/MENTION]bull123 made a guide where it explains most of the profiles, I use kt profile v6 and it's great
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
yeah, the only changes are kernel and the hangouts and googleearth libs deleted from system/lib but that's not very important at all, it just sits there and does nothing and won't effect a damn thing so it's not a big deal at all

i'll clearly state in the changelog flashing the new kernel is enough and downloading the new ROM and dirty flashing isn't needed if you're on the current build, the main point of this update is to ship the ROM with a 100% working kernel that fixes iR blaster

just remember the steps to flash a kernel

1) flash kernel

2) wipe cache/dalvik

3) fix permissions

4) reboot
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] speedytr:
Thx for solving confusion. You are great mate :good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
no problem mate

goodnight all, will post again in the morning
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Obi-man:
I noticed this too, when i change to another rom the problem is gone so it's not router related. You could try another kernel, which one are you using?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Danvdh:
WiFi driver is much newer in kt kernels then other kernels if this helps.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] minhas4all:
Hi

i can't download from AFH so is there any other mirror available?

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Tiim:
Google play vs samsung: camera features?

I've been wanting to try a Google Play Edition ROM like this one, but I really like the samsung stock Camera features (best shot, best face, eraser, etc.). Are they available in the Google Play editions as well? Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ooohhh2:
I switched over from dandroid13's GPE Rom to this, because dandroid13 has an S5 now.

Quick feedback :

Everything works fine here, no bugs found yet, no FCs, the Wifi is much more stable than 4.4.2. Thanks for the good work!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] mousie96:
My kernel version is in the screenshot below. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] eclpsues:
Got an OTA message to download. Should I download? Is that the new ROM Danvdh?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Obi-man:
Nope, there is no OTA with this ROM. There is a workaround for solving the OTA message coming back. You can find it a couple of pages back, search for it.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dclarkg:
Read the OP, the solution to get rid of the update is there

Edit: Read post #4, there is a Q&A with the solution
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] petrus764:
No.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Gavin01:
is NFC ever going to work?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] tuniel:
it works for me...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] stevebclarke62:
Works here too
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Gavin01:
Won't work with ee cash on tap?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] tuniel:
have you tried to change the build.prop from GT-i9505G to GT-i9505 and reboot?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Gavin01:
No idea what that means or how to do it lol
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] petrus764:
Or just download the APK from http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/?id=com.ee.nfcwallet.uk and see what happens.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] tuniel:
Use a build prop editor or a root browser to change the build.prop.

What I'm saying is that currently the play store thinks your phone is a 9505G and maybe that's the reason you can't install the app

Edit: i checked and I can install it, but I'm still on 4.4.2 maybe the app needs to be updated to support 4.4.3

sent from my gt-i9505G
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Gavin01:
Where do find this build prop?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] tuniel:
either use an app on the play store: http://goo.gl/3AoVhV

or you can find in the system folder of your phone (using Root explorer, for example)

in any case i tried to download the app you mention and it works for me (4.4.2 - build prop saying GT-i9505G), so i guess it's a matter of the app to be updated to support 4.4.3 in the market
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] stmaster:
Can anyone assist here? I have the following problem:

"I have a problem after installing zip. My phone hangs on Galaxy s4 logo and LED light flashing blue fairly rapidly"

I've tried with CWM and TWRP latest and older versions. I've downloaded rom few times. I've done clean install after wipe. Nothing seems to work. I also tried different microSD cards. I can install 4.4.2 with no problems.

Any ideas?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Gavin01:
I9505GUEUCNE3 is the only bit I could see? Do I need to change that?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] tuniel:
please, re-read my previous post.

in any case no, that's not the one. it is: ro.product.model =GT-I9505G (change to GT-I9505)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] sh00kre:
still random reboots (better to say shut downs), and dont know why but battery is worse than on 4.4.2
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] petrus764:
Is your battery swollen?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] xviralx:
Amazing stuff. Phone is flying this rom! Many thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] GhostiNv:
I had the exact same problem. From the zip, i removed the "check_data_app" file and like that i was able to flash the zip. No idea what that file does or why it worked, but it did.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] spectator123:
Installed the latest kernel for the past 3-4 hrs. Looks awesome :good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] stmaster:
Thanks for help but it didn't work for me. I've tried and i got "installation aborted" after i've removed that file and re-zip the rom
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] tuniel:
have you tried not to extract the file and then re-zip? you could use a zip manager (e.g. 7zip) to browse the file and remove what you want without having to extract it
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Obi-man:
You could try this kernel made by [MENTION=1897326]googy_anas[/MENTION]: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2741181

Maybe that one works better for you?

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You are absolutely right, it's the auto brightness Samsung uses. I've tried a touchwiz rom and it is indeed way to bright in low light conditions. Battery life is just awful, i can't make it through the day, especially when i take some pictures.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] tommyW89:
I think iam returning to touchjizz. Way to bad batterytime with this :(

Skickat från min GT-I9505G via Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Gavin01:
thanks anyway, i changed it and still no luck:(
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Edgio60:
Superb rom again but no matter which kernel (KT, Alucard, Googy) or settings I use, I can't get rid of the music stutter, which is a deal breaker for me. Very annoying as I'd love to use this rom daily.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] 4info:
no internet access within VPN connection

As before in in release 4.2.2 there is no internet access within VPN connection over my home router (fritzbox).

In case of an existing connection it was possible to access router and the network behind - but to surf secure or app access to internet over VPN wasn't possible.

changing libc.so against the old version or the current version from CM11 fix this issue - but in this case it was impossible to disconnect the VPN connection. I think there must be changed some other libs in dependency....

I think that's a google problem of core android. Any idea or other solution?, anyone with me?