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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] KB!:
Modems

Just reading through the posts and figured I would let everyone know I am running MJ7 modem with the latest nightly without any issues.... And I have alot better signal than when I was on MDK modem.... Wi-Fi - LTE - 3G.... All is well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Are you using the Verizon MJ7 or the international MJ7 modem? Curious as the results of the international one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] KB!:
Verizon MJ7.... Got it from an earlier post in this thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Gotcha. Yeah that one works pretty good. Only difference I saw between and MK2 full package was that signal seemed to be a little more stable. It didn't flux like on other modems. That was about it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] KB!:
I drive a truck so I am on the road alot... I was in Memphis Tn. When I flashed to MJ7 and went from 1 bar of LTE to 3 bars.... I realize that it varies by location but my service is also better at my home near Jacksonville Fl.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ban-Hammer:
You can't remove the option, but setting the color to black #000000 will not illuminate the light.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] KB!:
I was also reading somewhere about MJ7 being the only modem that will allow a 4th band called AWS I believe it was... They said it was only available in certain areas but I'm not real sure if that was international version or what.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chuckleb0ne:
Does anyone know why I'm loosing root when flashing nightlies? I don't know how to get it back, I've flashed super su and updated everything and selected apps and adb in the Dev settings. Any clue?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Badger50:
You could flash this file in recovery, then update it from the play store, and update the su binary, and you should be good to go :)

https://app.box.com/s/bzlr4bpylskeiqsbct73

Sent from my Mobile Beast Device :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gt5oh:
Which modem enables AWS on vzw on the s4?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chuckleb0ne:
Still not working. Not sure what's going on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I had issues a couple weeks back when on CM10.2 with root. Turns out I installed SuperSU (awesome app) and it didn't seem to get along with the superuser included with CM. I started getting a message in CWM asking to fix root when I exited. Also had issues with apps that had root access. I dumped SuperSU and reflashed and the problem went away.

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IIRC, MK2 does.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chuckleb0ne:
OK I will try to uninstall root and reflash
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Don't uninstall root, just get rid of the extra SU app if you have one. Then reflash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gt5oh:
thanks I read this " Palmer said Verizon has already completed the upgrade on thousands of cell sites, and by year end it will have 5,000 AWS sites online with an additional 5,000 sites in various stages of completion. Not every device will connect to the network just yet, though Verizon began seeding the market with new AWS-capable phones back in the second quarter. Devices that can take advantage of this NEW NETWORK today — the iPhone(a aapl) 5s and 5c, the Samsung Galaxy S4, the Motorola Droid Maxx, Mini and Ultra, and several LTE modems — all have the necessary radios and software. Verizon will also be sending out over-the-air software updates to enable the AWS radios in the Galaxy Note 3 and other Android devices shortly. About 15 percent of Verizon’s smartphone base can tap the new networks, but by the end of the year that number should be 20 percent, Palmer said. From this point forward nearly every new smartphone Verizon picks up will have AWS capabilities, she added. "
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chuckleb0ne:
Still nothing. I actually wiped clean and reflashed the nightly and flashed the most recent super su zip and still comes out to no root access.

Just flashed another ROM and I have full root access. Its really weird.

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EDIT: Seems like there is an option in super su that ignores the cm root settings and all is good now. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] KB!:
According to the other thread I was reading MJ7 is the only one that allows AWS but im not sure... Seems to me MK2 being newer it should work for AWS aswell.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vdefender:
Anyone have VPN working? Mine will connect then within about a minute it will crash and I'll loose all cell signal too, then it takes about 30 seconds to get cell signal back and get a data connection back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thesoldier:
If anyone has time and can read a logcat, maybe you could decipher why my phone doesn't like cm. Constant bsod's and WiFi crashes, only when WiFi is enabled. I'd hate to leave cm!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gt5oh:
When you flash the rom for the first time why does it prompt you with 2 launchers?

Launcher vs Launcher3

Which should I be using?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Launcher is the Google Experience Launcher like the one on the Nexus 5. Launcher 3 is CMs launcher and doesn't have the Google Now screen like the GEL does. I personally always use Launcher as I dig the Google Now page and so forth. It's up to you though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gt5oh:
Thanks, on Launcher, is there a way to add another home screen to the left or is that spot always reserved for Google Now screen?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
Good read. Thanks for sharing.

I'm really interested in when we can expect to see real progress on the LTE-A technology. I know Sammy has already made a limited number of devices LTE-A capable :cool:

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JTC...you experiencing Wi-Fi drops??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] asianrage:
You don't have a "Battery light" option above the "Pulse if battery low"? If you do, uncheck the one for the battery light.

You can also select the color swatch for each light scenario and change the color to black.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thesoldier:
Getting all kinds of WiFi problems. If the screen is on it will do one of a few things... drop and reconnect, stop sending/receiving data while still connected, or crash completely and won't connect unless I reboot. If the screen is off, I'll wake the device to an unresponsive screen, then it falls asleep and needs a battery pull. :mad: Clean flash of M2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
The left is always for a day we agree. NM!ñ
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dmarden:
Fitsnugly has some great incoming changes cherry picked into today's build, including camera storage options.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] R4NDR01D:
Anyway to set default gallery and streaming media player? Not being able to use QuickPic and MXPlayer is killlllling me. I checked the gallery app defaults and there currently isn't anything assigned to it so there's nothing to clear. Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Looks like we got some status bar settings back in today's build. Can change signal to text or icon and so on. Maybe lock screen button options aren't too far away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MustGoFast:
If I've read your question correctly, adding additional home screens is in "settings" under "Home screen" in here you can configure the number and arrangement.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
On the GEL which is the launcher in the choices is left side Google now and right side as many as you want.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brandonair95:
Also if you flash the rom with PA gapps you only get the stock Google 'Launcher' and removes Launcher3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Awesome!! I know what I'm doing as soon as I get home from work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] steven.singer:
Awesome ROM!!

Is anyone else having issues with touch tones? I can program my voicemail password in but when I call it I can't delete messages.

I'm on the snapshot build.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gt5oh:
I flashed with PA gapps but not the full mod. I did the lite version and I got both launchers.

Looks like with the Google experience launcher you can only make additional home screens going right. I can't figure out how to make additional to the left. that spot must be reserved solely for Google now. Its hard to break a habit from going left and right to only right.

Also I'm coming from Eclipse 4.2.2 and this is my first 4.4 ROM and I flashes the MK2 modem and its spotty as heck.. I noticed areas where I was getting consistent LTE I am now cutting in and out. The signal is not as strong. What other options do I have because I like the ROM just not the signal
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
The only one that should do that is Stock. Try Full Modular.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MustGoFast:
Can't you adjust your default home to create them left and right? I'm obviously not on that launcher ATM, but that was my assumption.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I remember on CM9 this being an issue and I think the workaround was to go into phone settings and uncheck dial pad touch tones.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brandonair95:
Will do. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gt5oh:
No because when you hit the home button it always takes you to the home screen in the second spot, which is directly right of the Google Now page. So if you recenter all your apps/icons and then hit the Home button it will take you to the wrong page

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Not sure how I feel about MK2.

Another thing, how can I downgrade my Google Maps back to Google Maps v6.14.4.apk

I go to Apps in settings but cannot uninstall Maps, is this because it was installed via PA gapps if so, how do I get rid of it? Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
Use Titanium Backup, PA GAPPS installs as system apps which protects them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
IIRC, any Gapps package will install things as system apps. If you have TiBu you should be able to freeze/uninstall them from there.

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Maybe this is the fix for those getting stuck at the Samsung logo. It's a commit in the next nightly.

Revert "Fix a bootloop problem"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] steven.singer:
Thanks for the response. The above didn't work. It's strange I rebooted and touchtones worked once for a different IVR. I then tried my stored voicemail and it quit again. I rebooted again and removed the stored password from my VM settings... all is well again.

BUT THIS MEANS NO ISSUES WHILE ROCKING CM11... I IZ :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Come to think of it, I remember reading someone did exactly that in CM10. Glad you got it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MustGoFast:
I'm used to the prior version where you could choose which screen home took you too as well. Maybe that feature is coming later.

Out of curiosity why do you want to downgrade your Google Maps?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gt5oh:
Im not a fan of 7. They took away all the Labs features. Also to get to the traffic mode you have to zoom in to a certain level, on version 6, you tapped a button and it brought up the red and green traffic conditions. To me, 6 was easier to navigate and I used some of the Labs features (such as a Measure) all the time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MustGoFast:
Yeah I miss measure as well, was curious if there were other things I didn't notice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
I was looking through today's progress. Looks like there isn't a lot of new stuff coming in this next build. There is however a fix for the occasional boot loop that happens when rebooting and so forth. That's definitely a plus.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tats_06:
NVM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dwhitman:
There is a very long list of features that got removed, broken or dumbed down in version 7.

A biggie for me is pretty well total loss of ability to track along on the map while driving unless you explicitly set a destination:

Nav display without destination was removed

Track up display no longer uses the GPS for orientation, relying instead on the magnetometer - which doesn't work well in a car loaded with iron. So the map orients in some random direction unrelated to your direction of travel.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
Wow, I wonder why? I thought that the only bad decisions they make were limited to YouTube and Google+.

I'm glad my TND 720 now let's me connect to my hotspot and search for places directly from it. I used to rely on Maps for that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gt5oh:
Good call, another reason why I went back to version 6.

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Interesting battery llife observation

I made the jump to the latest nightly CM from Eclipse 4.2.2 (TouchWiz features)

I have not been on a CM rom in years but I really wanted to try KitKat 4.4 experience on my Galaxy S4. I also wanted to see if I could improve the reception with an updated modem.

So a few days ago I did a full wipe and flash.

I was getting around 13-17 hours battery life per day on my S4 with heavy use. (Music during my commutee, a phone conference to listen in to for a few minutes, clash of clans gaming, texts, email, facebook and social media, no maps or gps apps and no wifi at work, I am in NYC so mostly 4G LTE)

Now after the switch to 4.4 its dropped to 7-10 hours, a drastic change and my usage is about the same, I have a routine so it does not change much. I thought KitKat was supposed to be more efficient

I am using GSam Battery Monitor for this analysis as I have used it for a while now with good results.

Has anyone else had these types of experiences? I would love others input, thanks.

VZW Galaxy S4

4.4.2

I545VRUEMK2

3.4.0-cyanogmenmod-gfa32c11
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Badger50:
I'm in the same boat with you buddy. I switched bout 4 days ago from Beans 4.2 Rom to the CM 11 nightlies. I loved CM from my Dinc days and wanted to try it out like you. I'm running KT's kit kat kernal with his recommended settings. Gotta say that this baby flies, and the UI is smooth as a babies bottom. However, running better battery stats and GSam as well. The system sleeps just fine and dandy, but the juice drains quick while on. In fact I've dropped 2% while typing this on my phone. I haven't noticed any rouge apps or out of the ordinary wake locks. Just kinda weird though. I'm not a heavy user, but I definitely have noticed my battery life isn't as good as my 4.2.2 Rom. Oh well, no biggie, I do love the way CM feels though :)

Sent from my Mobile Beast Device :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gt5oh:
Ok as long as its not just me, I wonder what it is cause I was under the assumption that 4.4 would be better optomized, maybe it just doesnt like our phones or the hardware. I wonder what the battery life is like for stock S4s that have 4.4 already (are there any yet?)

I also thought something was draining it but GSam shows nothing out of the ordinary, it just seems while in use it uses alot of juice. I am getting kind of curious to find out if this is a CM thing or all the 4.4 Roms for our VZW S4, does anyone else have experience in this area? Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Badger50:
Hopefully somebody that's a whole lot smarter than me can shed some light on the subject :)

Sent from my Mobile Beast Device :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
I haven't had any battery issues myself. I get stellar battery life. I use the included kernel and don't make any changes to it. I flash the nightly builds in the morning and then go on with my day. I don't have any off the wall apps or anything. Just the normal social network apps, a few games, and then the Google Apps. Not sure what could be causing excessive battery drain.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dmarden:
Yeah, I am actually getting ridiculously good battery life compared to what I've gotten in the past. Typically pull it off the charger around 6:30am. Moderate use, I'd say... though it's subjective. Some BT streams, frequent text and FB Messenger use, tons of Tweetings (Twitter) use, some browsing, a few calls, etc. Anyway, by the end of the night, around midnight or so... I usually throw it back on the charger around 50% or so. When it's just sitting on my desk it drains about 1% per hour according to Better Battery Stats.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] justda:
I cannot recieve calls, and when I attempt to make a call the phone says "Hanging up" but just sits in the call.

Any Idea's? I am on T-Mobiles Network, but the APN is all correct.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gt5oh:
I also have to add in that I noticed charging the device takes longer on this rom

Is that a feature that some Roms build in? Faster chaging?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thesoldier:
I've actually experienced the opposite. I switched from a stock 4.2.2 ROM getting maybe 3 hours screen time to CM, getting almost 5 hours screen time, after a 17 hour day with the same use. Texting, chrome, Facebook, etc. and about 90% on 4G. Battery life has been amazing for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gt5oh:
Can you guys with the really good battery reporting post up which nightly you are using?

I can't figure out why my battery life dropped drastically upon switching..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Sent out a very nice request via Google+ to CyanogenMod asking them if in the future they could look into the HDR issue that's been there since as long as I can remember. Not sure if it will do any good but I tried to give them as much detail as possible. Probably won't change over night or even in the next few days but maybe somewhere down the road they'll mess with it.

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I am always on the latest nightly. I flash every morning.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rpitera:
Is anyone else not getting hot word detection on Google now anymore. It used to be so sensitive that when I would show people the feature it would fire but now it's not working at all. I checked my settings and it is enabled. I even tried toggling out and rebooting but no luck. I'm using the PA GApps that everyone else is using. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. On the latest nightly with the latest kt kernel.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] reinaldistic:
the "ok google"? if so its working for me and I have an accent...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Same here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rpitera:
Bummer. I guess it's just me.... I might try re flashing the gapps. I'll let you know if it works. Shame, it worked great a few nightlies ago.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
My battery life has been stellar. Lately it's been 16-18 hrs minimum and when I go back on the charge I'm around 25% battery remaining.

BT on for 12hrs, wifi, sync, location services on, screen brightness set to auto with the slider all the way left and adaptive backlight on, CPU set on notch below max. Typical usage is 2-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours screen on, couple dozen texts, 30-60 minutes call time, browser, tapatalk, G+, and one other forum app usage.

Flash the latest nightly each day and run it until the next one is up. I clean flashed the first CM11 build (factory reset including format of internal and external storage plus data, system, cache wipe) and each nightly since has been a dirty flash (going on three weeks now).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
What I would do if it was me. I would do a clean install of the latest nightly and gapps. Then manually reinstall each app. I know its a pain but that will generally fix up any wakelock issues. That is unless its just a bad app that's causing it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ban-Hammer:
I'm on fitsnuglys 1/7/14 build, and I can happily report that after re-pairing to my MyFordTouch system, I received an active MAP session.

Unfortunately, sending text messages fail, I have not tested receiving. I was prompted with messaging access and accepted. I will be testing thoroughly with the next few nightlies.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] papstar:
Anyone getting random freezes? Been getting them several times a day since about the 1/5 nightly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Not really. Does it happen during any particular actions or in any specific app?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] papstar:
Happening randomly, in any given app. MMS, vine, chrome, etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
The only app that I get random freezes on is Boardroom Tycoon and that's just the app itself. I was having some issues with Netflix after switching to ART earlier today but I rebooted, cleared my dalvik and cache, and now everything is running smoothly besides Boardroom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
That's odd. When it freezes does it hang for a few seconds or freeze to the point where you have to kill the app itself?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swordmastr54:
I use the odex 4.4 gapps that I've had for a while now what is the good or bad on the pa gaps that I hear everybody use?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MustGoFast:
Stupid question but since this is the VZW thread, are you using the right version of CM/radios for your device?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] justda:
Yes, I am using the MJ7 radio, I am using an i545 from Verizon, but since the i545 is a globally unlocked phone I can use it with any GSM carrier as long as I have the APN settings (CM includes most of them in their roms anyway). I stuck with the MDK build and have been on hyper drive 11 until someone came out with the stock MKF int. build. And I switched to that just to play around with it before trying the new CM nightly.

I can use data just fine but cannot receive calls and when I tried to call out it worked but wouldn't hang up. I had to shut off my phone to end the call. Since 4.4 used hangouts for mms I don't know if actual mms was functional. I went back the the stock MKF build with my MJ7 radio and everything works perfect again. Maybe i have to flash the stock OTA to 4.3 through Verizon before attempting to load up CM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mettee:
Is there ability to call record with this? I need that feature.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rpitera:
I'll give that a try this weekend and let you know how it works out. Thanks for the advice, scarmon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vanberge:
Happened a few times to me. Phone hangs for like 15-20 seconds then catches up with all my button presses. I haven't clean flashed since before the snapshot build though so I attributed it to that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] radpp16:
Was thinking about installing M2. Gonna wait for RC. How long you guys think? 3 months?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Following past history most like when 4.4 is released.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ViperZ28:
I do not have any major issues with the 0107 Nightly, but I when trying to Share a photo from Google Photo's on Facebook I see an error message "One or media items could not be added" and no photo is added. Is anyone else seeing this issue? Is it ROM or app specific? I have a logcat dump but I do not see any errors.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Its an app issue. I have the same problem. Always have to download the image then share it. Did me that way on stock too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrnick81:
*NOOB* I had a ball with my droid x and galaxy nexus. So I know how to flash. However can someone help explain if I can run cm 11 on my verizon gs4 on MK2. I know that I have to root and safestrap. Im lost after that. I actually soft bricked my phone the other day. Please help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Unfortunately you can't run AOSP ROMs on anything higher than MDK. You can root and safestrap Touchwiz based ROMs but not AOSP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrnick81:
Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bamgrinus:
Hey, so, I just got this phone and it's got MI1 already loaded on it. Am I pretty much just screwed in terms of ever getting on an AOSP ROM? Or will someone probably crack the bootloader eventually? I assume I can't just flash an older version.