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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
awesome thanks so much. definitely going with full modular as well.

i assume the stock photosphere camera doesnt have sdcard support.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
Photosphere from PA won't even flash unless you have a Nexus device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
lol well that solves that problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stickperson:
Hey all, two questions:

4g works for me in SF, but when I go to new cities it doesn't work. My family has Verizon and it works for them. Any ideas? Is there a new radio I have to flash?

Last time I upgraded to the 12/1/13 nightly, my phone asked me to dial *228 to activate it. I did which fried 4g. I got a new SIM card, changed the mobile network settings, restarted, and it was fine. Do I have to watch out for this again?

Cheers!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Make sure you are set to LTE-CDMA/EVDO in mobile network settings and have data roaming enabled. Default settings don't look like that. Worth a shot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
I personally use the MK2 modem. It couldn't hurt to try a different one.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2487298

[MODEM][Zip] Modems for Loki'd & Safestrap roms (12/11/13)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stickperson:
It says roaming charges may apply. Is that a concern?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
I use the stock GApps, and the camera flash works fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
Do you have Photosphere in your app drawer? Or just the AOSP camera?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
The stock answer would be "depends on your plan", I could be wrong but I thought VZW plans included national roaming, mine does.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Just the camera.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
So as I said, you can't flash (install through recovery) the PA Photosphere. It gives an error saying your phone isn't supported when you try flashing the module itself. Unless you have a Nexus device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Ah, I see.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] x410x:
I'm new to most of all this and was wanting to see if I had to use CWM or if I was fine with TWRP. Been using mostly hyperdrive roms but I think I just want a more clean experience. I got my s4 on launch and swapped to modded roms almost immediately, so I started off on MDK I think it was. Now I see stuff about this safe strap, is this something I need to know about or am I unaffected by this due to my phones age. I had assumed this was a new way of locking the boot loader.

Edit: Made a backup and just went for it, and holy crap this is smooth felling! Why didn't I do this sooner!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
I don't like CWM and don't have issues with the newest TWRP. Some people say they have problems but I guess I've been lucky so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] x410x:
Mine seems to be working fine also. Sucks that you cant remove the google search bar from the home screen. What launchers do you guys use? The search bar is the only complaint I have about the google one, other wise I would just use it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
I use Apex and I like it. I also recently deleted the lines in the GAPPS script that deletes the AOSP launcher but I haven't checked it out since I'd have to set up my Home screen again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
I am wondering if the GPS status app is having issues. The smart compass app works fine. But the GPS status app doesn't seem to work on the compass part. Maybe its a issue with that app.

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Never mind. I tried ten different compass apps and only smart compass worked. The rest said they could not detect a magnometer and wouldn't work. Crazy though cause smart compass registers mag fields as well as direction.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rexdog1888:
I personally use Nova (the paid one, the free one is excellent too) and it works great for me and you can disable the permanent search bar on it.

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Is it possible something related to the magnometer changed in kk and it's the only that's been updated? I'm really bummed that it doesn't work in GPS status, I use it a lot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Yeah. It is really crazy cause all the apps I tried was update 12/20/2013 or later. So they all should be working. I'm sure the Dev team has looked into it. If there is an issue then they will fix it. The only two options is either it is working and that app is the only one built to see our sensors. Or it uses a different method to get the information and doesn't rely on the sensors the other do. The fact that direction works fine in Google Maps makes me think it may be the first one. But I can't say for certain either way. Just something I noticed and thought I would mention.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Slim1023:
Just installed CM11 12-27 nightly, and all is working well... but have a weird root problem...

I have root access enabled in the developer settings for apps and adb, and Titianium Backup detects the root access, but I can't get

Greenify or Adaway to detect root. When I open the apps I either get a pop up that says device not rooted or it doesn't ask for root access.

I'm sure it's something dumb I'm missing, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Zmnypit:
I wish the Google Services battery drain could be resolved. Im losing 30-40% a night to GS using Battery saving mode. I flashed the AOKP 4.4.2 rom they released a couple days ago and I lose 10-12% using High Accuracy. There isnt quite the customization yet but I can deal with that vs battery drain from Google Service.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
There may be something going on there. I am getting killer battery life and I have everything set to sync as well as location services is set to high accuracy and it stays on all the time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Same here. Although, I just installed Chronic's kernel last night, so it will be interesting to see if it's any better, worse, or the same.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Crossoverdoc:
I came across a little trouble on my first try..

Switched from Dalvik to ART and on the reboot it came up 'optimizing applications' It kept freezing on certain numbers, so I'd have to battery pull for it to start optimizing again. At a certain point it just wouldn't boot. So I had to restore from a backup. Gonna try again tonight.

Has anyone had any issues with this? Also, is ART worth using? Thanks, guys! Happy Holidays.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] reinert012:
As weird as it is i have never had good luck running ART on CM11, but i run it on Slimkat with zero issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brandonair95:
Can anyone tell me why large files keep disappearing when transferring them via USB to the extsd? I'm running 11.0 December 24th build

I'm about to try a diff. ROM to see if the problem still persists.

Also random files and folders keep disappearing from the intsd as well. I'm not sure why.

Edit: I think when plugged in via USB a folder called 'storage' appears in the internal SD. I guess when I deleted it, it caused all the new files I copied and the whole internal storage to be wiped.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I am running CM11 with ART runtime and everything runs very smooth. The first boot took a few minutes due to the time for apps to optimize (some seemed to take a while) but overall the first boot took 10-15 minutes. After that it just seems like everything is a little "snappier" and I have had zero issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] reinert012:
Hmm, i'm going to have to try again. Are you running an kernels? I also haven't had luck with ktoonz, it doesn't seem to keep my settings when i restore them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
No custom kernels, I use the one packaged with CM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Same here. Just update in the morning and roll.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swordmastr54:
I use KT kernal and I have used art since I upgraded to this and I've never had any issues besides gasbuddys but I'm pretty sure its the app itself
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Curtisbeef:
Does this ROM / will this ROM ever support the WatchON app? From my searching it looks like no... it's hard to search for "ir" stuff.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
No. That's a touchwiz based app. CM can't support that as it needs the touchwiz framework.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
I personally use this app and love it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remotefairy
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Curtisbeef:
Ya I use that app sometimes but always find myself going back to WatchON because of the guide... I just pop open the app and it shows me exactly what is on and I just press watch and it changes my cable box.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
I spent the money on smart remote IR. Mainly cause if the ROM you're on doesn't have IR support it actually adds it for you. It was 10 bucks at the time but I've never regretted it. As long as you have root it works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
The green lines are an issue that's been around for a while. It was fixed in 10.2 but seems to have emerged again. They'll get fixed pretty soon I'd say. As more and more of the CM code gets merged in then issues will start going away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Well I can definitely say battery isn't quite as good as 10.2, although I'm sure that will change as new builds come out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Schoat333:
This has been working really well for me today. I was expecting many more issues, and yet seem to have no major ones so far. Nice work!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Yeah as far as stability this is more than stable. Really to me it seems like at this point its just a matter of adding in the rest of the features and fixing a few quirks. I'm sure there is way more to it than sounds like. My point is for the first official build this is amazingly solid.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HowardZ:
I've been including Faux's Intellidemand governor in my private builds.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
I personally just use the official builds. Always been solid so no need to mess with it.

On another note. I notice native IR isn't included as of yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Curtisbeef:
Ooo Thanks for the heads up I was about to flash.

I'll wait till IR is added.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sxrmafia:
Settings force-close when choosing gsm only or wcdma only mode in network settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SonicJoe:
I'm using Smart Remote with no issue...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DipRip:
I clean flashed again last night and that fixed all of my launcher/widgets issues.

I am missing the ability to set the home button on the lockscreen to torch. I use my phone as a flashlight all the time
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SonicJoe:
I see a bit more battery drain, but not a drastic difference. I agree that it will get fixed as time goes on. I had off and on issues on 10.2. Some nightlies would have amazing battery, some would have horrible battery. 11 will be no different.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JettMartinez:
Am I going blind? I don't see the 4.4 GAPPS on either link.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] djj624:
Anyone try this running twrp? I'm wondering because that's what I use and iv flashed a couple different 4.4 roms without issues (besides the normal 4.4 issues like ffc lines ect ect). Anyways I'm seeing allot of devs saying to use latest cwm in their op's. I want to try cm11 but not sure what's up with the recovery situation. Don't want to screw up my phone..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bloodcrav:
I have been using the latest TWRP without any issues. Seems to me its just all about preference.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xs11e:
TWRP works perfectly for me.

As always, YMMV but I can't see any reason using TWRP would screw up your phone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] reinaldistic:
I'm still downloading, but in other kitkats this location toggle is an issue if your location is partial through settings (like you only have network on but not GPS) the toggle is an all or nothing and it seems to not know what to do when the setting is partially on
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xs11e:
Video player for CM11?

I've been using MX Player for some time to play movies, videos, etc. but it won't work for me in CM11 nor can any codex I add make any difference.

Any one know of an app (free, of course!) that works with this?

EDIT: Now QQ Player works, I stopped using it a couple of phones back, don't recall why but it's working OK for me now....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Their here:

http://invisiblek.org/gapps/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] reinaldistic:
Yeah you have to go into settings turn it off and back on, it'll tell you some bull story about you turning off location in another version of android then you agree and after that the toggle will work but will still ask for consent every-single-time

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Look for the one that says gapps kk 20131119. Kk=4.4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I have another "noob" question.

Ever since the days of ICS, every once in a while my system will go "screwy" and just behave weirdly. The latest was just recently and the common item that goes crazy is the gallery. It does not matter if it is the stock app or a third party app. It's like the thumbnails and the image that go with it get confused. I'll click on an image in the gallery view but once it comes up it's a different picture. Also, if I am scrolling through the image views some of them will change into a different picture. Hope that makes sense as I don't know how else to explain it.

Also, a flashing question. I have been noticing that when I uninstall apps and when I flash a ROM from withing CWM there are "parts" left behind on internal storage. Could this be contributing to my issue? I am guessing that I need to run a factory reset/data wipe from the settings menu so it will also clear internal storage. I was poking around this morning and found some stuff that belongs to MDK. I haven't been on MDK since about 5 minutes after the first power up after purchase.

Thoughts?? I want to try CM11 again but want to start from a clean a slate as possible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
I have successfully used WatchOn with CM10.2. WatchOn works with AOSP ROMs as long as they have IR support. It does NOT need a TW ROM.

Please do not make statements when you are not sure. People tend to look at the number of posts you have and take what you say seriously.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
My apologies. I have never got it to work on AOSP successfully. It was the general consensus that it required the TW framework. Guess not.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mcconvict:
You just need to have the proper commits. Aokp 4.3 had it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] saul1991:
is there any proximity issues? i have had issues with cm sometimes i cant turn on the phone or hang up during a call until the other person ends the call.... and hows the camera??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
Proximity issues was a kernel bug and I don't know about the default kernel but it's working on Ktoonsez now.

No SD card support on the camera yet but they made a bunch of camera commits a couple nights ago and I'm not having any issues with the default settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] saul1991:
Thanks man I'm going to give it run for a bit. I meant like the quality of the pics that's the main reason I use tw Roms.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CC268:
I'm actually really shocked there isn't more people looking at or following this thread. This is a great ROM and I have been a stock Touchwiz type ROM guy for a long time. Great ROM and I love how easily it is updated everyday through my phone!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swordmastr54:
I stalk this thread lol its a awesome ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vanberge:
I've never gotten it to work either. This is far from a crazy assumption.

You are one or the most helpful people in this thread. Please keep making statements you feel are correct based on experience and don't listen to the other guy
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
That's really all anyone can do, comment based on experience or what you've seen. And the best people will change their views when confronted with evidence that contradicts what they thought.

Hell, that's the entire foundation of science. Refining views when more valid evidence is presented.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cjsteier:
WatchOn works sort of on this. I could control power and volume, but as soon as I tried to change the channel it would turn my TV off. So far this is the only kitkat rom I have ran that has made it that far with progress. I am currently on 1227 kitkang and I can't get WatchOn to work at all so it is making progress at least.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Has anyone had any luck with Pandora, when ART is active?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] whitesides:
Is this New Year Eve come early?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] twiz0r:
Sure?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Crossoverdoc:
Am I missing something or is there no KitKat gapps in the goo.im link? Which package should I be using? One from the mirror?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
It works for me. Listening to Drowning Pool as I type.

You can use any Gapps package as long as it's for KK. I tried the one on the mirrored link but kept getting FC's in Google TTS. Many are also using the PA Gapps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ironclad Lou:
It works perfectly on Gummy and on the noobdev unofficial CM build in the i9505 original development thread (they build nightlies for our device too).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Crossoverdoc:
Yeah, I kept getting FCs as well using the one from the mirror. Maybe I'll try to find the PA gapps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Well, I managed to get the one from the market installed, but I can't seem to get the hacked, no-ad, unlimited skip version to work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thesoldier:
Anyone getting bsod's on the Christmas build? I keep getting them but it seems to only happen when connected to WiFi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
Changing the channel turns the TV off in CM 10.2 stable and Touchwiz too. I observed this behavior with some TVs. You can try testing this behavior within stock TW too. It probably has to do with the wrong IR codes being sent by WatchOn and is not a KitKat or CM issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Ran the Christmas build for two days with zero issues. You could try a clean flash and see how it works for you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Same here. No issues with either the 12/25 or 12/26
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] crossen0:
No issues on the 12/27 build either. Running chronic kernel with the optimized dalvik/bionic.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] lynseyw:
Does anyone lose the clock in the status bar when flashing a custom kernel? I tried both KT and chronic and lost the clock

Edit: nevermind. I lose the clock on Euroskanks but not on this one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] .Ejekt:
Links to the zips, plx&thx :cowboy:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sevron:
Anyone having really low volume in calls and ringer volumes?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Looks like a lot of nice fixes in the next nightly. A lot of AV stuff.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Stryke_the_Orc:
Thread cleaned.

Keep it respectful in here folks, just because someone says something inflammatory doesn't mean you need to fire back.

We have a report button for a reason.

Thank you for your cooperation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chiggins:
Random question, what is the difference between ART and Dalvik? I know What Dalvik is but haven't heard of ART until this thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brandonair95:
Would like to know this as well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swordmastr54:
Art is android run time from my understanding and correct me if I'm wrong here people, it preloads ur apps so they open up faster it can increase battery life and its a beta feature , I have been using art in this ROM since it came out with little to no issues it takes time for it to set up art at startup but after that its smooth if you want to know more Google android runtime.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
I think that's fairly accurate but not preload, pre compile so that they can load without being compiled. But not every app is compatible yet and it is still being worked on and refined.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chiggins:
I thought that every app was compiled into the Dalvik byte code (using Eclipse/Android Studio) then ran on your device?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jorceshaman:
"Android apps are deployed in Dalvik bytecode, which is portable, unlike native code. In order to be able to run the app on a device, the code has to be compiled to machine code.

Dalvik is based on JIT (just in time) compilation. It means that each time you run an app, the part of the code required for its execution is going to be translated (compiled) to machine code at that moment. As you progress through the app, additional code is going to be compiled and cached, so that the system can reuse the code while the app is running. Since JIT compiles only a part of the code, it has a smaller memory footprint and uses less physical space on the device.

ART, on the other hand, compiles the intermediate language, Dalvik bytecode, into a system-dependent binary. The whole code of the app will be pre-compiled during install (once), thus removing the lag that we see when we open an app on our device. With no need for JIT compilation, the code should execute much faster.

Except for the potential speed increase, the use of ART can provide an important secondary benefit. As ART runs app machine code directly (native execution), it doesn't hit the CPU as hard as just-in-time code compiling on Dalvik. Less CPU usage results in less battery drain, which is a big plus for portable devices in general."

http://www.infinum.co/the-capsized-...ntroducing-the-new-android-runtime-in-kit-kat
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chiggins:
Ballin. Thank you for that. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
Today's build is running smooth as butter. It may just be me but I think the volumes got a little boost. Seems like they are a hair louder that before. May just be me though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Just flashed the 12/29 build. Compass is still borked, stays at 0° for orientation, heading is blank, and pitch/roll stays at zero. I use GPS status & toolbox often. Also, when the app is open the screen will not rotate, have not noticed this with any other app so far. I have also noticed something else about it. On previous builds of CM when an app is open that uses the compass, I remember seeing two icons on the status bar, now I only see one. But I do see the Google Location Services teardrop. I wonder if the two are not playing well together yet.

One other thing I have noticed. Since I am using ART after each flash it goes through app optimization on the initial boot. The process usually takes a few minutes but completes without issue. This time it froze for a minute when it made it to app 111, then at app 115 it restarted and went to the CM boot ani. The process picked up where it left off and finished the remaining 34 apps and finished booting. May be nothing but I never saw that before.

Haven't seen anything else out of the ordinary but I'll continue to monitor.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scarmon25:
I noticed the compass thing too. Its weird cause the magnometer register magnetic fields and smart compass works at it should. Both apps have been updated so I don't think that has anything to do with it. I'm sure it'll be addressed in time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I figure it will be fixed soon enough, too. I also checked things with Advanced Sensor Tester. Any gyro/rotation sensor listed is pretty much unresponsive and, even though I may not be looking at it right, one of the mag sensors looks funky to me.