yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
I honestly can't say.

I've been thinking about it, but I'm stumped. It clearly seems to be a problem localized only to the app itself since all other internet apps are working. After you tried clearing the cache, clearing the app data and re-entering the Amazon login credentials as well as reinstalling the app, I am very surprised it is still not working. Reflashing the entire phone is about all you have left.

It may be a problem with the profile on the Amazon server. You might call them and see if they can reset or flush the account. They may have some other ideas as well. Try putting in the credentials of another Amazon account. That may give you a clue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
I'm sure it's possible, but I don't know how... :(

Something just occurred to me.... log in to your Amazon account on your PC, and IIRC, in your account settings, there's a section for Kindle, look for permissioned devices. You may have too many. Happened to me once a couple of years ago.

HTH,

-Jerry
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
I will do that but not sure that it will resolve what I am trying to remedy.

Anyone you can think of on the forum that would know? I am an amateur here.... annnnnd just learning Java programming so even if there is no fix out there, I can try to build one but I am literally only at the tip of the iceberg for programming
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] VandyCWG:
I got the update last night, and because I'm not stock, it won't install...

Can anyone here take the zip and make it where we can Odin it or fix it to let us install.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
Which update is that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
I was going to ask this as well... I am not sure which update but it is an OTA (where do you go to see the changelogs for OTA updates?

I am running: sph-L270t on 4.4.2 ( Nc6) , stock rom, cf root, and twrp recovery.

Was prompted by the Samsung Update service to install newly downloaded update, when I restarted it just booted into Twrp and would go no further.

Also another question... which rom works the best for my version of the phone? and does any still use the air view and sprint spark feature?

Thanks,

Ian
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jayshocka:
You will need to be on stock recovery to get the OTA and I believe you can find the change log on Sprint's website in the community

EDIT

here is the changelog from the sprint site

https://community.sprint.com/baw/message/841296#841296

Enhancements/Fixes

HD Voice Icon support

International Wi-Fi Calling support

Google security patches

I am yet to find a zip file for stock recovery you probably need to install nc6 from Sam mobile and then take the OTA

I would say just get the OTA tar from Sammobile.com but it is not there yet

---------- Post added at 09:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:07 AM ----------

I have not gotten the updated yet.

But if someone does please post your root status

i have 3 questions..

Did the OTA kill root access?

Did the OTA restore the kit kat file permissions?

Will towel root work with NG5?

TIA
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
Now if you just get a custom rom can you update that way? Does cm11 work with this phone? I remember them pushing updates (like when Android upgrades etc)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
I had to unroot (from SafeRoot) to update from MK5. I didn't bother with NAF until NC6 came out. Updated to NAF, then NC6 right after. Rerooted again with CF Auto-Root. I was not able to update to NAF via OTA while rooted (I tried, it failed quietly), the same probably still applies.

I had to use NextApp's SDFix to get ("proper") SD card access.

If you've removed any of Sprint's bloatware, the update will probably fail because of that too. If you've "turned off" any bloatware in app settings, it doesn't matter. I didn't reenable any of it before the OTA, and had no problems.

HTH,

-Jerry
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
It almost a certainty that NG5 patches the towell root exploit. Would have to use cf-root to obtain root again and trip knox.

I'm not guaranteeing that cf-root would work but from everything I've learned, it's very likely it would work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Click on the version list at the very top of post one to get more info on NG5. According to details on the sprint website NG5 adds Google security patches
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] arismendy:
I am on sphl720t and for some reason why twrp recovery will not install anything. It fails every time I try install a ROM. It allows me to install carbon ROM but nothing else? Anyone know why
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bthorne79:
What twrp version what error did you try to wipe cache and dalvik reboot recovery? Than flash rom after error
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
Are there any roms that work with spark /lte /3g?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Jshugzda:
Can someone please post the Google link to the new update zip. Thanks in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] VandyCWG:
Most if not all of the roms work with Spark. They just don't have the spark icon.

Spark is band 25 and it's in your radio, not rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Agreed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
Aha, I did not know that, why were people posting on other threads (I think the which roms have been tested on sph-L270t thread) that they were not working? Misinformation?

I'm nervous about flashing a rom as I don't want to lose any functionality etc. Especially since it seems like the development for this phone is not as much as I've experienced for other models
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
With regards to losing spark...

Please read the ROMS section of post one for more info. I think you will find it useful.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
anyone try using a usb otg cable with this phone? I plugged one in with usb stick and nothing happens, tried it hooked to computer and it charges, so it does work... but wont detect a drive or the cable?

thanks for any direction/help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
I've not yet tried using the 720T as a usb hosting device with an otg cable but here is some good info I found that may help you:

"...If you’re not sure whether your device has the capability of acting as an OTG host, you can easily figure it out by downloading a free app from the Play Store called USB Host Diagnostics.

Just having a device that is OTG compatible isn’t enough though as you’ll also need a suitable OTG cable for your device. Of course, you can easily grab one for a few bucks at a few online portals, including over at Amazon.com. Furthermore, to connect storage devices such as a USB flash drive or a hard drive, you may also need an app like USB Host Controller or Total Commander."
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
I did the first one before I posted, came up as no device detected. :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Try the second or third one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Also try a different cable
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
I'm going to try a different cable. This one was one that I actually made myself... It does work for charging but not detected for data transfer
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Added Chainfires new SuperSu forum to downloads section of op at the end of the post (credit bigsamda1st)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Jshugzda:
Here's the direct google link for the NG5 OTA zip file courtesy indirectly of [MENTION=950176]krnfrk6663[/MENTION] (krnfrk6663 provided the file via dropbox and [MENTION=4771561]Cooljb[/MENTION] created the google link using the filename from his link)

http://android.clients.google.com/p...177c.USER_L720T_SPT_NC6_to_NG5_Update_FWD.zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Added NG5 OTA ZIP to download links in OP. Credit Jshugzda.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Anyone have a link to the nc6 ota zip file?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
What's the process again for if you are rooted but want to install the ota update? I keep getting prompted...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
When you upgrade you will lose root and then you will need to find a way to obtain root again.

If you are on nc6 and you upgrade to ng5. You may not be able to obtain root again. On NG5, towelroot will almost definetly not work. Cf-root would probably work and it would trip the knox flag.

No one has posted any confirmations on NG5 yet, so we really don't know.

Also.. If you have the paid version of supersu and you have survival mode checked in supersu settings, you may get lucky and keep root after upgrade, but I strongly doubt it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
no worries okay I basically said screw it and flashed Beanstock ROM and now running Android 4.4.4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
ok. If you would, let me know how you like it after some usage.

On a slightly different note... I'm thinking that flashing beanstock means your knox flag is tripped which means there would be no harm in trying cf-root on ng5 later if you wanted to.... But you might like beanstock better anyway.

Have fun.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
I used cf root first time rooting this phone anyway sooo. Knoxified. But I have best buy product replacement plan so don't really care about Knox flag as they don't check it for warranty etc... As long as I keep paying 10/month they replace it if I need it.

Beanstalk seems okay so far, minor bugs such as force closes and screen refresh flashes sometimes but other than that it's cool. Works with novalauncher integrated into it....

Only problem is when I do the beanstalk ota update checker I get an error so I may have to manually do updates if need be...

Now supposing I wanted to try different roms, how much of a pita is it to switch? Are there any apps that keep your folder layout for home screens and apps the same after switching?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
I don't know of any apps that do that and would not think it possible. I would think apps would have to be reinstalled after changing roms, but I may be wrong about that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
Nova Launcher has a backup and restore feature. When I was a flashaholic back in my EVO days, I'd restore my apps (and associated data) with Titanium Backup Pro (don't restore system apps/data).

Don't know of anything that automates this.

HTH...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] lichan:
Mounts2SD puts mount points (apps and app data, for example) to a second SD partition, sdext, when you flash a new ROM, you run a recovery zip which sets itself back up. You should also have Titanium Backup Pro and if your launcher has a backup and restore feature then your set-up will be the same after each new ROM install.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
Ahaaaaa excellent. I have the pro version of all of them will try it when the time comes. Thanks guys
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Junkyardjames87:
Has anyone tried the ng5 yet? I'm hoping on it being a small enough update and supersu being a system app and checking the box to try to survive an ota flash.

Sent from my SPH-L720T
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
Possible Unlock Method For Those Interested

I came across this today -

http://www.sammobile.com/unlock/

Don't know how much it costs or know anyone that has used it, but I know that people have asked and never saw this mentioned...

HTH,

-Jerry

DISCLAIMER: If it doesn't work, I'm NOT responsible... :eek:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
NG5 Update on the update...

FWIW - This person says they've rooted NG5 using Odin to install a custom recovery (not named) and then flashing SuperSU -

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55339475&postcount=32

HTH...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] VandyCWG:
Our L720T is not listed in the drop down. Doubt it will work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] gersrt:
Non of those unlock websites work, or purchase codes websites for that matter. This phone is unlocked via ota update. What we need right now is someone to get their phone internationally unlocked from sprint and investigate the before and after files. Surely someone on here can get Sprint to unlock their phone? Make sure to have phone files backed up before the changes are made.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] apshel:
There was a way to downgrade the stock 4.4.2 NC6 Rom to 4.3,i read more info for downgrade S4 other versions.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jayshocka:
Are you asking or telling?

I have often wondered if flashing a pre Knox build would reset it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] apshel:
Asking
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] apshel:
delete..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] hllywd:
Does anybody know if there is a rooted stock NC6 firmware img file somewhere? Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Jshugzda:
Yeah at sammobile.com go to firmware and type in sph-l720t
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jayshocka:
In before " I was asking for ROOTED STOCK "

I have never come across that
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daisychick:
Looking for help with wifi tether. I'm using wifi tether router 6.0.2 on rooted PUBNC6. once tethered, I can ping out, but can't browse. same issue on both my pc and tablet. It used to work. I haven't changed anything that I'm aware of. settings are the same as the first page. Suggestions on where to start looking?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
Email the developer, he's a nice guy... Got back to me within a few hours to help with an issue I was experiencing
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jayshocka:
He is one I cannot find an answer for....

Are custom Roms for the s4 compatible with sprints HD voice feature
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] fimbulvinter242:
I just recently switched to Sprint from Verizon and decided to stick with the Galaxy S4 as I had no issues with my hardware (service was a different matter) unaware that Sprint was handing me this newer version of the S4.

Thanks to the info in this thread I was able to successfully install TWRP v2.7.1.0 and Cyanogenmod 11 20140909 Nightly and everything is working just like it was on my old S4, if not better! Thanks guys. :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
I'm curious... How is the call quality? With both of my EVOs (4G and 4G LTE), call quality was always better with a stock ROM. That said, I still... #blamesprint :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Tony Android:
voice mail notification requires internet?

Odd problem with my S4 tri-band (rooted, stock JB 4.3). I get voice mail notifications only after connecting to wi-fi or enabling data. The missed call shows up fine, but the voice mail notification never appears until I connect to the internet, either by wi-fi or cell tower. Then it comes up, usually in seconds. Is this normal?

I do not have visual voicemail / voicemail to text.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
What is JB?

I have had a similar problem since purchase I believe.

I'm stock NC6, and I don't get voice mail notifications even when data or wifi is on. I don't subscribe to visual voice mail either.

I've never been able to figure it out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Tony Android:
JB = Jelly Bean. More exact, MK5.

Wow! Glad I didn't upgrade to NC6. I don't use texting at all, but no voice mail would make the device useless to me as a phone.

I'm going to run this problem past Ting tech support and see what they have to say. I am not optimistic, as they are very nice people but 100% useless for providing useful information.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Let me know what you find out.

Just for clarification. I have voice mail. I just don't have voice mail notification. If I go to the visual voice mail app, I can sees that I have voice mail messages and I can play them. The problem is I don't know someone had left a voice mail until I tap on the app and look inside. So I just have to keep checking every once and awhile.

Note: even though you don't pay for visual voice mail, you can still use the app to see if you have messages, and you can play them. You just don't get the transcribing and it won't convert the audio to txt so that you can read your voice mail unless you pay.

...and I've had this problem (no voice mail notifications) on mk5 through nc6. I have not tried ng5 yet. I just wanted to point out that I had this problem on mk5 to. Basically, I've never had voicemail notifications :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Mister_E105:
Kindle Issue FIXED

Weird fix, I was installing Xposed Framework and was getting an error on a zip file "could not extract xposed-disabler-recovery.zip

", ran across another thread and one potential fix for Xposed was

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount&hl=en

Installed and launched Folder Mount, it detected a fault in the sdcard module and prompted for permission to fix, did so and rebooted, Xposed installed, also, the pending kindle downloads began.

NICE!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
Glad to hear you got it going! :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Wow! Good job. That was a tuff one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
First confirmed NG5 root?

Found this from [MENTION=2654383]mitch10102000[/MENTION]

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55450713&postcount=36
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Tony Android:
From Ting: "Voicemail notifications need data to go through. If data is turned off and the device is out of Wifi, it's expected that the voicemail notifications will not work. In order to get the notifications as frequently as possible, we would recommend having data turned on for the line and on the phone."

More informative than most of their answers. The usual advice from Ting is to update profile, and if that doesn't fix it; then factory reset.

Anyone have any idea how long I will have to enter a Captcha every time I post?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Thanks. My cellular data is always on with limits turned off because I have the unlimited plan. I normally keep my wifi off, but since I keep my cellular data on full time, I wouldn't think it would matter. I have also updated my profile many times... Still no success for me on voice mail notifications.

What is Captcha?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 2WhiteWolves:
I think after ten posts it will stop asking for the Captcha.

---------- Post added at 08:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:03 PM ----------

Captcha is that thing you have to put in the box letters or numbers to make sure you are not a computer. Have to do that Captcha thing when you first start on XDA, in order to post.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
In OP:

Slightly modified purpose of this thread statement.

Updated CF-Root section regarding NG5 thanks to post from JerryGNCY and gave credit.

Updated towelroot section in regards to NG5.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] iiNFAMOUS CHRiS:
subscribed for domestic gsm unlock updates. thanks for this thread, its a huge help! (AT&T Postpaid customer with a 720T :( )
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
Appreciate it, but I just read it and posted a link :)

Kudos to [MENTION=2654383]mitch10102000[/MENTION] for volunteering his 720T as a guinea pig... :good::D

And for the nice breakdown/instruction set
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Added mitch
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] linuxtad:
Hello,

Does anyone have the stock recovery for MK5 for the SPH-L720T. On a side note, is there any difference between the stock recoveries for the MK5 SPH-L720T and the MK5 SPH-L720?

Thank you!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 2WhiteWolves:
The L720 is the MK2 not MK5.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] linuxtad:
Thank you 2WhiteWolves and that pretty much kills my question :laugh: So are there any differences between the MK2 and the MK5 recoveries?

Edit:

After downloading the MK5 stock rom from the OP of this thread I came across this tool from cabloomi http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2281287&page=3 which allowed me to generate my own (Recovery from Stock) after an edit of the Runme.bat to include -- group=1 flag (Thank you gIMpSTa for the fix!).

Edit Runme.bat as follows

Original line:

bin\tar -H ustar -c recovery.img > recovery.tar

Modified Line:

bin\tar --group=1 -H ustar -c recovery.img > recovery.tar
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] getf:
Does anybody work to gsm unlock ??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Has anyone confirmed any of the three hotspot methods listed in the OP on NG5?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JeffPalutkeXDA:
Cannot seem to find a hotspot mod for the SPHL720T build NG5...

Has anyone seen a hotspot mod for the NG5? If not, are there any devs who could use anything uploaded to assist?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 2WhiteWolves:
Read the OP/pg.1 has your answer for hotspot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
I keep losing data on beanstalk rom. Why does this happen? Already wiped and reflashed once. This is driving me nuts!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daniel4653:
That's the world of AOSP. Try a touchwiz ROM. And compare the two.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ianlmt:
Why does it happen though? I'm learning Java programming so hope to help fix these issues in the future
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bthorne79:
He would like to unlock the sim/gsm card in this phone for service
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bgmg:
Please help me understand if I am missing the mark, but a gsm card cannot be used for sprint service even if the sprint phone could be unlocked because a sprint phone is built for cdma only. I've never heard of anyone converting a sprint phone to at&t or T mobile
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bthorne79:
The sim is for oversea unlock the global
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daniel4653:
You need to read some more. Theres a thread here with about 50,000 views on how to unlock the Sprint GS4 for use on Tmobile or ATT.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] AC105CDC:
Hey guys I'm still not getting any service unless I stand by the window basically. I'm not sure what to do does anyone have any ideas and think they could help me out? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] JerryGNYC:
I'm still a Samsung noob, and I'm not sure this is possible, but you may want to download the stock firmware from SamMobile and flash it via Odin (it's there, I DL'ed it yesterday).