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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jesand83:
Start by making sure you have the newest version of TWRP, the latest build is 2.8.4. I know a lot of people stayed on 2.5.0.2 for a long time because it was perfectly stable. This ROM doesn't play nice with that old version.

If that doesn't do it, let us know and we can walk through some other scenarios that might get you up and running.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jesand83:
Wondering if anyone else is seeing a little oddity I've been seeing for about a month now. When I try to call people from hangouts by hitting the phone icon at the top, it asks what number I want to call. What is weird is that it is asking this for a contact with only one phone number. it shows two identical entries for the same phone number. It's not a big deal it's simply an extra click to select the number to dial. I'm wondering if this is one of those instances where Hangouts isn't playing nice with Lollipop, but i'm not sure. UPDATE: Just realized this was only happening with a single contact so I'm sure it's not a ROM issue. probably just something funky with that particular contact.

The other issue I've seen for a little while now is that sometimes my dialer goes weird when making a call. It looks like it is disconnecting instantly after trying to start the call. Really it makes the call and the person on the other end can hear me but I can't hear anything on my end. Rebooting is the only thing that fixes it. I've been using the Material Dark Dialer this whole time, should I try flashing one of the other dialers? Anyone else seeing this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cambunch:
Has anyone else had issues with their Media Scanner picking up multiple copies of the same files? I think it is probably an app causing it rather than this ROM, but wanted to ask around.

I have personally had very good luck with Googy's kernel. The only issue that people seem to have is audio skipping when the screen is off, which is not a deal breaker for me since the kernel has great battery life and performance. Here are the settings I use and get very little audio skipping (1/2 second every 10-15 minutes at the most):

-Disable GENTLE_FAIR_SLEEPERS

-Intellidemand Governor

-Undervolted CPU 50000 uV across the board

-Undervolted GPU 75000 uV across the board

-Set both I/O schedulers to fiops and 2048

-Disable Android Logger
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joywork:
Kernels and RR

After flashing latest version my phone three times per hour randomly rebooted. After last of these reboots phone crashed on start logo and rebooted, then crash on logo and rebooted again and again in loop. I wipe everything, flash ROM second time and phone random rebooted again. Then I flashed Alucard kernel instead Googy and meantime is all OK. Also disappeared problems with dropouts in sound when music plays.

Maybe problem with Googy kernel RR is in swap partition, which is not recommended in last installer? I used 256MB, like in previous versions.

Is there any significant difference between Alucard and Googy kernel? I know, that Googy is stable and alucard Testing and it seems to me, that Alucard consumes more battery.

Thanks for any idea
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheBadBen:
Yup. I use PlayerPro and every couple of days I have to clear data from Media Storage. I even switched to Poweramp for a couple of days. I didn't run into any problems for those days, but I prefer PlayerPro so I switched back. No big deal, you just have to reset your ringtone and messaging alerts too.

It seemed to start at Lollipop, but multiple music files was an FAQ on their website so others must have had it before.

I use Googy's kernel also.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] efaden:
Can't seem to send/receive MMS. APN list is empty, and adding doesn't actually seem to work. I type in all of the settings and click save, but the list is still blank. Ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jpjm132003:
Thanks for linking this!

I have not had any more audio farting since changing these settings in Googy-max
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
For starters, Google Messenger won't do mms, so use another messenger(I use hangouts). As for the apns, it is described many times in the thread how to access and change/toggle them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] efaden:
The standard messages app worked fine before GPE. And I have tried to access the APNs per the instructions, but I posted because it doesn't work. My APN list is empty and I can't add to them. I just get "Access Point Name settings are not available for this user"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Ok, then I will describe the same procedure that is described multiple times in this thread. Go to Cellular Networks, switch preferred network to wcdma, go to apns, they will appear after one to two seconds, switch or toggle the APN from the last one to another one and back to the last one, go back and switch from wcdma back to lte/evdo. Done.

As far as messenging, yes, we all know that Google Messenger works other places. But not here. I just didn't feel like taking time out my day to go into all the details since they are already in this thread for those who search.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jalh:
Hello everyone, since 5.0 the "ok google, call home" command hasnt work. I heard the "calling" but it gets stuck at the dialer with the number at the input, but the call is never made. Any suggestions ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mik11231:
I've actually gotten google messenger to work for MMS, the steps I used to solve the issue was first do the apn fix you suggested (switch to WCDMA, swap to one of the other apns then back to the last one, switch back to LTE/EVDO), once you are able to see your apn's delete all of them except for internet and go to messenger and attempt to send an mms, you'll get an error about apn's, go back into your apns and reset to default (this should bring all the apn's you deleted back) and then try to send another MMS through messenger. It takes a while to send the first one but after that it works great.

Should clarify i'm using the 3/3 build
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
But it won't survive a reboot most likely. Reboot phone and see if you can MMS using Google Messenger.

I haven't tested on 3/3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mik11231:
no you are correct it doesent survive the reboot and the apn fix doesent either but it is an option if people really want to use google messenger for mms :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] avinash60:
I just wanted to say how much the latest update has improved my overall battery life and responsiveness. All the hard work by the developers is highly appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sir Lancelot:
I'm having a DIFFERENT Bluetooth issue that I haven't found reference to in the forum.

Some devices but not others are undetected by Bluetooth. I'd really like to connect my motorcycle helmet to this puppy like I do everything else.

Anyone else run into (and hopefully fixed) Bluetooth pairing problems with Lollipop?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rdefino:
I've been searching for this issue. But, Is anyone seeing issues were there GPS has trouble connecting at times. I use waze and see that GPS drops a lot then reconnects.

Is it possible to download new modules for the GPS?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrw1215:
Trying to download this straight on my phone, but it's not working... When I click the download link in the main post, then follow as far as I can and click the Download button, it just starts downloading some unnamed file, but then stops and the download is listed as unsuccessful. Anyone know what's up with that?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] itsmejson:
If you are currently running this ROM now try doing it through the ota update app.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrw1215:
I'm on an old (pre-Lollipop) version, not sure if OTA is baked into my build.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
I am seeing some lag between my location and that shown on my GPS application. It seems a bit better with Google Maps compared to my other GPS app, Scout. I am also on the Alucard kernel which seems to help reduce the lag.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] whozamazinka:
What exactly are the MMS issues that folks are having with the Google Messenger app? I installed it from the aroma installer, and haven't made any APN changes or 'fixes', and I think I'm sending/receiving MMS just fine. I've sent a friend a picture, and received a picture, and I have texted to multiple recipients, and recieved texts from a group with multiple recipients. Is there something I'm missing here?

I'm not trying to be snarky. Just wondering if my understanding of MMS is incorrect, or wondering if the universality of Messenger not working is completely universal.

For additional information, I'm on the 2.23 build with the stock kernel. But I feel like it has been working on previous builds for me as well. Is it possible that because I'm almost always on wifi, I'm not seeing any issues?

Thanks,

JR
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
I'm guessing you dirty flashed 2/23 over a prior build? For most, Messenger MMS stopped working at the 2/23 build.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jpmcnown:
I suppose this isn't a question limited to this 4.4 rom, more of a 4.4 general question, but this is as good a place to ask as any I suppose. Does anyone know if there is a way to install WatchOn in 4.4 and not have the pulldown notification option for it look all jacked up? Am I likely going to have to wait for a TW 4.4 rom? I understand this is a petty request in the grand scheme of things, but it's the little things like that that bug the heck out of me. Thanks for all your hard work!

-Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TB13:
Pulled the phone apart and found both the sensor and glass were incredibly dirty. Quick wipe down with a Q-tip and it works perfectly. :victory: Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chuckleb0ne:
Hey Danvdh I'm up for testing. Hit me up if you need another.

Lemirecharlie@gmail.com
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bdv11:
Buttery smooth room. Loving it since I got LTE functioning. I've noticed I jump back to 3g quite a lot though. Anyone else getting this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
Yeah, xposed only works with dalvik. at least this ROM includes the qualcomm-optimized dalvik.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
UPDATE IN THE OP!

02/14/2014

-Fixed values/arrays in teleservice.apk for all languages

-fixed googledialer array conflict

-To stop the 1 single phone fc at boot with gravitybox enabled (seems to be gravitybox causing it), simply freeze setupwizard with titanium backup or rename setupwizard.apk in system/priv-app to setupwizard.bak after installing the ROM and booting

-Make sure you can use loki!

-Full wipe

-Flash ROM

-Reboot (if at anytime recovery asks you to fix root, say no)

-Let phone settle for a few minutes (3g will kick in but might take a sec)

-Open the provided apn shortcut app and select LTE - Verizon Internet, if it doesn't stick simply toggle airplane mode and try it again

-All network modes can be accessed it Settings > More > mobile networks > preferred networks - With our APN above we should have LTE/CDMA/EVDO/GSM/WCDM and LTE should kick in and stick on reboot, congrats you have a fully activated GPE ROM on Verizon :)

EXPECT EVEN BETTER RESULTS ONCE YOU GET A 4.4.2 MODEM.BIN TO FLASH ;)

its true what they say about verizon, you guys are tough :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ironclad Lou:
Using yesterday's build and the instructions from the OP was finally able to get LTE. Really nice ROM. One quick question, was going to flash the stock dialer and contacts, but wanted to make sure with all the changes being made over the last couple of days that it wouldn't break something. Thanks for all the work on this, it's nice to finally have a fully working GPE ROM to play with.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
they are incompatible at this time
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
Happy Valentine's Day !!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
I know you were getting frustrated with this the other night. Thanks for not giving up. Today is pay day, so a donation will be forthcoming. :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
I still can't believe I've pulled it off being at least 150 miles away from any Verizon coverage whatsoever, sneaky sneaky samsung

Thanks for your support and special thanks to all my testers
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
+1 ......Well deserved ! A lot of hours were put in to make this work right count me in !
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkrickles:
running this since last night and it's terrific.

so glad I tried again.

followed all instructions (switched to airplane before apn switch) and got lte with no problem and it's stuck through several reboots.

I'm going to clean flash the newest today and expect my experience to be the same.

one question I have though is what this means right under the instructions from a few posts up.

Thanks in advance

EXPECT EVEN BETTER RESULTS ONCE YOU GET A 4.4.2 MODEM.BIN TO FLASH

what does this mean?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
The 4.4.2 modem will increase speeds on this ROM as has been discussed in my international thread (who have a leaked modem, ours isn't out yet) , Im also hoping it will eliminate the need to toggle airplane mode if the APN doesn't stick
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bswides412:
I have been on cm11 for quite some time to little to issues. However this ROM looks intriguing. Has anyone used both and could give a brief comparison? What are the advantages to GPE and do you notice them in everyday use?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tortuga:
You may lose out on a CM feature or two, but XPosed works to supplement. This GPE ROM has all Samsung drivers specifically designed for our device. Because of that, the hardware features work completely and better than AOSP/CM/etc. Specifically, as addressed in the OP, the camera HDR, 1080p video, and FFC are all 100% functional. There are no strange bugs with Bluetooth that you could see on CM either. Speed should be similar, as CM can be quite fast and that usually depends on kernel settings. I find this ROM to perform extremely well with excellent battery life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bswides412:
And it sounds like LTE has been figured out? I would just like to avoid losing data if I restore a backup down the road
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tortuga:
If you follow the instructions, and I recommend reading through the thread a bit, you will get and keep data - LTE and 3g.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
I am jumping in on today's build. Be back after the installation to report my success.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] elislurry:
Edit: NM, didn't realize that Google Search was not installed, after installing and rebooting was able to use Google Now Launcher.

Installed this morning and everything is running great! One question, I am not seeing where to change default launcher. The home option is not present in the menus and the option to clear Nova defaults is greyed out. I installed the Google Now launcher via link in the OP but I am not getting the option to use it. I would like to get rid of Nova for stock, anyone else had success with this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cambunch:
I have also never had issues with Google Messenger and MMS, it has always worked flawlessly for me. I even just ODIN'd back to stock and clean flashed the latest build.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] whozamazinka:
Nope. I always do a clean flash. As the aroma installer suggests, I even wipe local storage.

I'm using the MDK radio...is it possible that that has something to do with it?

I'm always worried that I might not receive a MMS, which is why I periodically test it. (Send a friend a photo, and then have them send one back.) But it always seems to work. Perhaps I should be more leery about it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Most, not all, had issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ktraub:
Going to update to 5.1 ?

Hey Dan,

Will you be working on an upgrade to Android 5.1?

Thanks for everything so far.

Nice job!

-Kev
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
He said he would, so let's let the man rest.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shaftamle:
You should try to use at least the mj7 radio. then if your in supported areas you can take advantage of Verizon aws band which is much faster. Mj7 was the first radio with support for that.

Sent from a Shaftamle Galaxy S4

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mik11231:
is there a recommended radio that goes well with this rom? I've yet to flash a radio ever
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shaftamle:
From what I know about them, certain radios work better for certain people. It really depends on what area your in ect. Me personally, I've never really been able to tell the difference. They all seem to work good. I only suggested mj7 or higher because mdk doesn't support the aws band.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] woer:
I've been using this since before lollipop and haven't got mms messages to work reliably since the switch to 5.0.x. It seems like apn settings don't stick. Sometimes I can get them temporarily to stick by booting without a sim card, rebooting with it in, and putting in the vpn manually, but it eventually stops working, with the mms server settings blanked.

I've looked around online a lot for a solution to this, and it seems like it is a common problem with lollipop across all devices. Searching through complaints of mms, messenger, hangouts, apn/vpn settings, etc., causes this same problem to pop up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spookymyo:
Use Chomp from the play store. It has its own mms settings built in independent of the system settings. Temporary work around.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
OTA app says there's a 3/15 update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ktraub:
3/15 update downloaded and seems to work well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
The new dark settings seem messed up. The new setting headers are a different color than the rest of the setting icons, which remain unchanged. Is that how it is supposed to be?

Also look at the WiFi settings. The selection button is a different color than the WiFi network icons.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gadget!:
Looks great to me...

Great job!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fivejuantwo:
I must be doing something wrong, because the OTA updates never work for me. Reboots into TWRP then never does anything.:confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Alxoom33:
Something is strange. I was having issues with restoring my defaults and my internal SD was deleted.

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I restored the 3 3 version.

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When I checked there was no update in about phone and no update in the OP. Was it pulled?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ecossais:
It is here http://ultimarom.com/downloads/google-play-edition/ I have been running it successfully for about 6 hours.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Did you accidentally select the "wipe internal storage" flashing option in Aroma? I haven't noticed Any problems yet on the 3/15 build. And did you try the OTA app that comes with the rom? I use it exclusively now to download the roms.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Alxoom33:
Yeah, I must have accidentally.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] djdmbrwsk:
It might have been a coincidence, but I just updated to 3/3 with a clean flash and int storage wipe and now "adb install myAppFile.apk" doesn't work. Anyone else?

Update:

Again, could have been coincidence, but the issue is gone after clean install of 3/15.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] suoirotoN:
Any idea why I can't get this rom to work. I wipe flash and reboot and still it just put me back into twrp. I need to remedy this soon because my note 4 just **** the bed and my gs4 is my only back up. HELP!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Are you using latest twrp?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skinote:
So I still can't get mms messages to send using the default messenging app on this ROM. I used to be able to switch cell network types and switch back to fix it, but that no longer works. Anyone have a fix?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Google Hangouts.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skinote:
That's a work-around, not a fix.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jesand83:
Right now, there's no fix. Sorry, workarounds is all you get.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] anothersmith:
I use Textra on this with no issues.

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I use the OTA app for the Download then I move it to my SD card and flash it via TWRP recovery. I'll be honest i know it's Taboo to Dirty flash but I have done so for he last couple updates and have had no issues...If I have any I'll just do a clean instal but smooth sailing so far. I've been using this as my daily driver for so long I gotta change my signature.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] suoirotoN:
yeah i think so? its 2.5.0.2 right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Not even close. 2.8.4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] suoirotoN:
link me lol sorry
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Sorry, don't have a link. You can use Flashify or any other recovery flashing app, but make sure your build prop is accurate if you use an app.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] suoirotoN:
my phone is wiped. All i have is twrp. I can't boot into the phone at all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Restore a backup? Install another rom?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jesand83:
Here's the link to TWRP's site, from there you should be able to get the files you need. This rom definately needs a recovery newer than the one you have. Good luck!

http://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys4verizon.html
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
All the relative silence in this thread must mean this rom is working GRRRRREEEEEEAAAAT! As it is for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Alxoom33:
3/15 update works even better on my S4!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skinote:
Now this I'll accept as a good solution! Tried textra based on this post and it is both significantly faster than messenger, and is aesthetically similar enough to make me happier than hangouts
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] suoirotoN:
Got it workings guys, just had to have the latest modem and twrp and it's been smooth sailing since!

Edit: Is it my understanding that I can update this rom with the app it came with called OTA Updates, or do i need to reflash updates like normal?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ChadXDA:
I installed TWRP manager and told it to install twrp Verizon s4 version. And it said successful and rebooted now stuck at download mode. Can anyone assist me?

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I ended up booting into download mode (volume down + home +power) and hit volume down and it rebooted normal. What is the proper way for me to install twrp?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] IMMORTALKING69:
Just wanted to show. On 3/3 , now 3/21, I lost my clear all in recent. Happens on previous build also. Do I need to do a log cat and if so, how?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheBadBen:
Weird. It works on mine, and I've never noticed it the clear all button not being there.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] heath2805:
Edit: never mind wrong settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Cameron_S:
How can I turn off the charge indicator led?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jesand83:
There's an option in the custom "Interfaces" section of settings that will allow you to control the battery light. There are toggles for both the battery light itself as well as to allow/disable pulsing when it's low.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
Did a clean install of 3-15. It is working great after 24 hours.

Only issue is that I can't get the IR port to work. Any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jesand83:
No problems here, though the only thing I've really tried is an app that uses IR to control my sony camera. Might be the app itself?