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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] X31Korps:
Just installed the program. First thing it did after getting root access was to tell me there is a fault in some Samsung System File and that it was going to attempt to fix the fault. The program said it was successful and then I rebooted. I tried moving a file to the extSdCard after that and rebooting again, STILL not working that way. Seriously, WTF?

Besides, if I can't get anything to stay put on my 64 GB class 10 microSD card, what's the point?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 2WhiteWolves:
Just wondering if you have taken out the card to see if your computer reads it, or connect it with USB cord to make sure the card isn't damaged.?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dyandell:
Is the card a SanDisk?

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Just read your previous posts. I would almost bet money you have a SanDisk. If you do, your card is no good. Go to SanDisk website, jump through their hoops and get a replacement.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] X31Korps:
Funny that you guys just wrote that, because I decided to throw everything out the damned window earlier. I went ahead and switched to a CM ROM and guess what??? IT'S STILL NOT WORKING. Checking the SD card right now. Crap! SanDisk Ultra 64GB ,

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Since you guys told me about the SanDisk issue I found the following link about just that:

http://www.amazon.com/review/RUM36X66OABVG/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#RUM36X66OABVG

The thing is that this has worked before, it stopped after I updated to 4.4.2. Never had an issue before that. Doesn't make sense.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dyandell:
It takes a week or so but it's a free replacement. Just went through it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] X31Korps:
THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. Thank you guys so much. I really appreciate your help with all of this!

I went and bought a new 64GB Ultra, same thing, and it works perfectly. I'm still going to do as you guys suggested, however, that will give me an extra 64GB card. Now I have another two questions which should probably go in a different string, but let me throw them out.

1st: I had switched it to CM 10 and it works find, but would you suggest CM or Stock ROM? It won't let me move programs to the SD card.

2nd: I've copied my SD cards from one to another as I upgraded. How do I know what exactly I don't need on the card so I can free up Gigs of space?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dyandell:
1st ROM choice is personal. CM is a good/stable rom. I used CM at least once since the 4.4.2 SD Card issue started and it seems like the fix was baked into the rom. Most nonstock roms will have the fix baked in. Try it with your new card and see what happens. If you use stock you will have to download and install folder mount from the play store to get the SD card to work properly. There are a few roms based on stock that have the fix baked in and some do not. Read the OP and it will normally say.

2nd, there is no way for anyone to tell you what you need to keep and what you don't. We have no idea what is on your card. A lot of times if I look at a file and it has not been modified in several months, that typically means I do not need it so I delete it.

Sorry I could not be any more help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] X31Korps:
That was a lot of help. Thanks very much everyone. Now if I can find a work around for the CM ROM issue of tethering.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] travis345643:
Will this screw up my phone??!!

Hey, I have a Samsung Galaxy s4 SPH-L720 running 4.4.2, and I was gonna download the NAE odexed, will this screw up my phone because I can't afford it ruining my phone please answer as quick as possible,

Thanks :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
If you're on 4.4.2 then you are already on NAE.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 2WhiteWolves:
Or do you mean you want to root it and do a custom rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] arismendy:
I'm on nc6 and I am experiencing times where my phone will not receive texts or calls for a little while when I'm rooted. Anyone else having this issue?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cruise350:
Isn't NC6 for the L720T? If you install NAE you will mess up your phone, NAE is for the original S4 L720. You have the T variant. Don't mix firmware between different models unless you want a paperweight.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
Rooting your phone should not have a side-effect like that. The answer = #blamesprint

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His forum app sig states 720T...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] arismendy:
Its when I flash a custom rom. When I got this phone it came with nc6 and all the roms for the sprint are NE. is that why I'm having issues with custom roms ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
I have NO clue what I was thinking when I answered this previously. Sorry...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LoMejorNYC:
anyone having issues sending MMS as of late? i can receive them, no problem. i wonder if it's an APN issue... I've been using Hangout to send MMS until i figure out what's wrong with the native app/system config.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LoMejorNYC:
I did ##DATA# but that didn't fix the issue. weird...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Two options, place in ext sd card then update from recovery mode or sideload using ADB. ADB will not factory reset your phone but flashing from recovery mode will.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hawkyou72:
Worked just fine. :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] willquil1:
About time yay!!!

Sent from Galaxy S4 via Sprint
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] seezar:
Flashing from recovery wont wipe the phone. This is the update file. It's no different than getting the OTA and the phone doing itself. You are just manually doing the update.

I can confirm because I just did it from recovery :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hawkyou72:
Does anyone know whats different? Notification bar looks different to me but that all I've noticed so far.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Demo3827:
the lock-screen has camera shortcut, and more free memory Ram in my phone im only using 638mb/1.77GB

Multi windows app is different with new options
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Darnell0216:
So how long do you guys think it will be before we get a proper rooting for 4.4.2? *sitting on the update impatiently*
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shamelin73:
dowload the OTA here

you can download the OTA from this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2647100
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mmark27:
It was said above, but reboot after you update. Apps will be missing on initial boot, reboot will find them and you'll be fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JoeFCaputo113:
Who knows but until then I won't be updating until root and all mods and what not are properly working!

PS- Is there an official changelog or something?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ChadH42:
Rooted 4.4.2 after update with CF-Auto-root without a problem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Thank you sweet baby Jesus!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Darnell0216:
Really? Someone earlier said it failed. Anyone else successful?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thereverend999:
Awesome news. The Note3 had no such luck: https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/QbVy3arpymx
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] churchey360:
I took the update but my modem is mk2 still should it have been updated too?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] z250kid:
yes try restarting it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] churchey360:
Did you just download it ota and update through your recovery because I did but it didn't flash the new modem?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kevinsturf:
That should be NAE
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SooooneR:
Pretty detailed one here...

Android 4.4, KitKat: Android 4.4.2, KitKat, is the latest release of the Android platform. KitKat includes enhancements such as restyled status and navigation bars, a new full-screen mode, color emoji support, improved closed captioning support, stronger security, smarter power use, and more tools and capabilities for better app development.

Phone dialer: Improved the phone app with the ability to look up contacts directly from the dial pad, see and tap frequent contacts, and search your corporate directory easily.

Camera – Focus and exposure: Enhanced the “touch to focus” option with a new circular, on screen control that can be dragged by your finger around the viewfinder to adjust a photo’s focus and exposure.

Gallery – Photo editing: Added new photo editing options to the Gallery app including new filter effects, draw on your photos, advanced cropping, and adjustments to color, exposure, contrast and more.

Printing documents and pictures: Added support for printing photos, Google Docs, GMail messages, and other content via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and hosted services like Google Cloud Print and HP ePrinters.

Hangouts – SMS/MMS support: Incorporated a new version of Google Hangouts that supports integrated SMS/MMS messaging. Hangouts can be set as the default SMS app under Settings > Wireless > Default SMS app.

Accessory: support Added support for Square credit card reader.

TouchWiz improvements: a new traditional Android-style icon pack coupled with a slightly re-designed lockscreen.

Sprint Support: MVNO Zact Mobile users will now be able to use the service.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] churchey360:
I rebooted but it's still saying mk2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sputnik767:
I will confirm that it works perfectly
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Cooljb:
+1 worked fine for me too. Only visible difference is the battery icon is white now instead of green. I also noticed the ram usage seems a lot better. I pretty much was always using at lease 1.0 GB or more all the time. In the 15 or 20 minutes I've been playing with it it hasn't even gotten close to using 1.0 GB. I'm likin' that!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] churchey360:
I took the update and I can't turn on wifi i keep getting this message. Also I still have the mk2 modem is there a odin flashable for the new modem yet?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bearcat14:
root question

I have rooted a 4.3 S4. What's the easiest way to unroot so i can get the OTA? I got the update pushed to my phone but when I installed it my phone booted and still was 4.3. any reason the update doesn't work on rooted devices?

thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Unknownforce:
Not until someone that's taken the update can get me these: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2647100
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sputnik767:
I had the same problem in the past with MK2 and MJA. The reason is, I bet you were rooted. When you flash Cf Autoroot, it flashes a custom reovery, roots, and then restores the stock recovery. But it doesn't restore the right one, probably an older one. When you apply the update, this exact thing you described happens.

Easy fix: ODIN stock MK2 and apply the update after it finishes and boots. Then root with CF Autoroot.

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ODIN stock MK2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fzammetti:
Installed from recovery, was rooted but otherwise stock, lost stock (as expected... SuperSU preservation didn't work).

But, having some issues. First, a bunch of my apps have magically been uninstalled. What?! Worse (and quite possibly related): I can't seem to make any changes to my SD card... can't delete or create files (can read them just fine)... anyone ever see that before and/or have any ideas how to fix it?

The apps thing is just weird but ultimately I can just reinstall them, not the end of the world... the SD card thing though, very odd... I've rebooted twice now, no difference. Even odder: the camera can take pictures and save them to the card, but through a file explorer I can't change anything.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] clshores:
So how about some screen shots of what it looks like? Is there any difference in the Fisher-Price look of TouchWiz?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] churchey360:
I was rooted but went back to stock mja and took the update to mk2 and then did the 4.4.2 update and everything worked fine except no wifi or new modem I think if I can flash the new modem then my wifi will work again. I just need to wait for an odin flashable file. Is it possible to downgrade to mk2 again after updating to 4.4.2?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Darnell0216:
Awesome. Just need the hotspot mod and I'm good to go :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 84guy:
i had the same problem. but a reboot fixed it. but i wasnt rooted
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fzammetti:
To be clear, did the reboot fix uninstalled apps or the SD card unwritable problem? Reboot didn't fix either for me unfortunately.

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Hmm, I narrowed down the problem a bit as far as the card goes... it seems I only have issues when using my usual file explorer, FX... using My Files I'm able to manipulate content as usual. Hmm, wonder if it's some Knox garbage or something causing a problem?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Darnell0216:
And for this reason I wish he would update CF-Autoroot. The newer stock recoveries are better than the old one his app restores.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fzammetti:
Here, it appears, is the answer to my problem with writing to the SD card... and, EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS IMMEDIATELY! I can only hope there's some misinterpretation going on, either on my part of on the part of NextApp, but this can't be a coincidence...

https://plus.google.com/+TodLiebeck/posts/gjnmuaDM8sn
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SooooneR:
No issue here at all with my SD Card. I moved apps over to the SD Card even. Music plays from SD Card. No issues.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fzammetti:
Which file manager did you use? It looks like only third-party apps are impacted, My Files works fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jtsv:
OK all this is way over my head and pay scale. What does it mean? I've updated and been able to save to SD card both by file transfer from desktop over cable and from downloading to the phone from the internet and to both internal/external storage and copy using stock my files to transfer and save. I took a picture on the phone and moved it from internal storage to external and then dragged and dropped from SD card to desktop.

So what is the issue?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] churchey360:
I'm on stock 4.4.2 already but the ota update didn't flash the new modem to my phone. So can I flash this and will I get the new modem from it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fzammetti:
It basically means that if you want to use a third-party app, like a file manager, to modify the contents on your SD card, you won't be able to. Built-in apps should be fine (there's a permission that's needed that most apps don't have that the built-in ones do, or others can't have, I'm truthfully not sure what the deal is). So, FX file explorer can't rename, edit, create or delete files for example... FolderSync can't sync content to an SD card, etc. Apps can still write to their own little directory on the card just fine, that hasn't changed, but generic, global access to the SD card from a third-party app fails. You can still pop the card out and put it in your computer and do everything, no problem... but if, like me, you're accustomed to being able to grab files off a server via SMB and copy to your SD card, you're SOL.

There apparently is a semi-workaround... ES File Explorer for example lets you create and delete a file, but not edit it or rename it, and I am able to delete a folder, but not create one (unable to try renaming a folder) using the workaround... so it's a half-assed workaround at best.

This isn't an issue that would affect everyone certainly... if you aren't accustomed to using your SD card like a typical file system and instead follow the Apple-ish model of letting apps do all the work for you then you'll probably not notice. If you use your phone more like a general-purpose computer though you may well be hurting after this update, as I am.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dimm0k:
this should change once root access is available no? either way, I'm gonna hold off on 4.4... learned my lesson after blindly accepting the update from 4.2.2 to 4.3 when I first got my device and now I'm KNOX tainted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] churchey360:
It worked I got the new modem and everything updated and working now thanks alot for everything :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sputnik767:
Root is available. CF autoroot works fine
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fzammetti:
Yep, after I checked that there was no updated recovery image in the OTA I knew it (should) be safe to try CFA, so I did, and it worked for me too, although I had to run it twice for it to "take"... but that's a fairly common occurrence with CFA. Rooted once again, that's the bottom line.

Now, as for root dealing with the SD card write issue, I've seen a few mentions that there is indeed a root fix, though I'm frankly not sure what it is at this point. I'm trying to hunt it down. If anyone finds it before me please do post here, or in the top-level thread I started about this issue, I'd appreciate it!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jfenton57:
No Recovery Opens

RESOLVED
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Unknownforce:
How about one of you people that have updated and rooted do the community a favor and get these for me so that I can update things...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2647100
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Wow I just updated and idk of its a placebo effect but the phone feels snappier.

I would help but I don't have access to a computer until midnight or so.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fzammetti:
I've actually had the opposite experience: I'm noticing some random sluggishness and graphical glitches sometimes... nothing serious in any case, and it may smooth out over time, but definitley feels like a minor step back.

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FYI, *IF* you're rooted, here's a fix for the SD write issue:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2524277

Worked for me without issue. Just remember to undo that to take an OTA, I assume it'll stop one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] churchey360:
[MENTION=1354510]Unknownforce[/MENTION] I'm completely on NAE and I can go ahead and root and add a recovery to my phone but Idk what you would want me to do after that but I will try to help as much as I can.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Unknownforce:
The directions are in that thread ask questions if you need help in that thread, thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] prezmater:
Same for me. My phone is definitely running smoother now. The subtle visual changes look good too.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TriggerManCole:
Not such nonsense after all.. HUH.. smartguy.. Sheesh..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mmark27:
It is nonsense!

My Bluetooth MAP support is all screwed up now. Worked fine to my vehicle on 4.3. Between this and the SD card writing (which was out of left field for me, no idea that was happening), this is truly the first update I'd take back.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TriggerManCole:
My last post was in reply to Mr. Smarty Pants.. mmaek27.. not so smart after all Isee..

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Oops not mmaek27.. mmark27..

Damn I hate the mobile XDA app.. can't edit ****.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 84guy:
i am able to move to and from internal storage/create/delete a txt,apk, and jpg(so far only tested those) files on the SD card in ES file manager, just cant create or move a folder on the SD card

not sure why updating should be discussed with a problem with android 4.4.2 O.o was going to post this in the other thread before it was closed
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fzammetti:
Anyone seeing Bluetooth issues after updating? Mine won't turn out :(

This is turning out to be a lousy update for me for sure.

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Yep, ES uses a workaround that gives you a partial fix as you've seen. It's definitely not ideal and the theory is that capability will be taken away in a future update too. Google REALLY wants external storage to go away it seems.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Rydah:
People with blue tooth and wifi issues, is your firmware still mk2 or below?

Sent From My Samsung Galaxy S4! ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] myswagsblue:
If I flash the stock ota through rom installer with clockworkmod as my recovery do I risk brick in my phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fzammetti:
Software version, Baseband version and Build number all show NAE for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JoeFCaputo113:
It won't work with a custom recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] karikian:
Please... let me know how this mod works!!!I can't find it!

Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] myswagsblue:
Ok thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Just if anyone cares the battery is great from 100-25% or whenever it is that you get the pop up of low battery warning. Then at this point it turns orange, and finally red.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mmark27:
Same for me, NAE.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
I've got no problems with Bluetooth. Just tested it out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] neswii:
No issues so far, better volume(Slightly louder). The new lockscreen full-screen music player controls are amazing.Update feels smooth, apps react faster.(Though it may be placebo as others have said) Will check if bluetooth works fine, and if a couple of issues I had with it on 4.3 persist.(Resuming on bluetooth on pocket casts would cause voice to be muted for 2 seconds or so)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sputnik767:
So take it back. ODIN MK2 and you'll be back.

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Can't say that it's particularly snappier, but battery life seems better. I had very good battery life on 4.2, 4.3 was a step back, and now 4.4 seems to be better. No complaints about this update as of yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] loader2142:
new base band

Is it possible to stay on 4.3 and flash the new modem files? This whole sd card has me leary about reverting from stock (ish) and derooting to get 4.4.

Yes I'm a noob
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Yup I just found that out while using Pandora.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jtsv:
Still staying stock because of Knox don't have BT so can't address but have had random reboots maybe 3 in a row think it might have been related to a power saving app. Un installed haven't had any more reboots. Just running it through the paces and trying stock items.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shamrock505:
Final jeopardy question-does installing through recovery wipe phone or is all good-thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rtwrobert10:
So if we're rooted on MK2, we're just gonna have to wait on a custom ROM?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
No it doesnt.

You could unroot and flash the zip in stock recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fzammetti:
No, does not wipe... it's no different than an OTA installing on it's own, you're simply doing it manually.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rtwrobert10:
I thought if we rooted MK2 we couldn't unroot? Or is that just a no to moving to previous modems?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fzammetti:
Or, just install it, lose root, then re-run CF Autoroot. If you're *only* rooted it shouldn't stop the OTA or cause any problems, though you *will* lose root. Easily restored though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
You can unroot by Odin-ing MK2 tar.