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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sdnick484:
How close is this ROM to being a daily driver? I've used previous versions in the past to much success (great work, thanks!) with the only missing feature I semi-cared about being WatchOn (nice to have, but not critical). I'd like to give the latest release a go, but I am worried given the major version bump.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Neffy27:
Just do a back up of what you have now and try it. I have been using daily it since Dec 25. You read back through this thread to see what issues you might experience.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hethor:
Battery Usage

I recently switched over from a TW-based ROM and I am thoroughly enjoying the stock android experience. I do have one slight question though. Whenever I look up the battery usage, cell standby appears to be consuming the most juice. I don't notice a significant difference in battery life; however, I have never had cell standby continuously at the top of the list. I live in a location where I have 4G LTE at all times so I don't believe location to be the issue. The figures are also extremely low (screen on was ranked at 1% battery usage despite being on for ~30 minutes.) I'm not sure if it's something to do with 5.0.1, but I am curious if anybody else is experiencing this issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CarvedArt:
That usually indicates poor reception. Is your phone set to: LTE/CDMA/EvDo?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hethor:
Yep, I am indeed in LTE/CDMA/EvDo. There has been no change in my reception other than the ROM. The previous TW ROM had no issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] parrotheadmjb:
Excellent ROM. Not sure if its a bug or just Verizon, but asfaik I'm the only person that didn't receive a text message for about 23 hours from roughly 5pm est Tuesday until about 6 something today, Wednesday. Then all of a sudden I got quite a few from several different people & a voicemail all within a minute today. Some were replies that I know were sent hours and hours before I received them all instantaneously. Just want to point this out in case, it could be a ROM related issue. My SMS were sent just fine, but not receives.. Data etc was working fine, no problems else wise. Hangouts chats were received fine via data.

The only other thing I could see which would interfere would be desksms from CWM, but even then they werent showing up there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] freakyguy88:
I get the same thing here but battery life is still fine. Odd
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
i have a fix, its pure cosmetic
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] arcane spade:
Been a great driver for me. Better than aosp ever was. You can get watch On from a backup or aptoide and it will still update from play just fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] freakyguy88:
Thanks! i figured it was since it was a pretty drastic percentage (mine is usually 35%-40% on a full cycle)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
UPDATE IN THE OP!!!

Good evening :)

Kryten and I have an extremely wonderful update here for you with many of the features the community has been missing. This build further stamps this ROM’s status as the Samsung Galaxy S4′s most advanced and feature packed GPE ROM and we truly hope you enjoy it!

Cheers

Dan, Kryten

* Fixed tethering and enabled bluetooth tethering for all carriers

* Updated Chrome

* Updated Google Search

* Updated Google Play Services

* Updated AOSP Gallery

* Updated Live walpapers

* Updated the Inverted Teal phone/contacts app

* Updated Interface app

* Updated kernel to latest Googy 1.2.7

* Updated SuperSU

* Added full wipe option to aroma

* Added volume panel timeout options

* Added heads up timeout options

* Added long press to skip tracks

* Added hold back to kill current app

* Added clock mods

* Added CyanogenMOD browser option to AROMA

* Added hardware swap file options in AROMA

* Added CM Calculator

* Added a choice in AROMA for Eleven and Apollo music players

* Added AudioFX from CM12 to AROMA

* Removed Gear Manager as it's not working

* Removed WAV option from SoundRecorder, since it's not working

* Live walpapers are now optional in AROMA

* Updated build.prop

Note: Some users are reporting high cell standby usage in battery stats (Androids only), I've tracked this down to "mobile radio active" improperly counting up even when on airplane mode and reporting high battery drain even though there is no drain at all, I believe this is RIL related and only some carriers are effected and a 5.0 modem should fix it, for now flash this patch in recovery and reboot if you are experiencing this issue and Cell standby will return to realistic values in your Settings/battery stats, this is a cosmetic patch but will do for now. Download it here

for those who are interested I edited the power_profile.xml in framework-res to value mobile radio active less (since it's borked for some carriers) keep in mind, THERE IS NO BATTERY DRAIN, just reporting is wrong and this is just purely cosmetic
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nath5:
Awesome update has pretty much all the things I was missing! Could you explain a bit about what benefits we can expect from the hardware swap drive.

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
What are the "hardware swap file options"?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kenpachi 91:
Quick question for anyone running this rom and launcher. Does the google launcher have an unread counter? I've seen the motorola droid turbo with it for gmail (running kitkat). Was that due to the launcher or motorola?

Good thing I waited lol. I'm running the Jan 5th build. Now I can be up to date
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kd-:
Regardless, this shouldn't have stopped the OS from mounting the encrypted partition. On CM12 nightlies, for example, I can encrypt /data and still boot into the OS fine. Obviously TWRP can't mount it which results in some strange errors when I update ROMs but they seem mostly benign.

Has anyone experimented with encryption on the newer builds?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gadget!:
AWESOME!

The issues I was having with the phone are gone, everything seems to be working great.

Thanks for the update.

sent from a Galaxy S4 far far away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hakkalugi:
Definitely not in the Google launcher.

My favorite is the Nova launcher, which does have the unread counter option (in the pay for version). And well worth few $'s. IMHO.

Sent from my phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sdnick484:
Good to hear. Will give today's build a go this weekend.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
Does anyone have a GPE S4 phone(bought from the play store)? Is the compass working for them on lollipop?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rdefino:
Great rom, will be donating. One question, is there a way to get rid of the keyboard icon in the status bar when using a keyboard?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cambunch:
The 23rd build seems to be running great for me so far, loving some of the new features you have added. Hopefully everyone likes the new teal dialer :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] itsmejson:
Does anyone know how the new feature - hold back to kill current app works?

Maybe I'm not doing something right but holding the back button is only going to previous screen in current app and not killing the app.

Edit

Looks like it only works if touch key backlight is enabled. When disabled holding the back key does not work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] flamadiddle:
Build.prop and APNs

Does this mean the 01-23-2015 build will now identify itself as SCH-I545 on my JFLTEVZW, or do I still have to flash [MENTION=5378695]CarvedArt[/MENTION]'s build.prop fix?

Also, do we still need to fix the APNs (also courtesy of CarvedArt), or have those fixes been merged into this release?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cambunch:
It still identifies as GT-I9505G (JGEDLTE)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spookymyo:
It's happened to me several times where recovery wouldn't stick.

Try this. When you try to boot into recovery and the blue text pops up and quickly disappears and then reboots, immediately go into download mode. When download mode is up select cancel and when it starts to reboot immediately try going back into recovery.

This has always worked for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ecossais:
I have been running this ROM through the various updates since the first android 5 release without a problem. Flashing the 0123 version over the 0112 version today I get the Yellow Triangle when I try to boot. I have flashed dirty and clean with the same results I also tried flashing the latest Supersu after the ROM with the same results. I am using TWRP 2.8.4.0 Anyone have a solution for me?

MD5 was a match so the download was good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Neffy27:
Maybe need to reflash loki-patch?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ecossais:
Thanks, that fixed it. Sometimes when you have been doing this for so long you forget the simplest fixes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] el6006:
I just installed 0123 after using 0112 and my wifi doesn't seem to work. It shows connected but no apps actually download data. emails haven't shown up, and play market stays blank with busy icon on screen. no error tho.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Haven't tried all builds, but 1/23 seems to be more optimized than the initial release. Everything opening faster.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Neffy27:
Yea, had to go back to touch wiz for a bit. I'll be back to this. Sounds like 1/23 build is the one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] IMMORTALKING69:
Everything solid here! Still have to toggle between wcdma then back to LTE evdo CDMA to get MMS on messenger but whatever. I see that "HD voice is enabled is that like advanced calling for Verizon? Still waiting on those basturds to enable for gs4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
The teal dialer is BADASS!

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CarvedArt:
Is your TWRP a jfltevzw variant?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ecossais:
It was not a jfltevzw variant. I had used Flashify to d/l and flash it. I have now d/l'd the jfltevzw variant from teamwin website and flashed it. hopefully that will solve future problems.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
it sure will :highfive:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] anothersmith:
jfltevzw recovery

I upgraded my TWRP via Flashify but haven't had any problems going between this sweet ROM and HD...Do you think I should get the jfltevzw version of TWRP as a preemptive strike to future problems?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] freakyguy88:
If it has been working then i would go ahead and say it will work in the future.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ecossais:
Mine had been working through various versions of this ROM until 0123 when I had problems. I d/l'd the vzw version and that solved the problems I was having. Also Dan seems to agree that the VZW version will preempt future problems. (See his reply to my comment a few posts back)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zeb carter:
I haven't moved to this splendid rom yet as I have to encrypt my phone due to corporate policy. The last thing I remember reading was that encryption was a NO-GO due to the bootloader and rom interaction. Is this still true?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheBadBen:
I wonder...

I use "SMS Backup" and I noticed this morning when I ran it that it had to take over as the default messenger app because of changes in lollipop. I've only had an issue since moving to lollipop.

Any chance everyone whose had APN problems uses an SMS Backup of some sort? Maybe that's the common thread?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] IMMORTALKING69:
No I've always used SMS backup and that's just what it does. Needs to be selected to perform backup, not the issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ermacaz:
Disregard this i found QA thread
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
What he said. Titanium does the same thing when backing up sms.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] reebz:
so, is the loki patch needed for this latest update? If so, could someone please post a link, or point me in the general direction of a link?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mcconvict:
I hear google.com is pretty effective
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
Did a clean wipe and installed the 1-23 release. Aroma install went great. Got to leave out lots of stuff the I dont need. Most thing are working great including a quick 4G lock and SMS/MMS. Not sure about my home Network Extender. Anyone have that working?

I thought that I selected the Moto Camera cuz I want to save Pics to my SD card. Appears as if the Google Camera got installed. Can someone post the APK for the Moto Camera that works with this ROM?

Thanks for all the great work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
I don't think this ROM detects network extenders.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] freakyguy88:
No need for the snarkiness

It should autoloki if you have a compatible recovery, if it does not here is the loki zip for you

https://www.sendspace.com/file/rxrlrt
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
My network extender went off line last night. It seems better today. When I dial a call from home I hear the beep when completing the call which usually indicates that the phone is using the NE. The phone doesn't report that it is on the NE but it sounds like it is. Odd.

Anyone else with an NE seeing this behavior?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Dial *48 to check it, I believe.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheDude:
Its in the rom... Just copy it to /system/priv-app/

JFLTE-GPE-20150123.zip\aroma\apps\cameras\moto\
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] StifflerServices:
Just want to make sure im understanding. This Rom will allow us to use other carriers or Prepay with full data and not just Edge, correct? If so the devs are FREAKIN AWSOME LORDS OF TECH.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheDude:
If you can use this rom on your phone (MDK) you can use this phone on the network. You *might* have to change your APN settings depending on the network.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] StifflerServices:
Great, im on MDK!. So theres nothing else I need to do besides replace the Sim and add the correct APN? Data will be LTE or at least 3g and up?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheDude:
Just give it a go bro! You will have whatever data your network provides. Make sure you are on the latest twrp recovery. Put your sim in, do a nandroid and backup your stuff to your computer, full wipe it and load the rom. It should even assign the correct apn. What network are you on?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] StifflerServices:
Currently, its a dead network. I used while on Verizon but I shut it down from to high of monthly bill so its probably a bad esn if that matters

Im running Hyperdrive 19 and using it on my wifi only

specs

MDK 4.4.2

TWRP 2.5.0.2 lok'd I think
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
I unzipped the ROM on my computer. In the folder aroma\apps\cameras\moto\MotoCamera I found a folder called lib and a file called base.apk.

I was expecting to find an the MotoCamera app. In the lib\arm folder are 2 files "libjni_mot_makernotes.so" and "libjni_mot_mosaic.so"

Can I get a bit more guidance on the next steps needed to get the Moto Camera app on my phone?

thanks,

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The carrier banner on the lock screen now says "Empty." Similarly, the app Network Signal Pro reports the "Net op: Empty" on the screen for Mobile Signal Info. I believe that my phone is attached to the NE, but their is inaccurate reporting of this status via the ROM. Not a big deal.

Lastly, my mobile signal strength meter is showing a small "R" which usually indicates Roaming. This is probably related to the lack of NE reporting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheDude:
I hear ya man. I am on Verizon and I hate paying $150 a month for our 2 cellphones. Rite now for 99 cents you can get a cdma activation kit on their website, its $45 a month. Cant beat that deal, I plan on switching both my phone over as soon as my contract runs out. Lucky you!

Regarless, you need to update your recovery to openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-jfltevzw.img. If you plan on using Flashify keep in mind it will flash the WRONG recovery if you download it through the app. You will need to download the mentioned recovery and select it manually. See my post here with instructions on how to start fresh. Obviously ignore the bottom portion as it is no longer necessary with the latest rom.

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Just copy the entire MotoCamera directory aroma\apps\cameras\moto\MotoCamera and paste it in /system/priv-app/ so you would end up with system/priv-app/MotoCamera/ and within that you should have the base.apk and lib directory. That's all there is to it.

I would suggest doing the same with the MotoGallery as it works best with the camera. It goes in /system/app/MotoGallery though. It can be found here JFLTE-GPE-20150123.zip\aroma\apps\gallery\moto\app\MotoGallery
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] StifflerServices:
Thanks for the info, Truly appreciate it!, been waiting for something like this ever since shut down. The concern with data was do to when we took my wife's VerS3 4.1.2 (rooted) phone over to ST with the BYOP option but haven't had any luck with data, only gets edge and what good is these devices without good data speeds, so hopefully this will work on the S4. Speaking of, I know this isnt the thread for it but haven't had luck finding it, have you heard of a Rom for the Ver S3 that would allow unlocked network usage for that model?

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how does one hit the thanks button.....its not there after a reply
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheDude:
I don't know anything about the S3 but I do know that LTE should work on Straight Talk. There are 2 things it could be.

1.) Your device is not setup correctly for the network. Check Settings-More-Cellular Networks-Preferred Network Type and verify it is setup to use LTE.

2.) You purchased the Straight Talk CDMA Network Access for CDMA Non LTE Phones. They offer 2 options, the Straight Talk CDMA LTE Activation Kit is the one you want. Call them and verify.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
That worked. I can now save camera pics directly to my SD card. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] StifflerServices:
ok going to familiarize myself at this and report back before flashing if I have questions, One question at the moment, can I just flash my NanBU stock MDK from my present Rom (Hyp 19) or do I still need to Flash the Stock MDK anyway to restoring the stock NanBU because I will need the boot image of my MDK so that it will boot? Not sure if im saying this right but hope it makes since. It seems if I will need to flash the Stock image anyway then no need to flash the Nan because I will be going straight to the New "GPE5.0.1" ROM here. correct?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheDude:
Na, you don't even really need to do a backup unless you want an image of your current rom. As for the instructions.... I just restore to stock with Odin and re root to be sure everything is gone from the root / and to have a clean start. You could get away with not doing that. As for the boot image no need. This ROM takes care of that and loki automatically. Just update recovery back everything up to your computer do a full wipe and give it a try man. It will be fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] StifflerServices:
Sorry for NewB questions, just checking to make sure im DL the correct Rom zip for my I545. the DL link says for the I9505, is this still correct for my variant? and do I still need to DL and flash the "ktoonz patch of dans kernel zip" and "CDMAfix zip" aslo?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kenpachi 91:
As long as your Verizon Galaxy s4 is on the mdk build with the latest twrp (I think it's on 2.8.4.0 now), you're good to go. Make a nandroid backup, wipe, and flash the rom

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy S4 (running Danvdh's 5.0.1 GPE ROM)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ventus_zx:
Just to make sure, this rom would work with a t-mobile sim card?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheDude:
Disregard anything below the twrp update instructions on my post, the latter was from the early days... This ROM now takes care of everything related to kernel, loki, or cdma fixes. Don't worry yourself with any of that. Just make sure you have all your pictures and texts etc backed up to your computer... Do a full wipe and flash the latest GPE from the OP here.

The installer knows which device you are using and it takes care of the rest for you. Make sure your twrp is up to date first!

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yes
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Didn't think I'd say this, but I am luvin' the onscreen buttons! Thanks so much for including the option. Just like the one plus one.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CyberZion:
Has anybody had any problems with exchange not syncing sub-folders from you mail account?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] djdmbrwsk:
Was relieved to see that option too!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Really feels like I have a Nexus 6 Mini in my hand. All thanks to Dan.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Anyone experience audio studdering after playing music with screen off for a while? Could the choice of music processor in Aroma make a difference?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheDude:
I am glad and all that you are happy but I just don't understand why anyone would want onscreen buttons when you have perfectly good hardware buttons that don't cost you screen real-estate... :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
I just can't stand the physical home button, really can't stand the long-press for recents, and the menu button. I used Menu-be-gone before to change menu to recents and never used the home button much at all. I liked that layout but can't do that now so tried this option. Now, my fingers glide from one tap to the next like conducting a tiny, hand-held symphony, all with even pressure and without thinking.

I said I was surprised, but I definitely like it better. To each their own. I do miss the extra screen, but only in some games that don't go Immersive. 'course, I'm always just a reboot away from my extra screen.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Divine_Madcat:
Certainly, no harm in having the choice. I too am like the other poster- i hate wasting screen space when i have (IMO) better physical buttons, but having the option is only a benefit.. rock on. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cambunch:
I can tell you how to map the menu button to recents as well as forcing the overflow menu in all apps, but it removes the vibration on soft key touch. Still trying to figure that out...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hlxanthus:
This ROM rocks [MENTION=4830253]Danvdh[/MENTION] and team. Had to break out my gs4 just to try it. Only thing I think would make it better is hide the extra settings like developer options . . but that might be my OctOS roots talking. That and maybe an extra flashable for the rest of the Google apps suite.

Totally top notch guys, way to go
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Just install whatever Google Apps your want from the play store. Otherwise it starts turning into bloatware. And Developer Options were hidden for me until I did the secret thing to reveal them. That's how it's always been.

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I have been trying to figure out how to do that, so yes, I'd love to know.

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