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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
UPDATE IN THE OP

kk bud

bumping this

02/13/2014

-LATEST MK2 Modem REQUIRED!!!! - I WILL NOT SUPPORT OLD MODEMS, GSM required a MKx modem so I have no doubts Verizon will need one too, all my testing as been with users on MK2

-Full Wipe Required

-Enabled World phone in teleservice

-Unlocked all CDMA network modes (Same as CM)

-Worldwide APN support

-APN cannot be accessed via settings on CDMA (Waiting on code from google) so use the APN shortcut app provided and select LTE Verizon - Internet, then open settings an make sure LTE/CDMA/EVDO/GSM/WCDMA is selected (Which it will be because I'm awesome) and LTE should kick in just like any other ROM

-Removed CSC

-This phone is global mode unlocked, anywhere you go in the world, the foreign sim will work ;) apns-conf.xml was swapped out this build and now I can guarantee most of the world is covered

-Phone FC should be gone forever (it was almost non-existent anyway, the odd report)

-Updated build.prop

-Made 3 pots of coffee tonight

-Enjoy, all my changes have been confirmed by MULTIPLE tests

-Once again, no .jar was edited and everything has been neatly recompiled/odexed. ART will work on this ROM.

The phone will drop LTE very quick in low signal (Like basements as shown below)

if you get a phone FC on reboot, check a few posts above this one, ill get an official update out when I wake up but it basically gets rid of the annoying phone FC at boot if you get one, seems to be extremely rare.

Installation instructions

-Make sure you can use loki and your on the latest MK modem

-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, LTE should kick in for good now

-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
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Thanks for stcking with it. As I said before, Best....KK....ROM....out....there. Hell, I'd say its the best ROM period. :good: ;) :D :victory: :laugh:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ozg33k:
Has anybody tried this ROM on their verizon phone with a GSM sim card? i have a verizon moto x right now on straight talk and i jsut wanna make sure this rom works fine with straighttalk (at&t) with HSPA+ before i upgrade to an s4. (yes, my deciding factor for getting an s4 is if THIS rom works well with my service provider.) =)

So basically, anybody can confirm this rom works with AT&T sim card in the phone?

thanks guys.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AspenSTi:
It is gravity box, after uninstalling one by one it didn't come back until the reboot after enabling gravity box. Without that module installed I can reboot everytime without the phone f/c
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
If you're buying a Verizon S4, it is highly unlikely (read, virtually impossible), that you will get one with MDK software, and an unlockable bootloader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkrickles:
Im on mj7. Is that my modem? If so, can someone post link For mk2. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Here you go, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2487298. It's the last one listed, in the first section.

Get to it! ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] odub303:
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the no LTE issue persists for me. I performed a full wipe and am on the MK2 baseband. The only way I can get LTE to connect is by selecting LTE/GSM/WCDMA in network mode, which leaves me with no voice service since I'm a Verizon customer. Switching to global mode reverts back to EHRPD 3g. Toggling the LTE-Verizon Internet under APN's does not cause LTE to connect, it fails to connect and reverts back to EHRPD.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bikoman1:
I am in the same boat as the above poster. It persists when I flash back to my previous daily rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Are you using the latest MK2? There are two different ones.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkrickles:
LMFAO!!

I'm getting buried in snow again today, so I'll have time to do this.

Is it all working for you?

This has been some project for this guy so I hope it works for his sake.

Thanks for the link and I'll get back here for a report in a couple of hours.

Thanks again. Love these forums!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] odub303:
It would be significantly more helpful if you posted links so I could answer your question. Either way, I'm using the MK2 modem that was provided to me by invisiblek, the CM maintainer for the jfltevzw.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
It would be even more significantly helpful, if you read the post directly above yours, where I posted the link. :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] odub303:
Sorry, didn't even see the post. I am not using the dev edition MK2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Was just trying to help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] s44:
The other ROM is actually full CM, with theme engine, quick settings ribbon, privacy guard, etc etc. It's pretty stable, though (CM did some stupid kernel crap immediately after, and all CM-base ROMs have been a mess since) and has fewer wakelock issues than this GPE or 4.4.2 TW ROMs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bswides412:
It's interesting you mention wake locks. Recently my battery has been going down hill. I still get through a day but my woke will be awake for around 30% of the time when I use it for not even close to that time. I know there are background services and what not that run, but it still seems high to me. Also, there is a huge list of wake locks when I check, but nothing is a huge hog. Everything is about 1-3%... Maybe the CM version would help with that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] civiksi:
I went from this to Dans CM version. I get much better battery life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BizzLeonDaCouch:
I can also vouch for this... Amazing battery life and stability (not that I didn't have that here).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
Odd that you say that the CM version does not have the problem with weak signal areas. I tried the CM version and had the same issue.

I also asked Danvdh if there were any differences between his GPE and CM ROM in how cellular signals get handled. He said that there weren't any differences.

This issue is the ONLY problem that I am having with this ROM. I would love to get a fix for it!

I recently tried copying an APN back-up from a TW ROM to this one. Still doing testing to see if that makes any difference. The APN list now looks like what is shown in the attached file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
That was one solution someone posted because he says we can't get 1X data on this rom. Maybe if this works someone could post a flashable zip of the TW apn's for everyone, so we all each don't have to flash TW rom to backup apn's from and then restore this rom to restore the apn backup. But let us know if this worked, especially 1X data if possible. I was driving yesterday and dropped to 1X for a minute and confirmed no data over 1X. Of course, that split minute has been the only time I have seen 1X for years.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Cowbell_Guy:
Very interesting... Please keep us updated!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] soad1789:
PIE Controls and Fast App Switching

Hey all,

First I must mention that I LOVE this ROM. It is so much more responsive on my S4 than Hyperdrive ever was, and besides the occasional losing-data glitch which requires a quick toggling of airplane mode, I haven't encountered any glitches with this at all. It's so clean and responsive!

One thing I'm wondering about is how/if you guys use PIE controls-- with GravityBox the PIE control menu seems a little stripped down; I can't seem to find a menu that allows me to change custom key functions at all, and only long-press actions are able to be changed. Am I missing something?

The main reason I'm interested in using PIE controls is because I want the ability to switch between apps w/o having to long-press the home key and select the app (like Alt+Tab). I've been trying an app called Last App Switcher, which works great, but having a floating 'widget' feels a little clunky.

Any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
Just use the normal lmt pie app, it's in a XDA thread, Google lmt pie
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
I just upgraded with a clean install, moving from the May release to the July release.

I ran the Quardrant benchmark with the default kernel and scored about 10K. Then I updated the kernel to the latest Ktoonz version and got a score of 9K. I wad expecting a score of over 12K.

I tried the performance governor and didn't see any improvement.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
Quadrant scores will add a thousand just by switching to tw. Yet we all know aosp is faster. So I would take those scores with a big grain of salt
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spookymyo:
You can use gravitybox to set one of your buttons (I use the menu button) to long press or double tap to take you back to your last app. It works great.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tortuga:
"Menu be Gone" Xposed module. It replaces the menu soft key with the recents function. It does exactly what you're looking for.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
You can also use 'xposed additions' to do this and change any hardware key
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vprasad1:
OK. The latest version is missing /system/priv-app/Velvet.apk (rw,r,r) which is the APK responsible for the Voice Typing portion of the Google Keyboard.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
^This^.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdfrye:
I don't have that either and I do have the mic on the Google keyboard and running the latest version of this ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vprasad1:
Fixed! Went to Play Store and installed "Google" by "Google".

Settings/Language and Input/now shows a check box for "Google voice typing". Selecting it produces the warning,

Had I realized that voice typing was dependent on the Google Search, I'd have saved a lot of aggravation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] codyvance:
Where is Dan's CM version? I seem to be blind.. Thanks!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] civiksi:
It was on page 2. Don't worry. Things are normally right infront of my face and I can't find them.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2767905
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] -Michael_:
This ROM dead? Been gone for a while, see the t-mobile ver. Got updated?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
ill get to it soon, really doesn't need an update but I'll give ti one when I get some more time
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] -Michael_:
Hey man, appreciate ALL your hard work. Please don't misunderstanding me in that I was not asking for an ETA. The ROM is still very solid, you've kept me on this phone it's so good. Anyway, rocking it and lovin' it. Thanks again for it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Noooooo! I'm saving for a big donation once L drops! [emoji12]

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tsukasa Buddha:
I'd like to thank you for not updating all the time. Having a solid GPE ROM really extends the life of this device for me :good: ! I thought for sure I was going to buy a different phone because I couldn't deal with the constant flashing to avoid TW.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] needslipo:
This ROM is the sole reason I haven't bothered to upgrade to another phone :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
working on update and the Pure Nexus edition for Verizon

ETA, tomorrow or friday

for now I have removed the previous release from the op
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JaysonDroid:
I have a problem using the Google Camera (Factory from ROM install and even with update from Play Store). When I try manually focusing using HDR mode it shows the circle for a split second and doesn't focus. I've tried clearing the app's data and cache and to no avail.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] whozamazinka:
+1 on this. Thank you for this awesome ROM, Dan! The S4 is fast and stable with it!

---------- Post added at 05:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:55 AM ----------

Can you verify if HDR is working with the Google Camera on the CM version? This was the one reason I've stayed with a GPE ROM....whenever I use HDR on any CM ROM (including Dan's) I just get a grey photo. (Basically it doesn't take a photo.) I stopped crack flashing and have been on this GPE ROM - which I love - for quite some time, but I'd consider a CM ROM again if HDR worked.

Thanks for your thoughts!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] muymanwell:
I'm really liking this rom, but the inability to send touchtones during calls is really a deal breaker..i haven't seen a good fix for this. I've tried flashing the stock dialer, but that didn't correct it, either.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] IMMORTALKING69:
I too have noticed this since first installing. Switch off the HDR, then it will focus, then switch back on 8(. Hopefully it will get resolved soon.

---------- Post added at 11:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:26 AM ----------

No it doesn't. Works on factory but I don't like how they turn out compared to Google cam HDR.

---------- Post added at 11:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:35 AM ----------

I know I'm probably the only one but, I just installed your (Dan) cm ROM latest, all works great except I had no GPS for whatever reason, on your factory kernel, so I came back here. Still getting random dims on GPE. Just wanted to say that I noticed your cm ROM does give better reception BC I had LTE where my desk is and now back on this I don't. So whatever that's worth. I'm on Dev nc5. Anyways, love the work man looking forward to installing your updates!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
I would LOVE, LOVE to see an improvement with the Cellular service on this ROM. It's my only issue which seems to occur in areas with weak coverage.

I used APN Backup/Recovery to move the APN list from a TW ROM to this one which seems to have helped a bit. I replaced the list versus merging it. With the new APN list the APN settings seems to be locked to the APN "Verizon Internet" versus bouncing around to other settings which I saw with the built-in APN list. In areas with weak coverage I get a 3G signal. I have not been in an area where 1x is the only signal. I am using the NC5 modem. YMMV.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
You mean you can't make selection on automated phone systems, or is it something else? You are the only one in this thread with that problem, if that is, in fact, what you are talking about.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
send me you're current apns-conf.xml from system/etc
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
See attached.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Cowbell_Guy:
Anyone updates? The poor signal and performance in weak signal areas is the only thing keeping me from using as my daily driver!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ktraub:
Reverted back to Retail MDK modem to address weak signal

I had similar weak signal issues on this ROM with the Retail and Dev NC5 modems so I reverted back to the retail MDK modem and now things are better. I live in an area just outside LTE range so I only have 3G in my house, sometimes only 1x. Retail MDK is best here. Not quite as fast as Dev NC5 when you have a strong LTE signal, but at least I stay connected all the time.

Just sayin', weak signal is better than none. Come on, WiFi calling!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
interesting, this is the same as what I include in the ROM

can you send me whatever backup file your apn app makes?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
After I restore the APN that was saved from the TW ROM my APN list looks like the attached image which is a much shorter list than I got with your APN list

EDIT: The APN backup file which came from the Eclipse ROM is also attached. I replaced your APN list with the one attached. I did not merge the 2 lists.

Let me know if you need anything else.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Kk I'll take a good look at this on the weekend. I wanty final release to be the best yet
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spookymyo:
I have better reception on his CM version. I don't know why but I do. At my aunts house on this rom I got no data at all, only 1 bar. With his CM rom I get 2 bars of 1x. And I checked to make sure it wasn't just an icon issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vprasad1:
For folks with "reception issues", rather than comparing signal bars which can be configured to light up, can you please just compare settings/about phone/status/signal strength ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tortuga:
I understand what you're saying, but the issue has nothing to do with signal bars. The problem is losing data all together when moving to marginal signal areas. Even when you return to a high-signal LTE area, the only way to get it back is to toggle Airplane mode. The handoff between 1X/3G/4G seems to be the lingering, lone issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] exemplarmusik:
I keep getting the black SD card error. But I can see the contents in my SD card? How can I fix?

---------- Post added at 10:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:54 PM ----------

Also my signal is terrible I gave to constantly toggle airplane mode for it to get better. Thanks :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Same experience here. Running Dev MDK modem. The older the modem, the better for this phone.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spookymyo:
Exactly. I say signal bars but I check for data as well. I also check benchmark and speedtest.net scores. Always higher on the CM rom in low signal areas. The same in normal signal areas.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] parrotheadmjb:
No download links?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shockz:
I'm pretty sure he removed them because he is about to release the final build and it will require an full wipe and he doesn't want anyone to have to full wipe within a few days.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Flypanam:
Hoping for USB Audio Out... Is it possible?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
only on Cyanogenmod
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Flypanam:
Bummer, thanks for reply. Still won't use another ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
Grabbed the attached screen shot with this ROM and in a weak signal area. I tried both the MK2 and NC5 modems and could not connected with either. Also the signal bounced around between 1x and 3G. Neither network was able to establish a data connection.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] exemplarmusik:
As for the phone dialer I have to go in back out and go back in for it to work instead of just going str8 in.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sparky697:
Is there a way to get the camera to store pics on SD card?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdfrye:
I have the xposed framework installed, and there is a module that does just this called "Pictures2SD" it works flawlessly!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Cowbell_Guy:
Anyone else having success with the APN mods posted above?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
I also applied the patch in post # 3362 which allows the 1x symbol to be displayed when appropriate. While doing some testing on Saturday night in a weak signal area I did see the 1x symbol appear in place of the 3G symbol. I believe the patch is just cosmetic.

When I moved from the weak signal area to one with better cellular coverage, my phone automatically switched from 3G to LTE with no toggling of the data signal. I am using the APN file from the Eclipse ROM (TW-based) along with the NC5 modem.

YMMV and it would be great to hear about it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
any testers around for the next hour or so?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
I can do some testing this evening, especially if you want to have anything tested related to Cellular operation in weak signal areas!

thanks

Scott
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Awesome, yeah I want to test the new apn you pulled as default into the ROM, investigating it I can see how it would be better
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712475855

this is a test of the new build. let me know how data goes on boot and if you're apns are right :) ( I didn't update the build.prop but will on its final release)

it's brought up to date with my GSM versions of the ROM and contains a bunch of improvements and the AOSP 4.4.x browser (Best browser on Android)

-Added light weight AOSP browser

-"Find on page" string fixed and working with all languages

-Updated Google play services

-Updated Playstore

-Updated Google Keyboard

-Updated Calculator

-Updated Host file (ad blocking)

-Updated apns.conf to improve cellular connectivity

-Updated CM file manager

-Updated weather widget

-Added Pure Nexus build to Verizon thread (WIP)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
What's that last thing about Pure Nexus?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
a stock build with GEL launcher and stock themed apps, see my GSM posts
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ruffryder91290:
Full Wipe and have no data on boot and cant get data at all. Checked apns and the list is empty.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
can u flash a small zip for me quick

i think i found the issue mate
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ruffryder91290:
Flashed and booted into 3g, tried airplane mode and still couldn't get it to switch to 4g

Edit: was trying the test build this morning and was able to get 4g. I realized by default the network was set to CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA. I changed this to LTE/CDMA/EvDo, then had to switch the APN from VZWINTERNET to any of the others and then switch back to VZWINTERNET. After reboot the APN defaults back to CDMA/EVDO/GSM/WCDMA

Edit#2: Also when getting 4g using the method above I can't send or receive texts
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
I am still on the 7/17 release with the APN pulled from the Eclipse TW ROM. My phone is very stable using the preferred network type of "LTE/CDMA/EvDo" and the APN of "VZWINTERNET.

I have never seen my phone move off of either of these settings!

Happy to Nandroid my current config and test a new release.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spookymyo:
Can you add an exit button and a home page button to the aosp browser on your final release please?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scrillakev:
I remember a while back in the OP it had instructions on what two processes to freeze after installing XPOSED/GravityBox, however I don't think its there anymore and I would like to install Xposed/GravityBox so I can start tweaking things.

Does anyone remember what to freeze so I wouldn't get three vibrating pulses and com.android.systemui FC?

Thanks in advance.

Never mind.. I think I found it. it was setupwizard.apk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] IMMORTALKING69:
Is it possible to get torch built in and touch to toggle tiles? Will I need to flash kt kernel after your next update to charge my phone when it's off? Can you add a % next to battery while charging when it's off? Dan I'm guessing your still rocking a gs4 since your doing all this for us?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Setup wizard, I believe.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] coolsilver:
The other day I tried this out. It did seem to help. Switched back to the NC5 Dev modem and seems to pick up much better. Wonder if it forced a PRL update.

Or maybe it's me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scrillakev:
Check out GravityBox, I just started using it today and I'm loving it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] IMMORTALKING69:
Can you give me a link for the xposed and gravity box please
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jpjm132003:
Here is the download page

Xposed Download Page

GravityBox is a Module you download from within the Xposed app once it's installed

Attached is a screenshot of my Statusbar -> Quicksettings area

You can see you can put Torch and many other toggles in there

Enjoy
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] IMMORTALKING69:
Hot damn man thanks a lot! I am "xposed" !