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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Vigz:
You guys are very lucky over at Sprint. I have a T-Mobile Galaxy S4. Anyway, since you guys got the KitKat update first, I was wondering if the camera shortcut appears even if you set a PIN on it. One of the major gripes on 4.3 was that I couldn't quickly access the camera if I had a pin number on the lock screen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Yoshi1221:
I tried on my note 3, assuming that touchwiz is about the same on the S4, it doesn't look like camera is accessible with a pin lock
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dllebandroid:
Android System drain

is anyone having this problem like I am since the update to kitkat
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chris-allen:
my cam icon is on the lockscreen vzia wonderom neglight r6
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
If you're rooted, there's a module for Xposed called Samsung Multiple Widgets (I'm using version 1.7). I get the camera on the PIN lockscreen with this just fine (on 4.3).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eljotto:
Bump
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cell128:
What's the problem? Your phones been on for 33 minutes. Let it discharge completely or a few cycles.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jackrm9:
Has anyone been able to install kitkat smart dialer? I was able to flash and was able to play around with it once. And now i get nothing but force closes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dyandell:
Does not work with TW.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] InsaneHien:
I was really itching to manually install the 4.4 KitKat update on my GS4, but I keep hearing about the microSD problem which made me hold off on the update. Is that still an issue?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 5cardcharlie:
If you're referring to the lack of write permission to the external sdcard, no. Not if you have root anyway. See post by fgr:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50442780#post50442780
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dllebandroid:
did you view the pic...do you see how high android system is. This is my 1st day actually using the phone like i normally do to see the battery life on it and now android system is taking up 21% and keep my phone awake for and hour over the course of 16 hrs. I have 21% of battery life left and 3hr 14min SOT. Android os is 3rd with 10% and being up for almost 30 mins. Trust me thats not normal. On 4.3 android system never went over 7%. Something on my phone is not agreeing with kitkat. I cant figure it out even with a factory reset.smh
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] optimummind:
What you're describing was, unfortunately, quite common even on the Nexus 5 after the update to 4.4.2. It didnt happen all the time on my Nexus 5 but whenever battery usage became unusual, i was able to "fix it" by rebooting the phone. I also changed the Location settings so that Location History was turned off. That one change made a dramatic difference for my N5's battery life (84% battery left after 8 hours of idling with all data and wifi turned off versus 97% left).

Sent from my SM-N900P
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] marl30:
For those who still haven't received 4.4.2 update.... I was waiting for it for the last few weeks. Every time I checked it said my phone was up to date. I was reading a couple comments on a blog post about kitkat update... I saw a few people mention that they were able to get an update after doing a hard reset, so I tried too and was able to upgrade to 4.4.2 as well. Just to help anyone who is still waiting and don't want to flash it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
Thanks for the info! For now, I like being rooted on a 4.3/720T :D

How are you liking the update? How's battery life, and if you have LTE in your area(s), how's data hand-off?

Cheers,

-Jerry

EDIT: do you have a 720 or 720T? thanks...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] marl30:
So far everything seem to be working like when I had 4.3. Not a lot of changes, except the all white on the bar. It seems slightly faster than 4.3 though.

I have the 720 on Sprint. LTE seem to be working as before at my home. I would have to see how it works around town and some of the areas I had poor reception with Sprint and see, as I just upgraded last night.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
Thanks for this. My phone can't decide whether it wants Connections Optimizer on or off, from day to day... sometimes I have to reboot to get mobile data back, and sometimes to connect/hold a (strong) WiFi connection. Or maybe it's just Sprint mucking about with their network.

#blamesprint :silly:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gpgtp2005:
I have used this to update as well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jegonzo3:
Hey guys, looking for a little assistance here.

I tried running the update a couple of days ago, but it failed on me. I think I know why, but I can't get it back to where I was.

I rooted my phone last week using Odin, so I could use Titanium Backup. Since it failed, I thought I'd un-root to be able to get the update, however, using Odin I was not able to un-root the phone.

Any ideas out there for me to try? Does SuperSU interfere with the update at all? I did try disabling is last night, but still no go.

I'm currently in the process of downloading the update right now, to see if it will fail.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

jegonzo3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gpgtp2005:
Sprint yesterday was having major problems with there entire network. So if anyone was having problems with there mobile data and the things that rely on the network, that is why.

---------- Post added at 09:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:03 AM ----------

Have you tried using ODIN to flash your current stock firmware and TW? Also don't forget to reset your counter as well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] InsaneHien:
Oh, okay. I haven't rooted my phone yet, but will probably do so soon. That post will surely come in handy. Thank you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jegonzo3:
Have you tried using ODIN to flash your current stock firmware and TW? Also don't forget to reset your counter as well.[/QUOTE]

Well, it updated for me without any issues...kind of. Now my WiFi won't turn on. I hit the WiFi on button and it goes right back to Off. Is there something I'm missing here?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mistertac:
Well, it updated for me without any issues...kind of. Now my WiFi won't turn on. I hit the WiFi on button and it goes right back to Off. Is there something I'm missing here?[/QUOTE]

Take a look here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50604649
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jegonzo3:
Take a look here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50604649

Thanks, I'll check it out later, at work now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
Thanks for the network info. How do you reset the flashcounter?

TIA...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt323bd:
It has been 12 days. How do I still not have update yet? I check every hour of consciousness.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SP33zero:
Same Boat

Same here. Still waiting. I stumbled across xda while looking for information on a wifi mod. Stumbled even further and found out that KitKat was coming. That was the day after the release. Now after countless hours of reading, I may just keep 4.3 Mk2 and use an established mod. Might be better than noobing it with a new release and a new mod. BUT if I don't make a decision soon, i'll get my update and it will be hard to resist install!

Thankfully there's a TON of information on xda (thanks all), so it should be hard for me to brick my phone as long as I take my time, SEARCH and READ.

btw - Chicago Area Sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gdecker:
If you are referring to not being able save to or edit files on external card l added "<group gid="media_rw" />" to /system/etc/permissions/platform.XML within <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" >
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
Maybe you should try while you're unconscious... :silly:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jegonzo3:
So, I was able to get my wifi working, but now it seems that hands-free mode comes on for no reason.

I can't see any other setting, other than on or off for it.

jegonzo3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] M3wThr33:
The only issue I have now is that Contacts and Phone seem to insta-crash on opening after running the phone for a bit. A reboot fixes it temporarily.

I disabled Facebook contact syncing. I think I'll shut off Google+ next. Wanam Xposed might be the culprit, too.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
So... you're on 4.4.2 and are running Xposed? How did you keep root? :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] M3wThr33:
I just ran the usual CF Auto-root. It worked for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
Wow. Thanks. I've been seeing reports that 4.4.2 is not rootable yet. Do you have a 720 or 720T?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] M3wThr33:
SPH-720. No Spark for me. Wife has the G2, though. Wish I could figure out how to disable the spinning data.

There's a lot of 4.4.2 misinformation. But flashing CF AutoRoot like always worked. Then I just reapplied Xposed, updated my SU binary, and modified the one xml file to write the SD card. That let Foldermount work again and everything's fine, except for the Contacts/Phone issue. I might clear it out and let it rebuild.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
Thanks again. I have a 720T and guess I'll wait until the ball really gets rolling for 4.4.2 on my version.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kbboykin:
Still waiting for the OTA. My wife, daughter, and son have all gotten it weeks and days ago. Really tempted to just sideload, as I and my other son are tired of waiting!:mad:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] random45:
just sideload it :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gpgtp2005:
You can try taking and backing up your phone through Kies. Then going and doing a hard reset. I did that and I got the update almost immediately after it connected to the network.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dimm0k:
wow really? I've Odin'd a few times this past weekend along with several factory wipes and never saw a notification for an update. not that I want the update right now anyway, but was it just a notification or did it start downloading right away?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mmark27:
Why hesitate? Just sideload from the GOTA link. (unless you have the 720T, in which case, I don't know what you do)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gpgtp2005:
Do you have a stock unrooted S4? If so you can try it the way I did it. I went into the bootloader and did the reset that way. Once it was done and I finished with my activation and what not. I got the indication of there being an update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dimm0k:
I was stock and unrooted for a little bit while all my apps re-downloaded themselves along with certain app updates so I'd say I was stock for maybe an hour or so. I'll be sticking with 4.3 for a little bit at least until a safe root comes out or the full stock ROM. surprisingly I'm in no rush to get this update...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chris-allen:
So....what are the major improvements you guys have noticed with the 4.4 update? What are goods and bads yaw notice?? If any
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt323bd:
Is there a Samsung signed side load so as it won't trip odin?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] doby-nut:
so far only negative mms failing consistently,
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cruise350:
Yes there is, it is posted somewhere in the first 100 posts or so of this thread. Knox is tripped when you install a custom recovery, as long as you don't install a custom recovery you will not trip knox. Just so you know, CF Autoroot temporarily installs a custom recovery to achieve root, so you will trip knox when you root.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mistertac:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=25944

Nae stock firmware finally out for anyone who needs
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cocokola:
to make this clear for me and others, ..

I have mk2 , used safe root only do I can load viper audio..

I check my knox and it shows 0.. so I should be able to safely install update from ota?

also is it just me, or is the how to root this phone thread not clear on what versions of firmware it works on, without reading a ton of replies..

I assume no root is available for this update yet.. what is best way to be notified when it is?

I strongly have little time to keep checking, buying a house and getting married and all.. lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cruise350:
Root had been available for the 4.4.2 update the second it dropped. But, it will trip the knox warranty flag. CF autoroot works great, just make sure you grab the newest version. Safe root does not work with kit Kat.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt323bd:
Asking about side load got me my update lol. Not seeing any of the 4.4 changes in 4.4. I'll keep my eyes out. I'm disappointed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Darnell0216:
Snatched it up. Details if anyone needs them:

C077C72DA9513A24D4E85ACCA22F94E2 *L720VPUFNAE_L720SPTFNAE_SPR.zip *1.46 GB (1,574,189,181 bytes)

A77570534E22FCE0745EDB09994C84F2 *L720VPUFNAE_L720SPTFNAE_L720VPUFNAE_HOME.tar.md5 *2.29 GB (2,462,750,799 bytes)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rocmat1:
SPH-L720T

Hey good news, not sure is been discussed before, but for L720T users apparently the OTA is rolling out.

If anyone gets it and the time I'd appreciate it being put up here.

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00058622/79005/

I'm not 100% sure though it might be a typo because it says after the update the software will be The software version will be L720VPUFNAF after the update. which is incorrect for L720T users.

Any L720T users out there with the update, or succesfully applied the other OTA? I'm just trying to minimize data loss while upgrading to kitkat.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
The OTA has been rolling out for about a week. Someone should have gotten it by now.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2656696
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rocmat1:
Not for the L720T, thats for the L720 ...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
I don't think you read the thread. Myself and other members confirmed that the NAF update is for the triband version.

---------- Post added at 09:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:57 PM ----------

http://support.sprint.com/support/a...ndUpdateTheSoftwareVersionOnYourSamsungGalaxy

First update was MK5 (triband) then NAF that began on 20th and will continue to March 10th.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rocmat1:
Wow ok, you would think they would put a T after L720 in the version to make it easier, thanks. That's what they did in the samsung open source version.

EDIT:

Actually according to the sprint page it is L720TVPUBNAF

http://support.sprint.com/support/a...ndUpdateTheSoftwareVersionOnYourSamsungGalaxy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kbboykin:
I think that's for the L720T. You will note that is states the original release on 12/20/13 was L720TVPUAMK5. The last ROM for the L720 before KK was MK3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] negativzeroe:
I had the update, but unrooted through a reset and now I can't get it D:

EDIT: I had saferoot beforehand and did a regular factory reset. Just to let whoever know.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ejc1214:
Both my wife and I got it in Greensboro, NC. She got it two days ago and I got it this morning. Both stock phones L720. Can't tell much of a difference so far but only been a couple hours.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
Is there a way to keep the update from installing after you've run out of postponements?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gu1dry:
Can someone please post the stock, untouched build.prop from L720VPUFNAE? Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] VandyCWG:
I have the T model (TriBand) and I have rooted.

Still waiting on the OTA. Has anyone with a T model received the OTA?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] galexandr:
Write to SD Card?

Forum,

I updated my phone to 4.4.2, everything functions well, and i actually like the performance, quick, and battery life improved (may be just psychologically) but i noticed one thing, any apps from Play Store (Tasker, DropSync, ProCapture) can no longer write to SD card. Can anyone please confirm my findings?

Thank you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kegar:
Do you have a link thank you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Please read a bit more. This is purposely built into kit Kat. Theres a thread in development section on how to fix it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] negativzeroe:
Lucky. Mine errors halfway through the install...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] doggiedog:
I've been having a lot of performance problems with this update since I manually installed it. First thing I noticed was that swipes and movements are very choppy or delayed by half a second sometimes. The choppiness is in every program but most pronounced in Chrome. Even texts which should be smooth are noticeably choppy. Also, when I use Swype, there is constantly a huge delay after swiping and waiting for the word to appear. Sometimes I will swipe and the trail will not appear until a second or two later.

Is there any way to roll back to 4.3 and try 4.4.2 again? Perhaps the KitKat update file I got was bad? It was the earliest version posted on this thread. I tried reinstalling KitKat but it just errors and cancels the installation.

Thanks,

DD
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
I would suggest that you odin nae tar and perform a factory reset.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ABx009:
I've been searching around and can't find anything; I apologize if this is handled elsewhere, but hoping someone can help me out.

Just like on MK2, my wifi stopped working after the upgrade. With MK2 I just had to flash the modem again (I think it was the modem). Is there a link someone can give me to the modem for NAE?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Droiddinho:
I live in the DMV....still no OTA :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ABx009:
ThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYou....

:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] needmymorningcoffee:
Phone calls

Ever since the update, most of the time, when I try to make a phone call, it will be totally silent. I do not hear the dialing ring through the speaker, can't hear the other person, nothing. I have to press end call., and then redial. Then it will work. It's like it's giving me this problem every other phone call I place. Anyone else have this issue?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Dedline:
S4 update looks the same

My wife just got the update and there is not the updated touch wiz look like the new tablets. Why is that? Shouldn't the update include the new TouchWiz UI?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kenpachi212:
my L720 has auto downloaded the system update but having read all the issues that come with it I do not wish to install it. Can anyone help eliminate this update notification from my phone?

Update - found a way thanks to a solution found online : downloaded aptoide - downloaded Root Manager - after installed go to cache folder - long press the system update.zip file and select DELETE - Reboot phone - message to update will still appear - double check in root manager that update file has been deleted - go to the system update notification and accept it - phone will start 10 second reboot countdown but won't reboot as update file is not longer there.

Hope it helps to those that have the update and don't wish to install it like me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cruise350:
You do realize it is a phone and not a tablet right. There has always been a difference in phone UI and Tablet UI with Touchwiz.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kbboykin:
It's on Kies now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chris-allen:
i still dont understand why people want the TW KK sprint release.. its crappy... however a few of the aosp 4.4.2 roms are smooth as silk and under 200mb :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JerryGNYC:
Well, at least one person so far is happy with the KK update. And I've tried plenty of AOSP ROMs on my EVO 4G LTE... there were always issues with things that didn't work well, or properly... (it's currently running a modified stock ROM, and it's happy :silly:).

I'm enjoying rooted 4.3 stock on my 720T with a few Xposed modules, and I'm good with it (and I've suffered from severe ORD :cool:). It's not perfect, but not much is. When stock 4.4 is rootable, I'll probably update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] InsaneHien:
Just checked Kies and I got the update and am currently downloading and installing it. Finally. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Dedline:
I do thank you. I guess I was just expecting this new UI overhaul Samsung has been talking about and with the design I've seen on the 4.4 updates rolling with the tablets and the new s5 maybe the 4.4 rolling out to the a4 s4, note 2,3 etc would have the new button design and so forth.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chris-allen:
one thing you can do to spice it up.....TRY downloading NOVA or APEX launcher.... then find a nive wallpaper and BOOAAA!! you will have the power of TW with the look and feel of AOSP......just a suggestion
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mattfmartin:
Took the update and I thought emoji keyboard was supposed to be implemented. I'm using samsung keyboard and don't see it. Am I missing something or what?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TheZander:
My phone automatically updated and my battery life is dismal. It won't charge and drains very fast anyone know of some quick fixes?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
[MENTION=4208815]TheZander[/MENTION]

Normally with updates and battery drains the only way I have seen a fix is to factory wipe the phone (this includes the entire internal memory).,
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TheZander:
I wiped it but my battery life is still wack. Any other ideas for this issue I appreciate any feedback
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Yoshi1221:
I had similar issues with my note 3, completely drained the battery once and it improved, don't know if it will work with the S4, but worth a shot.

---------- Post added at 05:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:58 PM ----------

Emoji keyboard can be found by holding the mic button until you get a list of options, look for the smiley face icon in the list, and you have your Emoji
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mattfmartin:
Thanks bro
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chris-allen:
im telling bro....FLASH the MK2 modem

mine was drinking batt....i took out that nae modem and flashed mk2....now my device is back to normal
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JoeFCaputo113:
The modem has absolutely nothing to do with battery life.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lord dredd:
nope not the case .

This is what i believe from my experience and knowledge that i have accumulated from our great forum - I may be wrong so would also like some info to get corrected.

modem is the one thing which provides tyou with the signals for voice , sms and data

a weaker modem or a inappropriately configured modem or a modem which isnt suitable for your area due to strength of the signals there is gonna keep losing the cell towers more often thereby making the phone to repeatedly search for signals thereby consuming battery.

So yes modems can play havoc but not in greater severity.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JoeFCaputo113:
OK I guess technically it affects battery.... But all the modem is, is like you said it affects your signal. That is all. Not like it can directly suck your battery down, that's mostly due to rogue apps.

Sent from a Galaxy 4 light years away
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] onehitch:
I'm rooted with TWRP. When I try flashing the update through TWRP it keeps failing.