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[Galaxy S 4 General] mikelalala9:
Hi guys! I've bought recently a Black Edition (i9505), but noticed that these stylish chess wallpapers are missing. Only the ones found on the original galaxy s4 are present (like a baloon etc). Also, not sure about some ringtones... Is it OK?
[Galaxy S 4 General] ganseki70:
Yep mine too didn't have those, you may get everything from here xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2740604
[Galaxy S 4 General] agarsal:
Where can I find all the wallpapers and ringtones?
[Galaxy S 4 General] AL_IRAQI:
here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2740604
[Galaxy S 4 General] bromonano:
I have a black mist and today I bought black edition cover. I feel like I bought a new phone and the feeling of the cover is marvelous. Also the grip is much Better now

Στάλθηκε από το GT-I9505 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] ionutz3d:
i9505

Whe we get update ????? I have fnc4 Black edition and normal i9505 get update but my phone not.
[Galaxy S 4 General] J1897:
I have this device and it feels great, the simil leather feels good and is not sleepery.

The update is out 4.4.2 but seems a bit more difficult to obtain the root privileges, at least without activating KNOX 0x1 which means that you have no longer warranty.

For this reason I am holding with the root, at least to check that the phone has no defects.... I have had it for 2 weeks only.

Maybe after a month or two I will root it ;)

Anyhow, great device, no lag and working great.

J
[Galaxy S 4 General] fear_factory84:
Why? gnf1 kernel doesn't work on black edition? Or you don't have fnc4 kernel in odin format to flash it back after root?
[Galaxy S 4 General] drparvez:
is it possible to flash i9505 stock rom of other version

Hi any one help me please I want to know, I have gt-i9505xxugne8 s4 unlocked now I want to flash latest i9505 stock rom version available but different version not xxugne8, please tell me it is possible or not. the rom version is how much important in flashing

Thanks...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kn!ght L!fe:
Hi So i decided to play abit with custom roms, so anyway now knox 0x1 :laugh: wonted to go back stock but could find mt old firmware. so look what i found

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/36754/I9505XXUGNG8_I9505YXXGNH2_ROM.zip/

Romania (Black Edition) 4.4.2 I9505XXUGNG8 ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] clAssymeerKat:
Does anyone know where I can buy a Black Edition replacement screen?
[Galaxy S 4 General] inaya45:
As you can probably guess, they both come in a deep black color, broken up by a brushed metal-look edge. What makes the pair most notable is the addition of a fake leather rear cover, which made its debut on the Galaxy Note 3 last year, but has never been added to either of these models before......
[Galaxy S 4 General] AntaresOne:
On eBay it's probably the best solution. I bought an original complete housing (front part: touchscreen+amoled display+home key+key and leds' flat cable+frame/middle frame and battery cover) for only 150€ from Italy

Inviato dal mio GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] anusy_81:
Samsung Galaxy S4 Black Edition

Please help me

how to root Samsung Galaxy S4 Black Edition 4.4.2 Kit Kat i9500

is CF-Auto-Root work to root this phone

can i use CF-Auto-Root-ja3g-ja3gxx-gti9500.zip to root The Samsung Galaxy S4 Black Edition i9500

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 General] worktorest:
If you are in the united states, here you go: http://www.amazon.com/RBC-Leather-Battery-Replacement-Samsung/dp/B00KJ75BVM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

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[Galaxy S 4 General] George_gi:
Hi guys i bought the black edition 9506, do the cases for normal s4 fit to black edition?
[Galaxy S 4 General] ballsofsteel:
If it is hard plastic one that fits tightly (like the slim series of any case brand) then it will not work, a forced application may break the case or bend it in shape.

If it's one of those rubberized ones with a lot of flex and torque it won't have a problem.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gpgalanis:
Will the Black Edition fit in the standard S4 UAG case?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Danial Khan:
Cosidrable lags on s4 black edition

I will be very greatful if somebody gives me an advice of why does my galaxy lag on subway surf game and in opening he gallery
[Galaxy S 4 General] lijooshc:
Lollipop update for Black edition

I got my black edition Galaxy S4 (I9500) today. I am from India, and the lollipop OTA update is available for the I9500 model here. But the following link from SamMobile indicated there are no update available yet for the black edition

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9500/

Even the hardware is same as the old S4 editions, the updates are different. I am just wondering If I can flash the normal build in this black edition using Odin. Anyone out here tried this? :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] tushar.mokal:
We (SGS4 - Black ed.) are yet to receive Lollipop update from Samsung.

Model no. Is same but versions are different.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Piyoosh_Singh:
Yes dear, i have tried with absolutely no problems. No data loss at all.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mor_1228:
i want to ask same i have same model black edition from india bought for 17000 from amazon :
[Galaxy S 4 General] Quasar:
For all those craving the lollipop update, you can just flash the regular S4 5.0.1 stock firmware via odin on your black edition devices. Works pretty well.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mor_1228:
is it worth upgrading lollipop now ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] sharma_sid:
guys will there be an official update of lollipop for S4 black edition ( GT- I9500) India , or should I update using Odin.

Please advice.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mor_1228:
it will come. u should wait.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
All the lollipop updates come for s4 19500 in India but only black edition xxufng1 doesn't come , I googled many times for knowing about this release but there is no news for the black edition also sammobile shows that all s4 updates are out but we are not getting update.will there any update for s4 BE or I manually install other s4 firmware through Odin?????
[Galaxy S 4 General] corvus.corax:
I bought a new i9506 black edition 3 days ago. When I turned it on, I immediately got an OTA for Lollipop - a very nice surprise. It's the standard release for i9506, not specific for the black edition. I don't know if there will be a black edition update for Lollipop later. I guess I really don't care, as I customize anyway and, really, I just wanted the better looking phone with the nice back on it. IMO, this is the simple-looking attractive S4 phone Samsung should have made from the get-go. The other versions look so cheesy and cheap with that raggedy hyperglaze (especially black mist) and silver edge band. Everyone goes on about how gorgeous HTC and iPhone 6 are with their metal backs, but I think plastic is better because it is lighter and it won't get as ugly from being scratched up like metal if you don't have a case on it. I had my S2 for nearly 3 years and its plastic back survived frequent putting it on and taking it off for battery changes.
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
I manually updated my Samsung galaxy s4 black edition to lollipop using the 5.0.1 firmware for galaxy s4...No problems whatsoever...
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
U manually update it , thats ok but why samsung is not giving ota for black edition phones, is our phone don't support ota due to flagship or any other reason behind this???
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
No no that's not the problem.. our phone does support ota...black edition got the kitkat 4.4.2 just a month ago... I don't think Samsung will release lollipop anytime soon for black edition...
[Galaxy S 4 General] arneetsingh:
do you notice any bugs in this update and any improvement in touchwiz call log lag? battery backup? screen on time?
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
well battery backup is pretty much the same... But Ram usage got higher about 150mb..still no bugs... everything is working fine..during first startup my phone got crazy hot... after disabling the extra features and unwanted apps the temp got normal..
[Galaxy S 4 General] arneetsingh:
so you are not experiencing any significant improvement in this update apart from UI changes?
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
yeah... pretty much the same..
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Can anyone send the link for the 5.01 rom(lollipop) , i want to flash it manually bcoz i cant wait for fu##king ota..
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
you have to create a free account in sammobile website...After creating the account you can download the firmware... Its a freaking 1.4gb file...
[Galaxy S 4 General] culsun:
http://link.tapatalk.com/api/click?...ms.com&subid=cfcd208495d565ef66e7dff9f98764da
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Guys i read latest news that samsung has delayed updates for s4 due to some problems or crashes in the rom that's why we didnt get update but surely samsung will provide update with 5.02 or 5.1 to alll s4s.
[Galaxy S 4 General] tariq2kn:
This is for i9505.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Samsung release lollipop for i9505 black edition in uk thats good but no news for i9500 till now in any country????
[Galaxy S 4 General] androidnandroid:
Does nova launcher gestures working like swipe down Gesture for drop-down gesture?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Phone_Guru:
Only with the new Nova beta
[Galaxy S 4 General] androidnandroid:
Oh cool... With materia nova.. On Indian Russian firmware or

only on UK b7 firmware
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
No update till now for s4 be i9500 ..:mad::mad::mad::mad:
[Galaxy S 4 General] arneetsingh:
do it manually with odin

rom link : GT-i9500_India(INU)_Rapidgator_Ul.to

i did it last night,works like a charm

its feels a lot faster in my opinion,

call log lag is also improved,

and particularly,the notification panel is awesome
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Thanks for this but samsung should care about black edition users also as we pay the money for buying it ..
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
lollipop is working perfectly for me... i think Samsung resolved the heating issue in lollipop... previously in kitkat my mobile's cpu temperature topped upto 97 degree Celsius... now it is reduced to 55 to 60 max... lollipop is working well without any bugs.... i am seeing a huge increase in battery life... previously my battery backup was only 12 to 15 hours... now i am getting more than 20 hours... usage is moderate...

By the way i flashed lollipop rom for regular s4 for my black edition..
[Galaxy S 4 General] androidnandroid:
Don't worry next in line is Indian black edition already samsung selling black phone at cheap price in india and it's selling like hot cake so samsung is obliged to give black edition update asap
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Hope your said comes true ...
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Hello black edition users....:):):)
[Galaxy S 4 General] androidnandroid:
You updated?
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
No , I was downloading the Russia firmware but idm doesn't download from that website , can u provide me the link for latest update file so that I will update my phone this time definately..:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Guys I think ota is available for gs4black edition for lollipop.......
[Galaxy S 4 General] karthik_sa2:
OTA is out yet for the black edition in India ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] raagavak:
My ohone is ipdated to 5.0.1 yesterday afternoon, really the theme is not good for black edition.

India
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Yes ota available for black edition in India , download the ota and install it , very stable lollipop..,

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Ya but , this theme is applicable for all Samsung devices.
[Galaxy S 4 General] tariq2kn:
S4 Black Ed.(i9500) OTA 5.0.1 update in India is 1014.9MB. Updated today morning.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
How is it???
[Galaxy S 4 General] Robins Gamit:
Stable update.....

Samsung Rockks..
[Galaxy S 4 General] raagavak:
My phone gets heated a lot after the update. I couldnt even speak for more than 5 minutes. Also i notice during the call, on loudspeaker mode the sound sometimes is directed to the earpiece speakers and it gets rectified when i toggle speaker button
[Galaxy S 4 General] Robins Gamit:
Bro...

After update factory reset phone

And at least stable for 1 to 2 hour

Than no problems at all
[Galaxy S 4 General] raagavak:
If i reset the phone to factory settings, then how i getback the app data? My phone is not rooted
[Galaxy S 4 General] Robins Gamit:
There are different different softwares for back up messages apps...so find on playstore or google
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Heating issue is also a problem in kk , actually there are many toogle like air view and sensors which make the device hot , if ypu disable them nd use greenify , your phone will not be hot...
[Galaxy S 4 General] sharma_sid:
Bigger and Uglier Icons after Lollipop update

Hi Guy:

I have noticed the icons have become bigger and touchwiz is looking ugly now on black edition . The UI is really bad after update.

Is there any way to reduce the icon size in "app drawer" without root or without useing any launchers ,just like we can reduce the font size?
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
I don't think that after update it is looking bad but I thing its looking nice as in the kk , there was huge space at the sides of the phone which doesn't look nice . everyone has its own thinking , if you want to change icon size then download any third party launcher and set your custom size... If I helped then smash the thanks button..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Robins Gamit:
Hey any one have a previous black edition kitkat firmware

So please give a link
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
Just download it from sammobile
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
Guys. .Anyone tried to downgrade to black edition kitkat rom. .I've tried but sim is not detected in kitakat but its working properly on lollipop. .Any idea why sim card not detected in kitkat. .

P.s.

I've tried with both versions of kitkat, the regular and black edition, both have the same problem.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
I think your phone has some kind of defect...
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
If its a hardware issue means sim card should not be detected in lollipop also. .Right. .
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
If it is working fine in lollipop then i think you dont need to revert back to kk also if you really want kk then go to customer service centre and tell them to install kk in ur phone. .
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
I already rooted my device. .so customer service centre will be problem. .Well I am just curious that has anyone tried to downgrade and encountered the same problem as me..

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As next step I am planning to install the ins version of firmware. .let's see what happens. .
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Ya try it. .
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
I heard that s4 is receiving 5.0.2..is it true??
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
From which website you see that..
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
Don't know ...some random website. .
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
I googled it but didnt find something regarding it....
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Frnd plzzz post your s4's beautifull screenshots. .
[Galaxy S 4 General] dave3003102:
Friend, after galaxy S2 moved to galaxy E7, but very much disappointed with the camera quality, now looking forward to buy this S4 black edition. Wanted to know is there any hardware changes made after the price cut, basically the 13 mp rear camera sensor which was Sony IMX135 before, is it the same or changed.

Dave.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Bro everything is same...nothing is changed...go and buy black edition which is better than notmal s4 ..as blask edition is only one year old but normal is of 2 years old....
[Galaxy S 4 General] androidnandroid:
Any day Samsung Galaxy s4.. Nothing is changed except black edition have few extra wallpapers and ringtones and yes the biggest difference is black edition is more premium looking... S4 should have been launched with black edition only.. And yeah e7 else not main line puffiness they are just fillers for mrp don't go for them any day s series is better than other Samsung phone in terms of hardware and software.. One more thing don't update to lollipop wait for the bug fixes to arrive
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bingley:
I had the white s4 flashed with the 5.0.1 rom and it was fine. I smashed the screen and got a new black version s4, updated to 5.0.1 again, this time the black firmware, and I'm sure it's much faster than I remember! I love it, but I do find the screen is slightly greenish compared to a moto g which has excellent white whites, anyone else notice this, or know how to change the rgb of the screen?
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
This is amoled and moto g has simple lcd...super amoled is brilliant. ..best display even retina is not so good wrt amoled ..i know pure white is not pure but see other colors,they will come out of the screen...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bingley:
Tbh I think the moto g screen is clearer, but the blacks on amoled cannot be beat :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Right bro...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bingley:
View then together, I've seen 3 S4s and two Moto Gs together and each moto g has better whites and has clearer colours. S4s screen is sharper and more saturated but still not as natural colour
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Colrs are over saturated but tgey can be changed in settings like dynamic, theatre etc...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bingley:
All those settings look ok, but poor, very colour casted in comparison. Try it!
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
U can use matte screen guard for ur s4 ....over saturation can be dicreased with this method....
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bingley:
Thanks, I know that. Still, it's impossible to get good whites for neutral colour on it in comparison!
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Even s6 also not have pure white....u can say this is con. of amoled screens...
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
Bro i want help from u

...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bingley:
Help with what?
[Galaxy S 4 General] AakashKaushal98:
I recently installed a new glass screen protector in s4 ,it is of good quality ,9h hardness and scratch resistant but i have a problem with that...it becomes very dirty bcz of fingerprints, oily and smudges etc.. i clean it with micro fibre cloth but it is not a permanent solution as this prob. Occurs time to time..plzzz suggest me something. .

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?..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bingley:
No idea - they're coated glass, nothing can keep skin oils off despite their advertising oil-phobic properties. Mine is always covered in fingerprints and I have to accept it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] PatricB:
Hi,

I'm looking to buy a new S4 to root and put CF on.

Can someone please confirm that the black edition is indeed a i9505 and not the VE i9515?

I really want the original i9505 because of the slightly different hardware of the i9515.

Thanks, Patric.
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
That depends on your country...in my country i9500 is black edition...
[Galaxy S 4 General] PatricB:
Thanks. Great, just to keep things simple...

A lot of shops sell the i9505 but in fact you get a i9505. A regular user wouldn't mind, but we're no regular users. Lol.

Guess I just order one and return it if it's a 9515.
[Galaxy S 4 General] aaravindan9:
Well that's true...But be carefull...I think there are different models with i9505...you better confirm whether your model is black mist or leather finish rather than i9505 or not..

Because in India there is only one variant i9500...But the one with leather finish is black edition...and the other model with glossy finish is a ordinary s4...I think its the same case for i9505 also..
[Galaxy S 4 General] PatricB:
Thanks! As long as it's no 9515 because of the CM problems with the digitizer (and a bit inferior WIFI hardware I beleive).
[Galaxy S 4 General] eldar4uk:
on cm it's really buggy, digitizer have issues too, is there any stable cm rom ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] sitanshu91:
Hello guys I just received my s4 black edition ..I am from india

Should I update to the lollipop or keep it on kitkat

I want smooth operation and good battery

Plz advice as I am new
[Galaxy S 4 General] kukubau:
Hi

Can anyone please upload a complete system dump of their S4 Black edition with 5.0.1?

Also, can you please upload "framework-res.apk" from /system/framework?

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 General] akkh99:
Firmware flashing

Can I flash i9500 black edition with i9500 normal edition official lollipop firmware?:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] febrilabs:
yes you can mate:D
[Galaxy S 4 General] raza3434:
hi

will it work if i flash black edition rom on my simple 24 i9505?
[Galaxy S 4 General] raza3434:
and vise versa? can i flash normal edition with black edition rom?
[Galaxy S 4 General] AkiseAlexander:
Hi guys. I'm new on forum. I also have the phone for some time now, it's very cool: the color, back cover, features, but i also have some problems with it... First it heats very often especially on the back below the camera with low usage, browsing, or using youtube. I'm not sure maybe it's normal, and second the lockscreen clock it's unsynchronized sometimes and it is very annoying. I am curently using stock android 4.2.2 kitkat from box. I thought maybe an update can help. Will lollipop sove the problems?

How it's lollipop? it is has lag or other major bugs? It is worth the upgrade or it will cause more problems?

Thank you. I'm waiting for answers as soon as possible.
[Galaxy S 4 General] djmvt:
And there it is: a 253MB ota update for the s4 i9505 black edition :) that must be the 4.4.2 kitkat update, what else could it be?

Ehm....

Update to 4.3 xxuenaa ?????

Wait what????

So the black edition got updated to an early February jelly bean build?

What's up with that????

Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] eirij.qureshi:
No kitkat still. Only got big fix update today.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dean-xXx:
It will be a while until the black edition will get the 4.4.2 update
[Galaxy S 4 General] djmvt:
Based on what?

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 10 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dean-xXx:
Based on how sammy always updates their phones.

Same story was 2 years ago with the s3. The i9300 was getting loads of updates and the i9305 barely seen any updates compared with i9300.

Now everyone knows that the s4 i9500 and i9505 will always get the updates first, the rest of the s4 versions are at the end of the queue.

No point talking about the samsung's updates, everyone knows how much they care...NOT
[Galaxy S 4 General] dave106:
The i9500 version of the Black Edition has a 4.4.2 update.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2692113&page=1

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] sorg:
Black edition firmwares have "Y" in CSC after model name. Similarly "Q" is for La Fleur editions.

So, go to sammobile.com and in firmware page's quick search box type:

for I9500 Black edition firmwares: i9500y

for I9505 Black edition firmwares: i9505y

Firmwares are basically the same as original I9500/I9505. Changes are only in CSC part which adds some pre-installed "premium" content and sounds.
[Galaxy S 4 General] graz100:
Just purchased a Black Edition and absolutely loving it (apart from fw still at 4.3 even after OTA update...)!

One question, though... did yours come with a screen protector already installed? At first I was about to peel it off believing it was one of those plastics which protect the phone and are normally taken out when unboxing, but now I believe it is a true screen protector... did anyone have the same?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] daanismyname:
I'm having mine in something like 11 days, I'll pay attention to whether mine will have a screenprotector as well. Would be nice though, then I don't have to buy one myself :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] EclipseX:
**** no black edition have kit kat and not i9506 :eek: