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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jwigley24:
So I have the AdAway apk saved in my dropbox, for example. Whenever I flash a new ROM, I install dropbox then install apps from my dropbox, such as AdAway. On 4.4, when clicking one of the apps an error appears stating "error exporting whatever.apk" which is becuz it can't write to internal SD. So I tried exporting it by long pressing and choosing export, find my external SD, but the same thing happens.

Also, I'll pull up es file explorer, which I always use as my file explorer, and try to delete folders from my internal SD card, but it errors out. I'll try to to copy a file from my external SD card to my internal SD card as a test, same thing, can't do it.

The only way I can do this is by going into the root explorer settings and making "/" directory r/w, which I don't believe should be necessary. It never was necessary on previous ROMs.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] heath121:
Has anyone come up with a way to put the flashlight toggle on this build yet? I am really missing that from the previous roms I have used.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoHnNYBlaZE716:
I just tested out everything you seem to be having issues with and I'm having no problems at all doing any of that stuff.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
I flashed the SD card fix and am not having a problem with titanium, es, or root Explorer... I can also download from the Dropbox folder within root Explorer (screenshot attached)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxyman635:
I'm not sure it's a writing permission problem. Does CM 11 have the same permission issues? I didn't have any issue on CM 11. All of these Samsung / Google induced bugs are pissing me off.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Not a Samsung bug, it's not a bug at all really, it's by design from Google... Cm11 has it fixed within their rom, that's why you won't see it on cm11
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
this is odd... im not having ANY of the issues with apps writing to sd card that everyone else is having...

as a precaution after reading all the issues before i odin'd the tar... immediatley after booting i downloaded THIS APP FROM THE PLAYSTORE and ran it... and do not have any issues writing to the sd ext or internal.. i can open apps from dropbox by tapping on them....

i also have most apps that DO write to the internal or external (such as dropbox or sync apps or file explorers) pushed to the system/priv-app folder so the phone thinks they are system apps... maybe that makes a difference???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Yeah I'm gonna try reflashing the rom and then using an sd fix app.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Kevets:
I used the Odin .tar as well, installed the same app and everything is fine. I'm guessing this issue is just in CNexus' rebuilt ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
No it's not the rom because other people have it working fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Kevets:
I missed that. Most of the posts I saw had a common theme. I've been wrong before.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxyman635:
I tried SDFix again. And rebooted. The app says that is can tell write permissions are enabled, but TIB and Snapchat still aren't working.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoHnNYBlaZE716:
I'm not sure if this is the reason I'm having no issues or not but I have the exposed app handleexternalstorage.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
When you restore back to your 4.3 backup, are you flashing back to MK3 modem as well? I experienced a radio break trying to run 4.3 modem with this boot loader. For everyone's benefit, please explain your process
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy1969:
:confused: Wait. Where did you get the S5 Launcher, and S5 AccuWeather Widget ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxyman635:
I know everyone is already well aware of the SD permissions issue, but my Twitter app isn't even working. None of the photos load. Related too? I'm not sure what kind of "upgrade" KitKat is anymore.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy1969:
Did you flash the SD card fix ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxyman635:
Yeah, I flashed the zip, and it didn't work. So then I nandroided back. And tried the SDFix app. That didn't help either.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy1969:
Are any other apps giving you issues with the SD Card ? Did you try clearing the app Caches, and rebooting ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2746981
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy1969:
Thank you kind Sir :o

How the Hell did I miss that :( . Old age is conspiring against me. Well that , and the fact that I'm on XDA. While out to dinner with the wife for Mother's Day :p .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxyman635:
The three apps i've had issues with are Twitter, Snapchat, and TIB. I flashed the zip again, and cleared the cache. Still no luck.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
That's ballsy man, and a sure way to get a night on the couch if you get busted lol. Lucky for me the wife wanted to go shopping, alone, while I watch the kids for Mother's Day. AND she's picking up pizza for dinner. Score!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Ok guys, I think the internal/external storage issue on top of doing the platform.xml edit has been fixed thanks to [MENTION=4081205]DocHoliday77[/MENTION].

Yes my snapchat works once again and I can copy from external to internal no problem, as well as saving files to internal through user apps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
Puff, puff pass man. Quit hogging it LMAO!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jwigley24:
To anyone having the SD card issues, I can tell u first hand based on multiple tests and reflashes thru Odin of the stock tar, plus flashes of the stock deodex from cnexus, that apps are not able to write to the internal SD card... IT IS NOT POSSIBLE! This will explain not being able to download from dropbox, pics not showing in twitter, blah blah blah, any app that utilized the internal SD card in previous versions of touchwiz cannot do so in 4.4. On cm11, no problem, I'm talking strictly about 4.4 touchwiz. If u flash Chad's SD fix, it fixes this problem with the external SD card, which I've confirmed. Nothing fixes this issue with the internal SD card tho.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] alienngp:
looks to me there is a fix that will be released so we shall see soon enough
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
[MENTION=3809032]jwigley24[/MENTION] that's the fix I talked about two posts up.

Will be posted soon hopefully.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] alienngp:
Thank the god of s3 [MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Ok while I put a flashable together based on the stock kernel, someone who was having the internal sd issues try this for me ( [MENTION=5208143]galaxyman635[/MENTION], [MENTION=2974770]naterz[/MENTION])

Flash this: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407593300
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
i forget what app i was looking at in the play store... but in its notes it mentioned that the app wont work on kitkat at this time unless pushed to system so it doesnt have to have the write to sd permissions to work.....

i figured this might be a workaround for other apps to as i have all apps that need that permission in the system/priv-app folder anyways, including titanium backup, and have not had this issue at all...

might try pushing the apps to system and see if that helps with your issue???

i am not a dev just a suggestion

AGAIN THAT IS ALL I HAVE DONE AND DO NOT HAVE A SINGLE ISSUE WITH TITANIUM BACKUP, DROPBOX OPENING APPS, OR ANY OTHER APP WRITING TO SDCARD INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL...

seriously dont get why i am not having ANY of the issues everyone complains about with kitkat???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] F3AR420:
Guessing not everyone is having this issue? Just saved a pic off of my dropbox and it exported fine unto my internal sd.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jwigley24:
Niiiiice. Thanks man, always on top of things, excited to see this get resolved! :beer:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
OK

All those having the internal sd issue

Flash this and report back

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407593300

I can say that this has fixed my internal sd issues. I can now copy to internal and my apps can write there once again.

Huge thanks to [MENTION=4081205]DocHoliday77[/MENTION] for figuring this out and putting the boot.img together.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxyman635:
Downloading it now. I'll flash it and get back to you after I eat dinner. What is this exactly?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
So the fix is in the kernel?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Apparently whatever is going on is caused by selinux, so disabling it fixes the issue
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
It fixes the internal sd issue you were having
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
BTW if you go into Settings/More/About Device and press on the Build # about ten times it unlocks Developer Settings
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] alienngp:
Is there any issues with 4g signal I'm on md4 and I'm having only 3g while my sisters phone that got the update is full 4g but that's complete stock kinda need to know before flashing
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
I have a boot script that is setting selinux to permissive. Didn't even cross my mind that might be the issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Nope, mine's better. But you have to flash the tar first. Read the OP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Were you having issues with internal sd? If so, try removing that script and flash the kernel I linked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] evo3d6:
Thought this posted but working on a zip to flash over sorry if I doubled posted working on a new Rom with all s5 features just about got it all working. Except the camera still has a lot of bugs trying to work them out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy1969:
Me thinks you reveal too much [emoji38]

Funny you should say that [emoji19] . She got back to the table, and was standing behind me [emoji15]. For 10 mins.! Busted [emoji33]. She was not amused. But it's amazing what you can fix with flowers, and quick thinking.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
I added the script almost immediately after I flashed the tar which explains why I never noticed any internal SD issues, just external.

I'm running kt stock kernel currently, from last night's build with debug removed.

I can remove the script and test your kernel if you'd like. Does it also have debug removed?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Ah, no it's the stock kernel. But ktoonsez had me test a flashable with selinux disabled in the boot.img so I'm sure that'll be posted at some point.

And yes, setting selinux to permissive would make it so you don't see the issue, and people are only seeing it sporadically anyway
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rompnit:
Just FYI.. The method to enable Developer Settings by default is the same as in 4.3 ;)

Working in SecSettings:

add the ID 'dev_settings' to values/ids.xml (although it can really be whatever you want it to be)

Replace every occurrence of the ID 'developer_settings' with 'dev_settings' within the xml contained in res/xml (search the xx_headers.xml)

Easy as that! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
I was posting that for the less technically inclined lol. I remembered they used to have it that way on CM and it worked.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] boog:
It does fix it. I'm thinking it started with the nagging security update, or I didn't notice it before that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxyman635:
It fixed all of them. Thanks dude. Will this stick if I flash KT747?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Notification Toggle from the Play Store is what I use.

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Unfortunately not, but kt will be baking it into his kernel at some point

You can just add this line:

setenforce 0

to an existing init.d script and it will have the same effect until kt integrates it into his kernel
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I wonder what it was that fixed! Internal SD write issue. I'm on KT's now and was on stock kernel before that. Shrug.

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] heath121:
Thanks, I will use that until someone hopefully bakes this into a rom like MOAR had.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
It will be included when I release 4.4 based MOAR
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
theme has been updated... pics and link updated in OP located a few pages back in this thread...

for easier reference... it is located =====> HERE
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cgarcia200:
How did you get the accuweather to stick tried what they recommend but won't show up for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] akaTRAP:
looks gorgeous.

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to use something like Viper4Android with a rooted TW KitKat ROM? I tried with the stock 4.4 & rooting it but it would only use the god-awful built-in EQ and not Viper. I'm assuming I'd have to wait for a developer to release a 4.4 TW ROM with this ability to switch EQ's built in?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mholloway:
Yes you can use viper.I install viper on every rom I use.you need to have busy box installed
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] akaTRAP:
I got it installed properly and everything, but when I went into Poweramp to choose what EQ I wanted, it always went to the god-awful stock EQ and not Viper.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mholloway:
Not all music players will goto viper.matter of fact I know play music does.might be the only one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] akaTRAP:
The thing is, if I'm on an AOSP based ROM, Poweramp will do it just fine, which is why I'm thinking it's a stock TW thing since it's literally the only ROM giving me issues.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mholloway:
Huh.have you messed with the settings.incompatible mode?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] marcran75:
I have V4A working on this rom. In Poweramp settings click audio/advanced tweaks and uncheck direct volume control. In phone settings go to my device/sound and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page where you can switch between FX and V4A. I also used TB to completely remove stock music controls but that is optional.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kaos420:
been of s3 for awhile. wanna upgrade my wife. her phone is on 4.3 but still 4.2 bootloader. do i need to update to this bootloader and trip knox/ or is there a work around like before?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
No work around. If you want this update, you have to take the 4.4 boot loader with Knox
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ytsejamer1:
Along that line...i've read every page of this thread and am in awe of the quick responses to everyone's issues or questions. One question I haven't been able to discern from all the posts is this:

I have CNexus' stock, rooted, MK3 rom without any of the Knox bootloader or knox apps. I have the latest CWM installed. I usually run stock, so the knox bootloader isn't going to likely impact my operation with the device. I know it looks like per the OP, I have to do the following:

1. Flash the stock tar via Odin first. Am I correct in assuming that is the entire stock rom, bootloader, and modem altogether?

2. Somehow...this is what I'm unclear about...I have to reinstall another recovery or would my CWM stick?

3. At that point, can I install CNexus' OP rooted odex or deodex over the top of the stock tar (in step 1) and then any hotfixes as required (hotspot, sdcard, etc)

If someone wouldn't mind shedding some light on it, it'd be much appreciated. Thanks in advance to all the contributors here. It is very much appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
Answer 1. Yes bootloader, modem and kernel... everything is included in the tar.

Answer 2. You would use to odin to install PHILZ recovery... cwm and twrp have issues with this update and dont flash properly based on my experience and what others have said about cwm..... USE PHILZ ONLY... its an advanced form or cwm recovery.

Answer 3. Yes. Once you odin the tar and recovery..then you can then install the deodex rom... just do a full wipe in recovery like normal.

Sent from Virgin Mobile Samsumg Galaxy S3 running CNexus' Rooted ND8 DeOdexed rom modded and tweaked by Xposed Framework and modules themed with my Circuitry theme ported from Scar45's PCB theme.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tdunham:
1. Yes, everything included. Stock ND8 tar wipes internal storage, copy off what you want to save.

2. The tar does a full wipe, you will need to reroot and install a custom recovery. CWM does not appear to be compatible with ND8, use either the latest Philz recovery or TWRP v2.7.0.

3. After #1 & #2, you are rooted with custom recovery. You will need to do a wipe just like any custom rom before installing this. Don't flash right over stock rooted without wiping first.

Edit: Ninja'd, damn Tek types fast! ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ytsejamer1:
the_original_teknikl and tdunham - outstanding information. Another question. If by doing 1 and 2...why would I (or want to) flash the odex stock rom over the top of the stock rom again if I'm already rooted with custom recovery?

Also...the stock tar doesn't upgrade your system? Oh...duh...the OTA is probably the only thing that can upgrade. I'd love it if the upgrade would rev all the base components (modem, bootloader) along the way.

Thanks again!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tdunham:
Stock tar is odexed and severely limits your ability to flash custom mods which is why most choose to go deodexed (eventually). You can run it that way just fine until a true custom deodexed rom gets developed if you want. There is probably no need to flash deodexed quite yet. Some users prefer to stay on stock roms but deodexed is still the way to go if you want to take advantage of any new stuff that comes along.

Edit: And your original thinking is correct; there is no reason to flash odexed version after the tar because you will already be odexed.

Both versions are normally provided as a choice.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mholloway:
Yes and I believe work is being done for a kit kat project X and same with moar rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
To add to tdundams post above...

The tar WILL UPDATE EVERYTHING ON YOUR PHONE... just like you took the ota.

BIGGEST difference is the ota keeps everything on the phone... just updates the system and firmware.

Odin SHOULD, but doesn't always, wipe eve type thing and upgrades the system and firmware.

The MAIN difference between the two is that one is ota the other is odin'd.

Sent from Virgin Mobile Samsumg Galaxy S3 running CNexus' Rooted ND8 DeOdexed rom modded and tweaked by Xposed Framework and modules themed with my Circuitry theme ported from Scar45's PCB theme.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tdunham:
VRTHEME

For the devs, themers etc...

You must start utilizing a version of vrtheme that supports the priv-app folder properly. Give this one a try and see how it goes. I know that the one I've been using does not work with the priv-app folder...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2618476
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Wrightperspective:
IMO, this solution should have its own thread or be part of a "Kit Kat Known Issues and Solutions" thread. This fixed my issues with the Amazon App Store apps not downloading or updating because KitKat was blocking a new folder being written. It also fixed my Instagram "Unable to refresh feed" error. THANK YOU!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
Already got one in my Vrtheme zip...beat ya to it lol ;)

Sent from Virgin Mobile Samsumg Galaxy S3 running CNexus' Rooted ND8 DeOdexed rom modded and tweaked by Xposed Framework and modules themed with my Circuitry theme ported from Scar45's PCB theme.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techdog:
Does the Knox app remover CNexus posted for the Stock 4.3 ROM also work for this ROM once you have gone through all of CNexus' steps for Flashing?

What about the more toggles zip?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
No and no.

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

---------- Post added at 11:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:56 AM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2742937 to debloat and /or deKnox 4.4

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
There's a Debloater/Deknoxer flashable that [MENTION=4310299]bilgerryan[/MENTION] posted. I don't have the link, but it's in these forums.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gadgetdoc1:
ND8 radio question.

The OP states "Mandatory prerequisite" of having ND8 radio. Understood.

However, there are many ROMs posted here on XDA that are Android 4.4.2 but still use MK3 radio. How is that working? I just downloaded and flashed two of these ROMs over the weekend. Both worked fine. I decided to keep one as my day to day ROM as it appears that my phone is much faster and responsive without any lag compared to previous rooted deodexed stock ROM. As it is working fine, I don't have plans to change anything, but is there any advantage with ND8 radio if MK3 is working fine?

-Gadgetdoc.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
Those are not offical Samsung Touchwiz 4.4.2 ROMs. They're AOSP based, which don't depend on a specific radio/bootloader version. If you want official TW KitKat this is the only way.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
Hey guys!

I finally got my port to T-Mobile working and released! I just wanted express my gratitude for all the great work CNexus and others have put into getting this working. I have learned a lot by just reading posts from many of you in this thread! In short, I simply could not have made a functional port w/o all the hard work everyone has put in over here! From what I can see, there are some very good and very talented people around here, and I want to say Thank You to you all! You guys rock!

:cowboy:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] spirithandler:
I know I asked this before but don't know if it was answered or not I flashed the tar through odin but since went back to moars 9.0.1 can I flash this zip without bricking or losing my installed apps and settings?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
I would recommend a full wipe between major ROM versions like GB and KK. Flashing this won't brick your device.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
FYI, I was just checking the firmware sites and the Official firmware has been released at both

Sammobile.com

and

Samsung-Updates.com

.

Apparently, Sammobile is having server issues so downloads are not as quick as usual.

Sorry for going a little OT. I am curious though if anyone knows why it took so long for the firmware to be released to these sites? IME with the T999, the firmware has always been available the same day (if not earlier) as the first report of OTA's rolling out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tdunham:
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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
I think it was released on the Google servers first. I was the first one to get the OTA and then CNexus searched the file name and was able to find it immediately.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DurhamHusker:
I had been unable to use Evernote or copy files from extsd to internal sd using Root Explorer. I Google searched the error code Evernote was giving me. That lead me to this app in the play store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount

Not sure what it did but it fixed my problems. The only thing I let it do was fix the problem with my memory that it detected when I first launched the app. Then I backed out of it and everything just magically works now.