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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranjb:
Hi Folks

I been spending some time looking through the forums to find out which version of Odin to use.

Would Odin 3.07 be the right version to use for my S4 i9505 which is running 4.4.2 kitkat? It does have a newer version so has Knox embedded and is currently set to 0x0. I am already aware that I will trip this when i root the phone but is it true if I use CF-autoroot http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250824. I can somehow avoid my knox being affected?

I provide some more detailed stats of my phone build in case this helps.

baseband is i9505xxufnc4

kernel 4.4.0-481100 dpi@swdd5908 Sat March 8 2014

build kot49h.i9505xxufnc4

secure boot status - type samsung

security software version MDS v1.0 release 2

for the moment I just want to root the phone and get my titanium backup installed so I can restore my apps from my old S2. At a later date I will then start looking at recovery and ROMs.

If anyone can point me in the direction of where I should be getting the software from, it would be most appreciated. There seems to be so many different variants out there, I just want to make sure I have got the correct one before I begin.

Many Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RubbaBand:
if want to root your s4 you will trip knox

there is no way to root 4.4.2 without tripping knox

and if you want to continue tell me so I can tell you what next
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranjb:
Hi RubbaBand

I am not too fussed with knox, i would prefer not to blow it but as far as im aware we dont use knox in the workplace and wont need it for my phone.

What am i concerned about is how the hell do i root my new phone the easiest way possible.

I tried to get samsung drivers from this thread but i think the links have disappeared or been removed -

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2038555

Also this post on rooting i9505, if i was to follow this what result would I have? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250824

Like i mentioned at the start, my first step is to just root the phone, do a titanium backup restore and see how I get on and keep it like that for days, weeks.... Basically till it begins to annoy me... i suspect i wont like it its true form but want to see how it goes and if i dont like it i will want to try a custom rom and i will want to backup the rom already on here just for safe keeping. Would i be able to revert back to this if I needed to at some point in the future?

If there is a thread that has the answers to these questions, please please let me know where that is and i am happy to look there.

Basically my priority here is get the titanium backup from my old S2 and get the apps restored to the new one e.g. Whats app etc. it also means i can restore the s2 to factory settings and sell it on or give it to someone.

Many thanks for the help guys.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RubbaBand:
if you want to root the phone for an easy way

install samsung drivers

then download Odin and touch philz Recovery for gt-i9505 ( search google)

then go to download mode by turning off the phone then ( keep pressing volume down + home key + power button) when the phone boots hit volume up

connect your phone to Pc and open Odin

select AP and select the touch philz.tar file and hit start

after phone boots turn off the phone again

then go to recovery mode by ( pressing the volume up + home key + power button)

then go to philz settings > re-root system > > yes apply ( Supersu )

then reboot your phone

Then download supersu from google play

and open SuperSu app and he will ask to update, he will ask you how do you want to update the binary? juat hit normal

and never backup your system with titanium backup !

if you want to backup your phone

go to recovery and select backup and restore > backup to phone storage or SD Card

save the backup folder that you will find it in clockworkmod recovery folder and keep it in a safe place like pc or external hard drive

always do a backup for your phone before flashing any custom rom !

you will be able to revert to stock by flashing the original firmware from www.sammobile.com and flash it via odin

or restore your previous backup

good luck
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranjb:
Thanks for the step by step guide. They looks striaghtforward to follow.

Yes normally i would use nandroid manager to perform backups but these would be so i could back in a point in time and if i was on the same phone.

As i am now moving phones i didnt think i would be able to use something like clockwork mod as that would then be a full restore from my S2. This is where i was thinking titanium backup would come in as i could be selective to what i would want to restore and obviously i wouldnt want to restore system settings from the old phone onto to the new.

If there are features on clockwork mod that i may not know about then please explain further.

Thanks for your replies again, finally making some progress i feel.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RubbaBand:
im here to help you anytime bro

cmw recovery lets you do Nadroid backup, flashing custom roms & kernels,, wipe data & cache & dalvik, mount sd card or a system folder (not recommended for you if you dont know what thats means), thats all
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranjb:
Is Odin 3.09 the correct version to use? there seems to be many different versions out there. I am use the Sameresh version

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477

It's for the S4 apparently.

Also for Phils Recovery I can only find i9500, would that be fine for i9505 model?

http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/i9500

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RubbaBand:
here is the link for touch philz i9505 http://d-h.st/users/philz_touch/?fld_id=16685#files select any version you want :good:

and you can use any odin version you want
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranjb:
Thanks I have followed your instructions but once I have installed SuperSU from the play store, when I open it says

"There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. this is a problem!

If you just upgraded to Android 4.3 , you need to manually re-root consult the relevant forums for your device!"

Could it be that I am using a wrong Philz touch? I went to link you suggested and installed philz_touch_6.07.6-jfltexx.tar but reading on other threads they also mention philz_touch_6.41.8-jflte.tar which is compatible with i9505?

Is it worth me trying this version?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RubbaBand:
ya try it

the higher the update the higher change
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranjb:
Many Thanks, tried the newer version and that worked a treat :)

currently using Titanium backup to sync to my dropbox where my titanium backups are stored and then will selectively restore a few apps with data that I want on my new phone.

Thanks RubbaBand for perserving and assisting me!!

Dont know why I was worried as I have done this many times on my S2, it was just that initial concern with if the process is different with the S4. I think it was the Knox stuff that threw me.

Checked my knox and it has set it to 0x1 but not too worried about that. Doubt if my company will use Knox for some while yet anyway!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RubbaBand:
im glad that I helped you, if you had any problems or any questions just send me a PM :)

enjoy your phone ;)

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Nokia X] almera4204:
The latest version of Whatsapp does not work on Nokia X. The latest version is the 186 active, but you get 14 days. Anyone know what can we do?

Thanks
[Nokia X] Dom3616:
Download and Install Whatsapp+ . That should run without a single problem. :)
[Nokia X] desmondthebully:
what is whatsapp+? third party application for original whatsapp?
[Nokia X] mdfzhi:
http://www.whatsapp-plus.net/download.php
[Nokia X] ItsMyUserName:
I downloaded whatsapp from 1mobile store and it's working well (I don't even know what build)

The one from playstore doesn't work (Gapps)
[Nokia X] FaishalAzmi:
I just download the lastest version from any store or whatsapp website. then install, if there's any eror " not supported devive " just ignore it.

press and hold home screen, then make whatsapp contact widget from widget menu, there will be 3 kind of whatsapp widget, choose logos whatsapp with green and white color then choose any of your whatsapp contact, it will show up in home screeen that whatsapp contact widget, just use that shortcut to use whatsapp without any eror.:good:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raptyrox:
Hello everyone,

I am new here and I'm having really hard time going around the forums and searching for what I seek and everything is so confusing and I really need someone's help. I've never done this and it terrifies me to screw up my phone. Here's the deal, I want to root my Sony Xperia Z so I can remove the useless built in apps and maybe get a cool theme. I've been looking for threads but there are so many and I don't know which one to take, most talk about some firmware I don't even know what that is but I looked a bit on the internet and found out which is so here are my phone specs:

Sony Xperia Z

C6603

4.3 Jelly Bean

Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes

Firmware thing: 10.4.B.0.569

Any help would be appreciated, thank you so much.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LitoNi:
Wrong section buddy. Should be in the q and a section and you can actually ask in the help thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2345372

I would love to answer your question but I'm on my phone, very limited on what I can do atm.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raptyrox:
Damn, I didn't realize, hopefully a mod will be kind enough to move it. Thank you.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohdsubaie:
Welcome to xda where everyone starts off as a noob :)

Don't worry we all make mistakes hopefully a moderator will move it in the right place.

Now to answer your questions

a) A firmware is the software installed on your device you have got it right in your specs.

b) The method of rooting depends on the firmware. The firmware you have does not allow easy rooting.

You have two options since your bootloader can be unlocked

1) Backup your ta partition using the backup utility and store it on your computer. Unlock your bootloader and root your device by following the guide posted by cookie ninja in the xperia z

android development section

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2656698

[GUIDE][ROOT] How to Root 101 Firmware and regain LB

2) Downgrade your firmware to android 4.2.2 by flashing an FTF file using flashtool (you can find these in the development section as well) and then root using doomlords rooting toolkit. You can then upgrade to even android 4.4 by flashing any of the pre rooted roms from the development section.

All the best.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
Hi

Welcome to xda:o

First you cant root 4.3 only if unlock bootloader and the unlock not hard but better try downgrade to 4.2.2:D:

Download a software called flashtool from here and install it then after install finish go to the place where you install flashtool and find folder called DRIVERS open it and you will find an exe file open it and select xperia z- flashmode drivers - fastboot drivers then install

Get an FTF file for flashtool like that

After the ftf download finish put the ftf file in "frimware" folder in the place you installed flashtool

Open flashtool then click the lighning icon ⚡

Select your downloaded FTF

After few minutes you will see screen appear says WAITING FOR FLASH MODE

Turn off you phone

Hold the volume down button then connect your phone with your pc with usb cable

After few minutes you will see your phone downgradedto 4.2.2 :D

THIS WILL DELETE ALL YOU APPS AND DATA IN YOUR PHONE!!! So better make backup!!.the phone must charged to 80%

Now root your device with kingo root this tool not working on 4.3 that why i said must DOWNGRADE:D

Install CWM and TWRP recovery here

After finish get a PREROOTED ROM like this

Flash it in recovery :o

Now we finished:o

Other notes: the flashtool and FTF can repair your phone if bricked:D so dont panic if that happened just use the lighting icon:angel:

Hit thanks if helped:D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jambu95:
Sony smartphones are nearly impossible to hard brick, unless you restored a wrong bootloader TA partition.(the one not from your own device)

The worst case scenario which you can get is total wipeout of every data you have on your phone, so always make a backup of things you need before doing anything.

The things you will need:

1.Basic computer skills

2.Knowing the bootloader of your phone

3.Knowing how to use custom recovery (cwm or twrp)

4.Knowing how to use flashtool

5.Keep a backup of firmware files (ftf) in case anything happen

6.Always check the forum in case the old backup of something of yours won't work in your phone after you updated
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raptyrox:
Thank you guys, you're all wonderful.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
You're welcome bro!:highfive:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raptyrox:
One question, if I root it I can install kitkat? Just as an example.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
If you want stock unmodded one you can do it without root. And if you want a rooted with dual recovery you will need root:p

But I advise you not to use stock kitkat because its lags alot and low battery life:eek:

Try those if you want:

Stock no root needed ( flash via flashtool)

Modded and fast with Root and recoveryROOT NEEDED

Thanks!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obillion:
This is what has to be done. Took me a while but yeah its worth it at the end.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
:good::good::D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXZdabbler:
I made the mistake of unlocking my bootloader without making a backup of my TA, so make sure you don't make the same mistake. Not an issue really unless you REALLY want OTA updates.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fdlm82:
Hello friends, my problem is that i can't boot and i can't enter recovery mode. I can enter download mode with jig or with vol + and - with usb cable, i can install fresh firmware but after reboot the phone shows samsung logo, then a progress bar, when the progress bar gets to the end the phone gets stuck with a black screen.

i tried to flash a recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.3.1-hercules recovery with sucess but i can not enter recovery mode or boot up the phone, and after the reboot i get the black screen described above.

Please help!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
Did you use Odin to flash stock firmware? Did it work??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fdlm82:
Yes, i can use Odin to flash a 4.1.2 stock firmware sucessfully, but after reboot it doesn't boot, get stuck after samsung logo.

i was on stock firmware when the phone stop responding and shut it self down.
[G2 Themes and Apps] Jerome-X:
Gentleman,

find attached the "re-Icon IOS7 Battery & Signal, ChargeSymbol,REDUI" as seen on pictures.

This is only for the latest KitKat Stock or Pardus 7.1 Rom :D

GIVE ME A THANKS,IF YOU LIKE IT!​

View attachment 2764557 View attachment 2764558 View attachment 2764559 View attachment 2764560

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xxvglqw918fr9jw/IOS7.zip >> DELETED

Closed because some members do not appreciate the work.
[G2 Themes and Apps] Little Bigboy:
Would you have anything like this for aosp ?
[G2 Themes and Apps] Jerome-X:
AOSP

Send me your SystemUI.apk
[G2 Themes and Apps] new_disaster:
Please make center clock and left signal n wifi icon....
[G2 Themes and Apps] lazer77:
If you use Xposed, you can use the iOS7 X module found here - http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/mod-ios7-t2666827. This will move the signal/wifi to the left and also has the option for the iOS battery icon. It won't give you the dot signal bar.

If you want the dot signal bar, there's other modules (like ex-themer) that have the option for this.
[G2 Themes and Apps] rick85:
I would love the ios battery on my phone.

But the xposed Module doesnt work.

Is it possible to change the signal bar on the left side sir?

Greetings
[G2 Themes and Apps] rastigo:
What is this...no credit to @hid3rs?????

TRY CHANGING THE NAVIGATION KEYS...WONT WORK.

THIS IS A BUG IN THIS MOD...YOU CANT CHANGE NAVIGATION KEYS AFTER THE MOD...

BECAUSE THE DEV HAS USED THE [MENTION=5632451]Hid3rs[/MENTION] MOD .... IN STATUSBAR TOGGLES

PLEASE GIVE HIM CREDIT MAN OR THIS THREAD SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE MODERATOR
[G2 Themes and Apps] Jerome-X:
Closed because some members do not appreciate the work.
[G2 Themes and Apps] rastigo:
All that is required to do is if you used others work, give him credit. [MENTION=5632451]Hid3rs[/MENTION] made the mod so he would be very sad absent credit for the hard work put in the mod. Your contribution to the forum is duly appreciated. But using others work without credits is as good as claiming it to be yours. How would you feel? If someone did that to your hardwork bro. So give credit to the dev and continue with your good work. Hope this clears the position of XDA RULES. Sorry if you felt offended, but I say be fair. That's where the greatness of your work lies.
[G2 Themes and Apps] hesaps1234h:
It seems this is only for pure androids like aokp aosp and etc. Have you tried on stock g2's kk baseband?
[G2 Themes and Apps] Toledo_JAB:
thread closed at the request of the OP
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] LloydsZ:
Well I started off with the jedix roms and wifi and blue tooth were working fine. updated to jedix19 or 20 and wifi and bluetooth were spotty, sometimes they would turn on sometimes after turning on it would turn off or just lose BT connection.Went to skynote rom and same thing. went to mean bean same. also same when going to ezkat. I just updated my bootloader to the mk6 without knox stuff and tried flashing the wifi fixes with odin but still no wifi or BT. Is there someway of getting wif and BT back? Thanks for the help in advance.

Edit: oh yeah using an att i317
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] aldo90:
I have the same problem, I already did a thread, I hope that someone could help us :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] LloydsZ:
Did you ever find out?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bajanman:
Maybe a lil more info will help.. Yeah I read everything you tried to flash.. And nothing working.

You can try flashing AGNi kernel for working Wi-Fi. You can find it HERE»»»

http://goo.gl/9Bq6yW

Anything with 4.0.0 is for kitkat.

Anything 3.9.7 is for 4.3 fyi.

Since you tried the rest it's time you tested the best lol. It's still beta but very stable btw. Go here»» http://goo.gl/hnP1sV
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] eZdubzitmk4:
No such thing as" best" rom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
And if I'm not mistaken....both DN3 and eZKAT require the same fix for wifi....

Agni kernel flash is the preferred method...g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] con_ritmo:
this is an old thread...but fwiw the only solution for me was to flash the complete stock att ma4 4.1.2 rom ...and then work back up to whichever rom of choice.

this was after trying multiple bootloaders, kernels, modems, recoveries, roms...4.3, 4.4, etc.etc...

i did find another flashing combo that seemed to fix things but after a period of time wifi/bluetooth would randomly disappear again(!) and i'd have to repeat the whole process over again. strange.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] lamortia:
I had tried going back to 4.1.2 rom & went all the way up and it still didn't fix the wifi/bluetooth problem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mexigga:
What boot loader are you on?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] bruinebonko:
heel there, ive installed the molskibiz wizard rom upgrade with the new aku2 rom and extra upgrading cabs he placed on his site. Now when im trying to use tomtom 5.2 after reinstalling it and then first rebooting it hangs when i reach the screen for the selection of the maps: normaly i select the guam map first because its a cracked version of tomtom.

When i did this on my older roms(qtek and t-mobile) it worked perfectly.

What could be the problem???
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenkamm:
Is there a lock screen replacement app that supports widgets? I want to use zooper to make a custom widget, and put it on my lock screen. I tried a few different lock screen apps and many have built in notifications, or come with their own widgets. But I need one that allows any widgets I want.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenkamm:
I guess that's a no? I'm still searching.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KruseLudsMobile:
I'm looking too. Verizon Note 3 w/KitKat. Looking for camera on lock screen without having to unlock. Only works out of the box if you have the lock screen set to swipe which I don't want to do... anyone, please?

Sent from my Galaxy Note III; Previous owner/hacker of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Nexus, Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Tilt, HTC 8525, O2 XDA II, O2 XDA.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenkamm:
Locker pro and others can do that. Finding an app that supports widgets is another story.

Actually locker pro does support widgets, but you have to swipe right to see the widgets - each time -which is annoying. This isn't exactly what I want, so I'm still looking.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoeFCaputo113:
Widget locker or CLocker... but they cost $$.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenkamm:
C locker seems to fit the bill for a couple of bucks. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KruseLudsMobile:
I prefer Widgetlocker but to each his own.

Sent from my Galaxy Note III; Previous owner/hacker of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Nexus, Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Tilt, HTC 8525, O2 XDA II, O2 XDA.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andy Ibanez:
I have used Widgetlocker for a long time and I think it's exactly what you are looking for.

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This post may be plagued by grammatical and other language related issues. I suck at typing on my SM-G900H.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenkamm:
Does widgetlocker only have the old style swipe to unlock or can it be changed to have the newer kitkat style swipe graphic?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KruseLudsMobile:
It has both

Sent from my Galaxy Note III; Previous owner/hacker of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Nexus, Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Tilt, HTC 8525, O2 XDA II, O2 XDA.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mediumsteak:
Widget locker has a wonderful array of themes, but keep it mind it hasn't been updated since winter 2013
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KruseLudsMobile:
Yes i am learning that... ugh

Sent from my Galaxy Note III; Previous owner/hacker of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Nexus, Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Tilt, HTC 8525, O2 XDA II, O2 XDA.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenkamm:
That's the reason I went with C Locker.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] kschang:
When I am in my car I have a Bluetooth receiver that pipes my podcasts and music to my oldstyle car stereo through cassette adapter (my FM sucks) and I realized Bluetooth in apps is taking up anywhere between 6 and 60 MB of RAM (?!) and if I tried to multitask, like dial phone / voice search while my podcast player (Doggcatcher, which takes up like 70 MB by itself), with a few other apps loaded, the phone goes into minfree purge cycle and started purging both Bluetooth AND the audio player.

So is Bluetooth taking up to 60 MB of RAM? I don't ever transmit data with Bluetooth, only audio. Any way to limit the amount of RAM used by Bluetooth share app? Don't see that configuration anywhere.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] tombaldwin6:
I have no idea about your question. However I'd like to ask you about your bluetooth cassete adaptor. How's the volume on that ? I've got a 94 Z28 with a factory Bose system in that does alright and currently I use a cassette adaptor that plugs into my headphone slot on phone. I'm warry to make the change because I read a review saying the volume was really low . Is that true ? What about pairing and charging is that difficult to do with them ?