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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swing4thefence:
Just got my S4 in the mail today and the first thing I did was go looking for a Rom.

I rooted with towelroot and then installed Safestrap. My first flash was Slimkat but all it did was boot to a black screen. I went back to recovery and did a factory reset. Still black screen.

I re-booted to recovery and installed Google Play Edition. That got stuck on the boot logo for about 5 minutes. Went back to recovery and did a factory resit, still stuck on boot logo.

Next I installed Hyperdrive. stuck in bootloop for 15 minutes before I gave up and Odin'ed back to stock. any suggestion why I'm failing at installing custom roms?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wtherrell:
Are you installing to the stock slot?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swing4thefence:
Yes. I have gotten the impression that you can ONLY install to the stock slot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] liljoe727:
Assuming you are using Safestrap correctly.... check your downloads.

Also, slimkat is not compatible with your phone unless you are on mdk which I doubt. There is a process by which you can get the GPE ROM to run on our device if you aren't on mdk but I suspect all you did was flash the zip. We can't use AOSP Roms and if your going by the list of Roms in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2297370 you will find most of them to be incompatible. There is no reason that Hyperdrive would get stuck in a bootloop unless there were something wrong with the install or your download.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swing4thefence:
Your right. I "Just flashed" I Odined back to stock and tried again, this time following the isntructions for flashing Hyperdrive and it's working fine. Imagine that! All i had to do was read the instructions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] liljoe727:
That usually helps ; )
[App Stores] WPRAIN3:
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[App Stores] Thxdym:
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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtaylor991:
I also posted this on the "htcone" subreddit:

I'm currently using CM 11, which is not yet stable on HTC One M7 GSM (currently on "snapshot"), and the battery life just kills me, so inefficient. I have an external 16,800 mAh battery and it does a good job eating through that too. 20% from that will give me 30% on the phone if the phone isn't powered all the way off -- that seems like a lot of usage (even if that external battery is used and only half that capacity now). I take measures to help my battery like auto brightness, turn off mobile data or wifi depending on what I'm using, or both to really save, I'm usually on silent, no bluetooth ever, location services always fully off unless I'm driving (rarely) etc. Just being in my pocket with a couple of hours or so total streaming music over LTE during the day the thing is under 20% after around 8-10 hours. A few days ago just a couple hours of music streaming (some downloaded some mobile data, not sure how much of each but still; this was not "screen on" time either) and an hour of web browsing ate 70% of it. It was 100% when I unplugged it around 6:30am and shy of 30% around 11am -- jeez!

I have been starting to think my battery is just worn out, I mean the phone is 2 years old (contract ends a week from tomorrow; it really is). But, what if it's the non-stable CM 11? Maybe a different ROM would help? I don't remember it being like this back on the stock ROM but it's been a while since then, and I remember being kinda frustrated with battery life every since I switched but I never got around to messing with this until now when I am even more irritated. I'm due for an upgrade, but squeezing some more life so I can wait another couple of months to see what unfolds (or change my mind entirely) would be great.

Can someone suggest some more efficient ROMs? I could handle Sense but I prefer AOSP -- whatever gets me more juice though. Or feel free to suggest other possible problems/solutions as well. In my power options in settings where it shows power usage, screen is always at the top with around 30%, so nothing jumps out there either. Thanks for any and all time!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
I get the best battery life from Android 4.3 Sense 5.5

InsertCoin HTC ONE v8.1.3 >> http://insertcoin-roms.org/category/devices/one_m7/one_sense5/

It's also not real bad on AT&T Stock 5.12.502.2

I unplug the phone at 6AM and take it to work, normal use txt a few calls some web and emails and I have around 50% battery left when I get home at 3:30. On heavy use days I have about 30% when I get home. I should note my phone is also going on 20 months old.
[LG Optimus G Pro] francous:
I feel like everyone who asks this question gets ignored. and ive searched high and low on xda and cant find a plain and simple answer or method... i have an E980 freshly rooted on android 4.4.2 . my first time rooting this phone.

At&T

. cant find a legit method to add

twmp

or

cwm

. every method i try just boots into stock recovery with the E:missing bitmap in red at the bottom along with other errors.

im sure i cant be the only one with this problem.. im sure theres a way... right? i just want a custom rom already :/
[LG Optimus G Pro] shayneflashindaily:
Why not just flashtool back to 10k.. Root...install flashable 4.4.2 .......then you would have twrp or cwm with stock kk......

2SHAYNEZ
[LG Optimus G Pro] francous:
How does one do this? Does it take a while? Thanks for responding BTW! :D
[LG Optimus G Pro] shayneflashindaily:
No its simple. Just read read read... Thats what xda is all about learning by reading othera mistakes and answers.. Good luck:thumbup::D:beer:

2SHAYNEZ
[LG Optimus G Pro] francous:
man, if u can point me in the right direction that would help out a lot.. ive been searching and cant really find my exact issue.. so ur saying i want to go back to 4.1. then flash something else?.. theres no way i could flash a rom with the flash tool is there? or do i need a custom recovery? they still havent found a way to flash a rom easily with a pc?.. ive been gone for a minute so im kind of out of the loop lol.. sorry for all the questions :confused::eek:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCizzle65:
I'm coming from an LG G2, which had a great camera in low-light situations. I noticed a knock on some reviews for this camera in same situations, and I tried it out a bit and my pics look a little grainy. What are suggested settings for the camera? Thanks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarcoReckless:
First, to remove the noise from your photos i suggest you to use the app 'A Better Camera' which has a good noise reduction process, once you downloaded it go in night mode, then go to 'other settings', then go to "shot mode settings", "night", "overnight processing", set noise reduction to maximum and shadow elimination to none, and tick the saturation check.

If you prefer Sony's camera use these settings in manual mode:

Exposure: one or two bars below value of 0

WB: auto

Resolution: 15,5 mpx

Focus mode: multiple autofocus (i think that's what it's called in english)

ISO: This is the most important setting. You can set it to 100 or even 50 to avoid noise and artifacts caused by heavy postprocessing by software. But, the lower the iso, darker the image will be. So on a sunny day it can be 50 od 100, On a cloudy day, a bit higher and in night photos 800.

Metering: multiple

Focusing: When you want to take photo, put object you want to take photo of in the middle and half press shutter button. When squares turn blue on places you want focused, keep shutter half pressed and you can then move your phone to left, right, up or down and not losing focus. That way you make your composition. When you think you have your scene set up, finally press the button all the way.

(i copied these text from the user Istic).
[Zooper Widget General] Lilium180:
Is there any way to change the language of the widgets themselves? There is support for other menu languages but no way (that I have found) to change the actual language of the widget... Example being month text is always in english. As a second question based off that... is there a way to have text go from top to bottom?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] cameraddict:
is it possible to create different skins for the phones softkeys? The ones used for dialiing etc....
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] hanmin:
search eten skin
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] cameraddict:
Thanks

Thanks, got what I was looking for!! Appreciate it
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nnehk02:
if there's a way to root my Xperia Z Ultra kitkat 4.4.4 build no. 14.4.A.0.118?...thanks in advance...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
The only way to root the ZU is now very difficult. Please follow these instructions to the letter:

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nnehk02:
??????

thanks for the reply....i've done searching but i did'nt saw anything about rooting kitkat BUILD NUMBER 14.4.A.0.118..there's a guide on how to root kitkat but for build 108 only....!!!that is why im asking for help!..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Do we, the bods the maintain the stickies, have to update the threads for a small update that only rolled out to a small handful of telcos in Europe?

If we haven't updated the guides 2 months after the update was released, the bet is that they don't need updating
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] martin366:
I think the easiest way is to use Flashtool

You can find it here: http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nnehk02:
i already have flashtool...my problem is i dont have a rooted OS or something like that...where i can find it a rooted ftf?..sorry for my english..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
I'm not gonna spoon feed you. I suggest you look and read the forum threads around here.

You can start here

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z-ultra/development
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nnehk02:
ok sir thanks for the help..
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahdik.m:
HI everyone .

is there any 4.2.2 with knox for 9190 adn 9192 ?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] pattsy:
Hi all! First post in the Alpha section... Got my Alpha the other day. And i love all about it. But there is one thing thats gets me wondering. It's the reception. All my previous phones got good reception at home.. i get 1-2 bars. So my question is. Does anybody experience this issue? I have experienced SMS delays and chipped calls.

Location : Sweden

Provider : Telenor
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] phositadc:
Look at actual signal strength in dBm. Bars are arbitrary and vary from phone to phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] pattsy:
Yeah, i have.. it's lite around -110 .. My Z2 had around -70 to -80 in the same region..
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] phositadc:
Ah ok. That's a bit concerning... Huge difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] pattsy:
It could just be a faulty device... I'll try replacing my sim first. If that's the issue.

If that's not working. I'll have it replaced.

Edit: Had my sim replaced. Still experiencing bad reception. It goes as low as -105dbm... where my z2 had around -70 (same network, same location)... that's bad. Any ideas what I can do to solve this?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] DangerMUK:
Yeah keep me updated - my Alpha also seems to have noticeably weaker reception than my iPhone on 4G (800mhz band).

Hoping its a modem firmware/software power output thing and not a hardware thing.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Flumra:
Same here, looks like the reception is 1-2 bars worse than other phones.

But I have no experience of delayed SMS or failed calls and the speeds on internet is very good.

Location: Sweden

Provider: Telia
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] hensk:
seem like Iphone 4s signal problem with metal frame blocking antena-reciver,hmmm
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] jo pond:
Signal problems

Hi, I'm on my second Alpha and first sim, I have an alternative sim yet to try but have chated on Twitter with another user who found no improvement with a new sim and changed phones completely. I'm with three. My signal goes completely when I'm sitting with other three users whose phones work fine. I think it's a phone fault and am considering sending it back now.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] KiDimel:
Hi guys,

I noticed something interesting with my Alpha:

As you, I have a poor signal strength. But when calling someone then the signal bar jump to full force instantly!

Could it be a link with BIG little technology?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] KiDimel:
Well, for those who have the same problem, I deactivated the 4G. Then the signal strength is better. I made the test: 2 bars with 4G enabled in network settings, full signal when 3G only.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] robertkoa:
As a possible future Alpha owner, question.

Are you on a USA Network with the Qualcomm Alpha ?

Or in Europe on Exynos Octacore ?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] KiDimel:
I am using a european Exynos one ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] DThought:
The alpha is my second LTE able phone. Both showed a completely different signal bar reading when using LTE (and checking in lecture, how Signal strength is meassured for GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/LTE it shows, that LTE uses a completely revised scheme to calculate the signal strength)

I haven't made any speed measurements yet, but my feeling is:

(4G) With LTE, even without any highlighted bar i can use internet, webpages load fast, other lookups work.

(3G,3.5G) With H/H+ , and at least 1 bar highlighted, internet works

(2.5G) Edge and at least 1 to two bars, internet is available... three bars are better for it to be worthwhile

(2G) G only - forget it. I'll need 4 bars to surf the web, and i must wait. Chat works if i'm lucky and got at least 1-2 bars.

Apart from that: the signal bars in 2G and 3G show the strength of the signal - but aren't any measure of the quality of the signal. They show anything that sends on the frequency/timeslot of the 2G/3G signal you're receiving. If you've got heavy interferences, you'll get full bars but it all is static.

(Like - in a disco, you've got loud music, and people speaking very loudly to you - that would be full bars, but not the best place to speak to each other....)

I don't understand exactly what the value used by 4G exactly means, but it sounds like it only represents the LTE cell you do want to receive - so it should be more accurate and cutting out the noise somehow
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] KiDimel:
I think you're right ! This is my feeling too. In 4G calls are always perfect for me even with one bar.

In settings we can also have a more accurate highlight on to the signal strength in Db.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Simona Simmy:
Guys this alpha is full of mysteriousness !

I think samsung did it ON purpose.. ! Save battery??

I have weaker signal too.. on iphone 5 is full and i had on my former Honor 6 full as hell..

But I dont konw IF samsung wants to save power by this .. I think it has no much influence as iphone 5 nor Honor 6 had full signal and battery never got down fast.. when I had Honor 6 100% at night it was 98 % in morning..

Another thing with aplha ,when i leave phone in sleep half hour or longer , th emobile network stops and wont come up...

I have to restart phone or turn airplane on ad off.. then H+ or 4G appears..
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] MaskedMarauder:
I have the issue with mobile data too, it seems to also do it when it has been on WiFi for a while and you change to mobile data.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] safnyght2:
no service

Hey guys,

I have a very bad reception with my Samsung Galaxy Alpha when i'm in the subway in Paris. To be honnest I have no service, no sms, no calls, and for sure no internet...

I can see people using their smartphones inside the subway without problems.

I had an iPhone 4 during 3 years, and didn't have any problem with it when I was in the subway.

I'm using the same phone carrier "Bouygues Telecom"

So what's wrong with this Galaxy Alpha ?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Simona Simmy:
it disables data carrier APN and it won't turn it auto i went it that settings and had to tap that circle manually to get green .. think it is bug .. need sorting out updating software..

---------- Post added at 09:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:58 PM ----------

looks lik eit might be a software problem .. we need to contact samsung bout it or complain on their site.. but guys all of us we must complain not just one person cos they wont sort it out..
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Dani86:
Hey people,

I'm also having connection issues:

When I boot the phone it's working is at should: Switching between 4G/3G/EDGE etc. After a while the connection sort of times out. I can only make emergency calls. It works flawlessly for up to a day, or it can only work for like 5 minutes.

Rebooting the device fixes this temporarily. My service provider (Hi in NL) has already sent me a new simcard which doesn't help. They are now saying I should send it over for repair.

Btw: When i leave it in CDMA only, the problem takes much longer to arise (like a couple of days).

I can see that people who have posted in this thread are having the same issues. I'm wondering if this is firmware or hardware related, as I want avoid sending over my phone. If it IS a firmware bug, sending it over for repair obviously isn't going to fix this.

I have sent an e-mail to Samsung BeNeLux. Like Simona Simmy says, we should all write to Samsung
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] cristian.hl:
Hi guys,

I'm having the same signal problems too... My combination is exynos version + europe (spain) + vodafone.

My previous phone always had full signal at home but now galaxy alpha barely reaches two signal bars :(

I hope it's just a software issue otherwise we're done with our phones.

Could somebody please tell me how to switch to 3G mode? Because I've read that solves the problem slightly.

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] MaskedMarauder:
Settings > More Networks > Mobile Networks > Network Mode
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Dani86:
Update:

I have sent an e-mail to Samsung Netherlands regarding this issue. They're saying they're not familiar with this problem and that it must be a hardware fault (?).

They're asking me to take my device to the nearest service center. I will do that on Thursday if i can find the time.

Meanwhile if have reflashed the firmware through KIES. I'm not rooting it just yet because of risking voiding the warranty (what if it IS a hardware fault).

Build# KTU84P.G850FXXU2BNK3

Baseband G850FXXU1BNK1 (this is the modem firmware, correct?)

Reflashing via KIES didn't do squat.

The funny thing is that while I'm at work, 4G works fine. The handset also switches fine between 4G and 3G. I have also made some calls.

As soon as I have left the office and I'm driving my car (yes i'm holding the phone while driving, lol) the connection times out again.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] mimel:
I'm having exactly the same issue. Signal is fine when I'm sitting in the office not moving. Once I go out having a walk or driving, the phone gets totally offline and never comes back unless restart it. Switch to 3G only seems getting much better signal. Definitely a firmware issue that Samsung needs to fix.

I've sent an email from the support page on Samsung's website. Hope they'll confirm this issue and fix it soon.

http://www.samsung.com/au/support/erms1
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] stevejobless666:
signal bar fluctuating -80 to -110

Hi guys

i swithced from gnote3 to alpha three days ago and now have noticed signal is fluctuating.this is most evident when you touch the antenna ,and also hsppens when just sitting on the desk.i called samsung they ask me to get new sim from vodafone australia. Done already but issue unresolved.next they asked me to go to **** smith where i purchased it and get it replaced.**** says they can swap it with same handset.this doesnt solve the poor reception issue.i emailed samsung today to see if they know about death grip.

in my area i have full 3g connectivity with all four bars.with alpha its fluctuating from 3-1 and rarely four.my gf has iphone 6+ and same network she gets all bars at the same spot.seems samsung rushed alpha just to compete with apple and didnt do enough R&D.

will keep posted what samsung has to say.cheers
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] kktkaran:
i don't have any problem with signal

mine is SM-G850Y
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] stevejobless666:
signal bar fluctuating -80 to -110

So samsung emailed me saying they tried to call me but couldnt get me.well yes it should ring a bell ,bad signal is related to missed calls.

anyways they said to back my phone up and bring it to the nearest service centre,in my case it is 2 hours drive from where i live. So this is not a real optiin for me unless they want to remburse me for my days loss. But samsung doesnt want to do so.

i have told them i will make a death grip video and upload it on my youtube channel and send them the link to show i am not being fussy but its a real problem which many others are also experiencing.

since i cannot go to their service centre they asked me to go back to **** smith in sydney and get it replaced as wollongong stores are not stocking it.

but swaping a device doesnt help the issues in my opinion but its no harm in doing so .

in the mean time i purchased spigen neo hybrid case from ebay sydney seller which arrived today.will keep an eye whether it will improve the issue or no.

fingers crossed.

anyways enjoy your weekend folks
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] squirtle787:
Got mine from DSE as well and experiencing the same problems on Optus. Using the same sim I had in my iPhone 6+ so I'm sure it is not a sim problem since I get full bars on that one. I think the phone is just really badly designed by Samsung. Getting one bar on a good day and most of the time 'no network found'. I've had a lot of people tell me they couldn't call me and when I call people there is no dial tone. Hope they get this fixed ASAP cause its clearly a serious issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] toms95:
It is a software issue, or the 4G antenna is really weak. Try switching to 3G or even to GSM only, at least on mine that fixes problem. I think it could be that it prefers data speeds over signal quality, which in return causes all the problems mentioned earlier. So if you switch manually to GSM when not using internet, you will gain more standby battery life and better reception.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] squirtle787:
Thank you!! I switched to GSM and the signal is a lot better now, seems to be fixed. Getting around 3-4 bars now! Calling and messaging is fine. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] ambjk79:
My signal fluctuation screenshots
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] ambjk79:
I tweeted Samsung oz regarding this but they haven't heard of the issue. Hard to say it's the phone or the software. Signal just keeps going from all bars to one and back on full, although never drops completely. No one so far reported they couldn't call me except Samsung tech support. What's the drama I fail to understand.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] toms95:
As I said try GSM only when not using data. It helped mine and it seems to help others to. :good: