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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
Nexus 6 is too big. I tried it at a store. Let us get the compass fixed and keep using this phone.

Even if the compass is broken on stock GPE Android 5.0, it should be fixed soon. Google/Samsung cant have the compass broken on their stock phone. And that should be the source for us to get this fixed. We can start a bounty if needed.

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Same here, I want it fixed bad. Interested in starting a bounty?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
You sir have my attention.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
I can chip in with 50$. I know it is an old phone but it has perfectly good specs even for now and is a good phone. I would get the compass fixed and use it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I can pitch in something, beta test, alpha test, or most anything else. I just can't code, haven't the slightest clue in that area.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...ome-bundled-with-microsoft-apps-and-services/ - touchwiz is better than this crap

Maybe we should just get a new moto x 2015 or nexus 2015 and let this phone die
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
I tend to agree. I chose Android specifically to avoid Microsoft, or that other company represented by fruit, and CyanogenMod was a refuge from the atrocious overlays like TouchWiz. It is all looking like the end of an era. If I reload my old original MDK nandroid, even the compass works. Extremely ugly - but fully functional.

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OK, so maybe not as bad as it first sounded - although still suspect - especially when the word 'Bing' is involved. http://www.androidcentral.com/cyano...des-removable-apps-and-contextual-suggestions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
I do not think MS apps will be distributed with non-commerical Cyanogenmod ROMS like ours. We will still have the option to flash GApps as before.

Cyanogen is planning to fork android from its guts to be able to 'deeply' integrate it with non-Google services. I don't think I want to be using an extremely forked version of android. I want a pure version with limited, useful, non-redundant features. Also, I do not like their direction -their intentions are not the same anymore.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
If this goes much further, we'll all be forked. So to speak.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/rom-cyanogenmod-12-nightlies-qcom-intl-t2999570 - this is the CM 12 ROM for the international qualcomm version of s4 and it seems to be working flawless without any compass complains. This would be a good place to look. Maybe we can contact the maintainer there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Saw the writing on the wall a few weeks back. And I'll say it again. They're in it for the $$$$$ now.

So true....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
I do not want to get your hopes too high but we might be onto something here. The maintainer replied to my post - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60164362&postcount=2393

The compass might have been already fixed in CM for another qualcomm lte variant of GS4 and we probably were looking at the wrong places
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
I ran AntaresOne's ROMs on this phone previously, and the compass was not working then. Maybe he has since made changes. Will try and find his current ROM and give it a go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
Yes please. Try it on your phone asap and let me know how goes it. I am almost sure that it will work as we have the word of a maintainer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I am VERY much interested and following this, too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
I am not seeing an AntaresOne build for the I545. The thread linked is for the I9505, and seems to me I soft-bricked last time I tried that one. I am not even seeing the thread for the earlier AntaresOne builds, so possibly he is no longer supporting the VZW variant of the device. I can tell you that when he did, the compass was not working. If I can find the build for our device, I'll give it a go - but I don't have time to messs with ADB at the moment, so not ready to flash something for a different variant.

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According to the OP, the linked build should work for the JFLTEVZW. Will try it later today.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
The thread I mentioned is the official CM12 thread for the international qualcomm lte version of S4 which is very similar to our phone. You might be able to flash the ROM as the hardware is largely the same.

Invisiblek was the maintainer until CM11 for that phone and I see compass issues in that CM 11 thread. It appears that AntaresOne is now the maintainer for CM12 and has found a way to fix the compass. I asked AntaresOne himself to confirm this and am waiting for this reply - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60170848&postcount=2399
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
This thread is also AntaresOne's, but is not for the international variant. This is the one I'll try. http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/exclusive-antaresone-alucard24-s-t3066696.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
The one you quoted seems to be for unofficial 12.1 nighties. AntaresOne told me that the compass works with the offical CM 12 nighties.

The compass might still work with unofficial 12.1 nighties - you can give it a try
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
Compass did not work on the build I tried. Thank God for nandroids.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
Did you try calibrating? I saw posts on that thread which said compass has issues. - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59877817&postcount=207
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
Of course I calibrated - a couple different ways. At first it looked like the compass in GPS Status and Toolbox might be correct, but Google Sky still put Polaris over the South Pole. I'll let somebody else try that international build. [emoji1]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
anyone flash the new nightly that just got posted a few hours ago?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
Yes, flashed it last night. So far, so good. Haven't yet paired it to the SYNC system in my car, so have not tested BT. I had tried EuroSkank's 5.1 build, and had various BT issues - but hoping that will not be true of the 'official' CM build. Will find out in a couple hours! Haven't yet tested the compass, but I doubt it's fixed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I have also flashed the 4/17 build. I did have to uninstall/reinstall several apps as they would not work after jumping to 12.1 (some Google some not - all FC-ed). After going through them all apps are now good.

The compass is still borked. Calibrated or not it is sluggish and 180 degrees off in all third party apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cawpin:
My Play Store would not connect at all after flashing the 4/17 build. Is this solved by simply reflashing the GApps package?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
04/18 CM12.1 build is flawless, except for the compass. You will need to flash all 5.1 Gapps so that all your 5.0 Gapps are replaced with 5.1 ones. Otherwise, you will face constant app error popups that won't let you do anything on your phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
I am on 4/17 (clean flash). BT not working for me. SYNC says the phone is connected, but the phone says BT is off, and the phone appears to be correct. Instant Bluetooth Share FC when I paired. Will try 4/18, see if it's any better. May grab a Nexus 6, and retire this device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cawpin:
I can't get anything later than 4/17. Cyanogen's page is erroring out for me and it isn't showing up on my phone yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I flashed the PA micro mini Gapps 5.1 package and went through all my apps one by one (Google and non Google). Some I had to uninstall/reinstall to stop the errors. Not sure why I had to do that but it wasn't a big PITA, just a little one. Everything seems to be good so far, except for the compass. I have not tried BT yet and it will be several hours before I do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cawpin:
I reflashed the 4/17 build and the full 5.1 PA-Gapps package. Everything is back to working, including BT. My headset paired and functioned the first time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
It is a pity. This phone is still good except for the compass on this ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
just flashed the 4/18 build.. so far everything is up, running and seems legit. big jump from the cm11 rom i was running. only thing i didn't realize when i flashed the pa gapps (stock), im now without the gallery app. i really HATE using the photos app. going to see if i can reflash the gapps with the gallery app added back in or somehow just flash the gallery app by itself.

Edit: anyone know where/if i can change the time that the heads up notifications stay at the top of the screen before i swipe them away? i didn't time it but was inside chrome and somebody sent me a hangouts message. it seemed like it stayed there for awhile but i just got annoyed and swiped it up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
Also have a problem with the Music app force closing every time I try to play music over bluetooth. Connects to my car just fine, goes to play and then it closes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] .Ejekt:
[nvm]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
Well, the new Nexus 6 is quite a device. It's big - but a thing of beauty. And - the compass works!!

Thanks to everybody, especially FernBch, for their input and support over the last couple years. See ya around!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Enjoy the N6. What is the customization look like for it? May go that way myself.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
Android came a long way and the Stock experience is now good enough with many options. The only thing I would miss is customizable quick settings

If you move onto the N6, then this thread might go silent.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I'm not sure what I want to do. Out of all the devices i have owned the S4 is on the top of the list. It's such a great device. I have been dealing with this compass issue for some time now and what I do for a workaround is a major PITA. For most of what I do it is great and works flawlessly. It's just my outdoor activities that require me to use my feet I must take extra care with. I have also discovered recently that if I go to an area I don't know I can only rely on driving directions when moving. More often than not I can get started in the wrong direction when stationary (because of the compass). More than once I started out where told by navigation and had to change direction. I'm just getting frustrated, that's all.

For me, the main thing I guess I would miss, besides some of the customizations, is the ability to silence the bloat. Verizon still thinks that it is a good thing. The S6 is not rootable yet, and it may be some time before it is. The N6 looks nice but is limited to 32GB.

Who knows, maybe the compass gods will smile upon the S4 again one day.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
I walked and started driving in the wrong direction many times because of the broken compass and it sucks. I dont know if the compass will ever be fixed.

After the S4, no other verizon flagship phone was ever rooted. S5, Moto X etc were all unhackable. And, it might anyway be time to leave CM behind.

I cant stand bloat or non-AOSP skins either. Moto X and nexus 6 are the only phones I like at the moment on verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
I'm riding out my GS4 for awhile then going 64GB nexus 6.

So my phone started doing something... Well, weird..

I gained active display apparently. No idea how or why. Once I flashed today's nightly (4/19) I noticed it. I tried to take a screenshot but once I hit a button it went away so I had to take a picture of my phone. It seems to be hit or miss, but from what I've noticed it kicks on when I pick the phone up, or at least point the phone towards me. Not sure if this is new or what but it's peer cool. I don't remember seeing anything about this, am I late to the party and everyone knows about this or is our actually new?

Edit: just realized the ambient display option in the display setting. Guess I'm behind the ball on this one. The screen doesn't seem to light up when I get a notification, but it does work when I pick it up.

Also, what's the # symbol for in the status bar next to the Bluetooth icon. I have it on my phone from time to time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
It is a sad thought. The S4 is a great device and there are still quite a few MDK devices still going. Just seems that no one is interested in making everything work again. Seems like planned obsolescence.

Where do you get the 64GB N6? I was looking on Big Red's site

today and only saw a 32GB version.

And it does suck that Big Red is blocking the ability to root. I wonder what they want to keep us from turning off??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gmp029:
I think it's when superuser is active for an app that you launched and may still be active in background, such as es file explorer or TiBu.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
Anywhere but Verizon....

Amazon, Motorola, Google.... They all sell the 64GB version.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
thats what i figured. its not on all the time but when it does come on, damn thing stays on. even through a reboot.

music app is still giving me the same error "music has unexpectly stopped" so can't play any music over my bluetooth. i think it might just be the app.

is there a way to change what app plays music over bluetooth?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gmp029:
The music app has been giving me trouble, particularly with BT, since I switched to cm12. I went into settings => apps and disabled music. I use either Google Play music or Amazon music (since I have prime).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
good to know its not just me then. guess i'll do the same and disable music. i haven't use google play music or amazon prime (i do have prime as well) but does it allow for playing music thats on the sdcard as well?

Edit: also, when you disabled music app how did you select what app would play music via bluetooth, or did it just auto find something and use it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
When I was doing the deal on the N6 yesterday, I mentioned everything being locked down, and even the saleslady couldn't figure out why they are still so adamant. There was a time when rooting allowed unrestricted tethering, and possibly they lost money that way - but I think that ship has mostly sailed. I don't know for sure, but I am betting most have lost unlimited data by now. Maybe they are worried about warranty claims on bricks? I could see that. I have never bricked a device to the point I could not revive it, but I know plenty that have.

They gave me a $25/month credit due to the data tier we are on, it that completely cancelled out the $25/month Edge payment. In the end, the N6 is costing me $2 a month less than the S4.

I unlocked and rooted as soon as I got home, installed TWRP, but haven't yet begun to look at ROMs and kernels. I figure I'll run the stock stuff for awhile, see how the battery holds up. I don't expect it to match the S4 in that category, but we'll see. It will take a few days to find out - it's a new phone, and it's hard to leave it alone :).

All in all I really liked my S4 - once I rid it of TouchWiz. I would have probably kept it until my contract date in August if everything functioned. The broken compass, questionable MMS, random bluetooth issues - these have all existed for months, with no sign of progress that I've seen. I saw the N6 as one last chance to have an unlocked device on Big Red. It felt extremely large for the first 10 minutes - but I got over that quickly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
good luck and enjoy it! wish i could use the edge plan but im not giving up my unlimited data so im stuck buying it at full price. i was too worried about the size but looking at my S4 now i feel its so small
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
We gave up unlimited data back in December when we finally retired my old Galaxy Nexus (wifey was still using it) and got her a Turbo. I have to admit, the Turbo is a device I could almost stand to keep in its locked form. She loves it, and battery life is otherworldly. Still doesn't have Lollipop, though.

Data-wise, we are not huge users. We spend all summer in a 5th wheel, and tether for six months out of the year, but I realized that if I was the big offender between the two of us. If I wait and download ROM updates at work over WIFI, our data use goes down dramatically. Downloading CM alone is over 1GB every 4 days. We're on a 15GB plan that should be plenty. We move to the park in 2 weeks, and I'll have to keep an eye on data use, but if I behave, we'll be OK. We saved a bundle by going to the tiered data. Wish the damned park would put in wi-fi ....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
My girlfriend gave up her unlimited data back in january, she was kind of forced. shes on her parents plan and her droid razr took a swim in a toilet. she ended up snagging a deal on best buys website for her droid turbo for $1 and i love the phone, just wish it didn't have those capactive keys and completely locked or else i would have bought one. shes adjusting to using 2GB now and I've put some things in place so they reduce usage and also trained her on good data habits.

I use a solid 3-6GB a month and my brother is also on my account and he has unlimited data too. Through training and adjusting my habits i could probably keep it around 3GB but having unlimited, I don't really bother. Have my mom on my account as well and she has the 2GB plan when she signed up for her first smartphone a few months ago. Even if I switched us to a tiered plan, having to buy a data pool big enough would cost me pretty close to what i'm paying now so it really doesn't pay to switch.

I'd recommend you check out an app called, CyanDelta. I use it to update my rom from 1 nightly build to another. it selects the rom zip you have and then checks the server and only downloads the changes between the builds then flashed them. instead of 200+mb files you have 18mb files..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] .Ejekt:
Currently on 4/19. I'm not able to get past the boot animation after enabling Xposed. Heartbroken.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
ugh that breaks my heart. ruined my plans for tonight. was going to try and load xposed up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] .Ejekt:
I ran the alpha of the 5.1 zip from 3/08. Installation works fine, but it causes my phone to hang at boot if any modules are enabled. Or at least it seems that way. Please do try, YMMV.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dansan382:
maybe ill give it a shot. thats what they make nandroid backups for i guess.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
In case everyone has not noticed, invisiblek created a CM12.1 thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3087482
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rajones19:
If he fixed the *(%$(*&)(*$)($ compass, please don't even tell me :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Nah, mine is still screwy....

[emoji14]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thorrules:
Swappa.com
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] checho408:
Does anybody have a link for the last 12.0 build 4/15 or 4/16 nightly?? thank you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] snakecharmer23:
Here's the 4/16 nightly.

http://download.cyanogenmod.org/get/jenkins/107171/cm-12-20150416-NIGHTLY-jfltevzw.zip

Plenty of links here.

http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=jfltevzw
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] checho408:
Tried all those i get "404 not found" Just looking for any april CM12 nightly 12.1 is too buggy
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] snakecharmer23:
Same here. I guess they are having issues. Hopefully it gets sorted out soon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
May not be an issue, per se. It's not uncommon for CM's official download links to only be good for 7-10 days. I've seen older downloads become inactive since I started using CM in the DroidX days.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] checho408:
Yea that's what I thought. Do you know where I could find any 12.0 nightly? Kinda desperate lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Unfortunately I do not. You could ask in the official CM12.1 thread, maybe someone has one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] .Ejekt:
I'm sitting on the 4/19 12.1 nightly and everything (minus compass, obviously) is working perfectly fine. Mind you, you'll still need to do some minor tweaking; editing APNs, potentially flashing a TW ROM first to ensure fully functional GPS, etc. I can host the zip in my Drive for a few days if you'd like it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] checho408:
Thanks but I found a link to a 12.0 nightly
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Alarbus:
So, this is the 12.0 link, but it's been merged in 11, 12.0, and 12.1, but http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/96460/

Supposed to be the compass fix.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Definitely exciting but until I see it work I'm not going to get my hopes up too far......

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Well, I have applied the commit to my S4.

And.......

And......

Wait for it.......

My compass really seems to be working as it should!!!!!!! It's not sluggish. It's not wonky. It's not off by 180 degrees! And all my third party apps that rely on the compass are also reporting the proper orientation and are no longer off by 180 degrees!!!!!!

Thank You invisiblek! This one item now makes this ROM the ROM off choice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] lehthanis:
I haven't popped in here in a long time to look. I see the compass is fixed apparently and that's nice. I'm wondering if I'm safe to flash latest nightly or should I be looking at something else? I'm still on pre lollipop cm.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Development on 12.0 has ceased as the current version is 12.1. Head on over to that thread and read up. I hear it is DD worthy but I moved on as I couldn't get any answers or support on issues I reported.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sam008:
Folks - tried to install this but get some sort of checksum error at recovery. How do I fix this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Outlaw08Torn:
Just looking at the latest changelog and it seems like they are removing our disco boot screen led in the 1/14 build.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Alarbus:
And there's a pending change to fix the partition size.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vanberge:
So 1/13 build probably still shrinks it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Alarbus:
Correct.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Alarbus:
This fix has not yet been merged, today's nightly will have the same issues.

Hours later edit: fix merged, tomorrow's build will have it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
1/15 is up and running. I have only noticed one thing so far. Upon initial boot WiFi connected but disconnected when mobile data connected. Cycling WiFi off/on did nothing. I turned airplane mode on and BT and mobile data turned off but WiFi stayed on and connected. When I turned airplane mode off WiFi stayed connected and BT and mobile data turned back on. Will monitor and report back anything I notice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] drt054:
On 1/15, I dirty flashed the nightly and gapps again.. Play services seems to be fixed. Had to cycle airplane mode to get service, but all good now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Alarbus:
Huh. Mine flashed perfectly fine from the 1/11 build. Wifi and cell service came right up.

Seems like it got hotter than normal during boot, maybe?