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[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
Here are the answers:

Q1) Did lollipop bring extra internal storage space ?

A1) Actually no improvement in the space. I have a 16GB Galaxy S4, but useable is only 7.4GB (factory reset condition).

Q2) Did lollipop reduce the issues faced with knox ?

A2) I don't care about knox, because I don't use it. Maybe a lot of folks are like me don't know, don't care :angel:

Q3) Is it possible to use 3rd party file managers and 3rd party software like GPS to access the SD card fully without any issues

A3) I have been using ES File explorer, QuickPic with pictures to SD card, Sygic GPS software with access to SD card. Until now I have not faced any issues.

Q4) If point No.3 is not possible, is there any way to root the phone under lollipop, at the same time without triggering knox ?

A4) Good question, maybe ChainFire can provide the answer.

Q5) What other useful beneficial things the lollipop introduced ?

A5) Nothing new, except an overhauled UI with the so called "Material Design"

Q6) How is the battery life when compared to kitkat ?

A6) Battery life depends on how you are using the gadget. For instance if you are using Mobile Telephony/Mobile Data network in an area with strong signal, battery will last longer and vice versa. Additionally the battery life will depend upon other factors like how many features are being used in the phone (eg., WIFI, NFC etc...) if they are running they will also consume power. The biggest power drainer is the screen and the backlight. So given this complex scenario, the battery life is the same as the previous kitkat versions.

Q7) Is there any overheating or other hardware issues with lollipop

A7) As far as i have observed, the heating is pretty much the same. I could not get a cup of coffee warm with the heat generated. :p

Q8) Finally is it worth to install it atleast after a couple of FW updates ?

A8) Well ART is the future of Android apps runtime, Dalvik will eventually become history. Most apps are being upgraded to support ART.

So what are you waiting for.... download the firmware.... Upgrade and enjoy....
[Galaxy S 4 General] jinvidia:
warranty & root access.

thank you so much hafeezlukman & jagichan

I was scared to install this fw as some members had reported issues with contact, messaging, etc. I want to feel the new ui and at the same time don't want to loose the basic features which a phone is supposed to offer.

And I heard that sd card access is not possible even in lollipop without rooting the phone which will void warranty, is it so ?.

Thanx
[Galaxy S 4 General] arushr:
write operation failed ... Can anyone help .. I think this is because i used the pit file from the leaked rom.And now i cannot install any rom except that in odin
[Galaxy S 4 General] Walmer:
What can I use to root? The first time I rooted with TWRP but SuperSU never asked for update su binary or to remove knox staff
[Galaxy S 4 General] usopjidin:
Congratulation to our [MENTION=4648515]AL_IRAQI[/MENTION]

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-instal...-official-firmware-galaxy-s4-exynos-5-1486235
[Galaxy S 4 General] jamy_hallian:
willi be missing something if i just use the AP file instead of all four files to flash this firmware to my i9500?

and out of curiosity what are the other three files and what will happen if i choose to install this firmware using all 4 files in the package?
[Galaxy S 4 General] dv8ted:
I guess you get their baseband...nevertheless i was on the Chinese leaked one then on Aurora Lollipop - The Chinese modem's call quality sucked ! Flashing this restored my quality again - Thank God !
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
Just flash the single file for PDA. Use the AP button and put the that 2.x GB tar.md5 beast into ODIN. Don't change any settings in ODIN. Click Start... Patience, patience, so on for about 5 minutes.... auto reboot... viola... You have successfully installed Lollipop 5.0.1 on Galaxy S4..... n'joy :highfive:

Flashing the other files like CP, BL,CSC may result in lost IMEI, different basebands resulting in no cellular access, locked bootloaders etc....

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You are welcome.

No idea about warranty, i'm already out of warranty period :victory:

Root access, is best answered by the veterans on this forum.
[Galaxy S 4 General] hussainibrahimmanik:
hope this will help

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/general/guide-t3018625
[Galaxy S 4 General] saurabhp75:
Can anyone provide an alternative link for the firmware. .. Other than the mega link.. Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 General] fueldroid:
Yes need an alternate link
[Galaxy S 4 General] Andrew0387:
I flashed all 4 files, installed Philz Recovery, then rooted with CF Auto Root. I then used the phone for nearly an hour or two, and then decided to reboot into recovery, and I got the stock one installed. So I rebooted again and all my APPs were crashind (APPXX has stopped working messages) that rendered the phone unusable until I performed a wipe in the Recovery.

I configured all again, and tested going into recovery again to found if that was the issue. So if you rooted your phones DO NOT go into the Stock Recovery installed by CF Auto Root or your phone will crash until a Factory Reset is done.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Rahul41:
Just updated my GS4 with russian firmware, its quite good but don't have the feature of adding other user to the phone. There is no silent mode in lollipop 5.0.1. No problem with messaging, network, camera, wi-fi connevtivity, all basic features are running well. The UI is good but it should be more impressive. Haven't tested it fully. Gonna test the mobile tomorrow for any bugs.
[Galaxy S 4 General] cartosary:
To silent the phone just set button "All" to "None". This is new option on Lillipop and i like this [emoji2]
[Galaxy S 4 General] amir_n71:
my device is so hot when i use it or connect the charger

sooooooo hot

how can solve this problem? changing CSC may fix this?

how can change CSC?

thanks for helping
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
What has CSC got with the problem of heating? CSC is a file for Country Specific Codes / Info....

One option to cool the phone while charging is to put Ice Cubes on the phone or keep the phone in the refrigerator while charging :laugh: :cowboy::laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] jinvidia:
Kindly provide Checksum for official Russian FW

Hello guys, i have not installed the new lollipop FW as i want to know the check sum of the FW. Kindly do provide. I think MD5 or SHA1 will do. I mean the single file FW.

thanx
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
Here are the checksums for the I9500XXUHOA7_I9500SERHOA7_I9500XXUHOA7_HOME.tar.md5 file

MD5 = 94B9748C2A473A0D604E1CDD25003CE9

SHA-1 = 99643B98A8CC75817C72DAC49436D1FDEC0F58F8

SHA-256 = 7D169F1183C2CD1AE3A35E3D697B0F094D20F089D96B6925BB2CC04416E7069F

SHA-512 = 76F4BDA0023F88C7377E29050641FF7C9F05588C09B32555A6994377F59020394FB2704C8DEA02291375B1C271011B6FF9202F707B7D38DDE81BE94D4EADF06D

And here is the utility that will calculate the checksums, n'joy....
[Galaxy S 4 General] riazsgs2:
downloading ROM from samfirmware.com

Does the file has GApps? OR do we have to install GApps separately? :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
It has the stock firmware by Samsung, which includes GApps. Just download, install with ODIN and have fun :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] shraddharsh:
No Widgets

Well, I installed this Russian firmware without any cache wipe or factory reset and now I don't see any widgets on my phone only apps plus some of the apps on my phone are facing the "Error 505..." message where 2 applications are provided permission with the same package.

If anyone could help would be a great for me.
[Galaxy S 4 General] riazsgs2:
Is this Multi CSC Rom?

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[Galaxy S 4 General] sofiadinesh:
Seroius Lollipop bug, please help

Hi everyone,

I am on the official Russian sammobile lollipop version. I found this annoying bug - ringtone volume changes to minimum after each incoming call even when i set that to maximum. Dont know what's happening. Please help with a solution if anyone else has this bug . .
[Galaxy S 4 General] MdAp:
hi guys

can anyone give me the contact apk and the taskmaneger apk of this rom??i wanna replace them in aurora lolipop 4.1

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cleverfish:
hi there!

it's not a problem if you want to flash only the AP file.

i'm sharing what i've done today:

1- full flash stock Kitkat firmware (CSC: TUR) with re-partition using odin 3.10,

2- downloaded Russia 4 files firmware. but after that i'm only using AP file and flash with odin. the phone booted fine with no crashing apps.

3- after about 3 hours of using, the phone heated by itself. so what i done, i've downloaded latest Kitkat firmware for Malaysia (because i live in Malaysia), extracted the modem.bin using 7-zip and flashed it using odin. heating problem solved.

-i did not update my bootloader (running with Kitkat bootloader),

-i did not changed my CSC (using turkey CSC),

-i did not use russians modem (using malaysia baseband).

my phone is running good.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ashokabs:
Yes I have the same bug. The volume reduces during the call and then goes back to max when call ends. Couldn't find any cure for it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] randika171:
found a bug..

Anyone noticed that the interuptions won't work? I mean we can set it from the settings but it won't appear if you press the volume button down. It's also very strange that the video app icon hasn't been updated. Also guys I saw a video on YouTube running the same rom and that device had interuptions + the new video app icon. Anyone know how to at least the interuptions bug?
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
Battery life

Here are screenshots of the battery behavior after updating to lollipop firmware. The battery life is pretty much decent, and indicates 1 & 1/2 day operation with full charge.

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By the way, the IR blaster was working fine in KitKat and now it is not working. I had the Galaxy Remote, and it was working fine before Lollipop and now it does not work. Any one tried the IR blaster and checked its functionality with the new OS?
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
No, CSC is Russian.

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What is this feature and how is it supposed to function?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bugz1:
My IR blaster works fine
[Galaxy S 4 General] khantastic:
+1. the interruptions feature is not working, tried it on both settings; none and priority only.

i have a note 3 as well, the russian note 3 doesn't have this bug and their interruptions is working fine. come to think of it, i hope rooting the device have nothing to do with it (S4 is rooted note 3 is not). so anyone who is about to flash this stock rom, or haven't yet rooted their device can confirm?
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
Here is the contacts apk :) I don't know where the task manager is located :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] amandeepsaini11:
Perfect frimware. I had installed ap file only and then rooted with cf auto root then flashed philz recovery via odin. Not even a single error. Flawless working rom i had installed apps count near abt 150 before installation and all optimised properly after update. Battery backup is very much improved then previously leaked Chinese frimware. Guys its very much stable release. You all can upgrade if u are looking for a stable battery efficient rom.

Sent via Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 opperating on Russian official android 5.0.1
[Galaxy S 4 General] jinvidia:
But there are mixed reviews, some say it is bad and certain apps fail to work properly and there are also application crashes. Is there any way to root the phone with lollipop without tripping knox ?. I have not updated the firmware yet.

Even if i update the fw with single AP file, is it easy to revert to the kitkat stock ?

thanx
[Galaxy S 4 General] i9000gt:
will this work on i9505 model?
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
Are we sure about how people have handled their phone and the firmware upgrade, who are writing these reviews (where is the credibility of these reviewers and reviews. I can accept a review by a notable dev e.g., Chainfire, SD Maid dev, or GeoHot etc..... and the list goes on). The problem with most of the folks is that they try to load a lot of beta stuff, then remove that and try the next beta and so on.... keep telling, I have this chinese modem and I removed it and now I have null IMEI and so on....and eventually they take this official firmware, flash and keep complaining. I'm an electronics and software dev myself and I make a living doing electronics/software for automotive applications.

So, if you have a Galaxy S4 Exynos based, with "stock Kitkat" installed and everything working, then upgrading to this official firmware should not result in issues. At least in my case it worked without issues, and until now I have not seen one FC or app crash (all my 200+ apps/games all downloaded from the playstore) upgraded without issue and are working. The only issue as I mentioned earlier was the IR remote control that is not working. But again, I think it is a problem of the app, because the Galaxy S4 hardware is sending out the IR commands (I verified with a homemade IR reciever and I could see that the codes are coming out of the phone, but I don't know if the codes are correctly being send for the TV/SetTop Box etc...)

Why in the world would you want to go back in time? We have all waited anxiously for the upgraded OS and now when it is available, we are worried.

Have faith and take a leap into the world of Lollipop's....
[Galaxy S 4 General] lobomarino:
If, CSC is multilingual and you can switch from "SER" that you want, but of course they are not all CSC world but has a few.-
[Galaxy S 4 General] fedagh:
baseband

What is the relationship between baseband and battery drain?
[Galaxy S 4 General] rboy28:
No. Reading the title is quite helpful :) It says I9500XXUHOA7, let me explain:

I9500: Model name (here Exynos Octa core =/= Snapdragon 600)

XX: Region code

UH: (I don't even know, but it's not that important)

O: Year (O = 2015, N = 2014, M = 2013, ...)

A: Month (A = January, B = February, C = March, ...)

7: Revision

So look at the beginning and if it matches with 9505 you can install it otherwise not :P
[Galaxy S 4 General] jinvidia:
@ jagichan. Thank you very much mate. Tonight itself I will try it. But one thing I am not able to understand. If that ir blaster worked well under kitkat it should work even under lollipop, right?. Moreover how is that the ir sends signals but your tv is not working ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] hemanthkp:
It's simple mate, some apps are not compatible with Lollypop.
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
Sir possibly some of the old KitKat apps are not compatible, because of newer API calls and more... (this is just my guess, as I don't know how the program was written in terms of function calls etc...). The working of the IR blaster proves that the Hardware on board the S4 is being triggered by the new OS (I built a IR decoder, using a PIC controller and LCD for codes output. The LCD shows the received codes, but I don't know if the code is what the TV is expecting because my original TV remote is broken and I don't have reference to compare the output codes. That's where I think the problem is in the software :cyclops:
[Galaxy S 4 General] amandeepsaini11:
Yeah its easy to revert back to stock kitkat after single ap file flash. Don't flash all four files if u want to downgrade to kitkat. Nothing yet to trip knox.

Sent via Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 opperating on Russian official android 5.0.1

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My ir blaster working fine. Some people want to downgrade bcoz some of the apps are still not compatible with lollipop like xmod, foldermount etc. So thats why all need to have a backup plan.

Sent via Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 opperating on Russian official android 5.0.1
[Galaxy S 4 General] adnanschat:
NFS Most wanted game too works on LP?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vanojan:
About IR Remote, they need to update the app to make it work on android lollipop, it's not compatible for lollipop yet, hopefully soon wel!;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] shraddharsh:
Have you tried using watchOn because I tested and it works very much fine in lollipop.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jinvidia:
Galaxy universal remote in LP

Have you tried galaxy universal remote in LP ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] jagnik:
i just flashed AP file. everything is fine but my memory has reduced to 7.5 gb free and i have overheating issue. .. how to solve it? I'm from India.

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if you were on stock kitkat and you just flashed only AP then why you again flashed modem from latest kitkat rom. you had already kitkat modem. I'm facing overheating issue and i also just flashed AP . can you tell me how to fix it?
[Galaxy S 4 General] jinvidia:
Hi pal.

If you flashed only the AP file of lollipop, you will have kitkat modem only. For the issue you have faced may I know how re flashing the same modem worked?
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
Yes, today I downloaded Galaxy Universal Remote and it works.... :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] jagnik:
+1
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
Which ROM AP file have you used, the one on XDA or the one from SAMMOBILE. I used the one from XDA, flashed that big 2.xGB beast using AP as the button in ODIN... No issues, all things are working perfect. In fact my device is cooler than it was with KitKat... (oh by the way after flashing the ROM and after first reboot. The phone became quiet hot. I left it alone for about 1 hour with the stock ROM and then I slowly discharged the battery by using apps that don't put too much strain on the CPU like reading a book in Adobe. Once the battery reached about 10%, I did a recharge. After that even while playing those tough games line GT Racing, the CPU does not get hot. CM security/Clean Master shows that the CPU temperature is about 40 to 44C). Maybe it is just me and my phone, anyway just wipe the device and do a factory reset, and try what I have done, to see if it helps. Most of the issues are solved by factory reset. Remember the old saying for Windows "When all thing fails, just reboot or unplug power":fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Manon_operator09:
Do i have to flash any fit file???

Or just these gour files?

Is the rom better than the leaked one?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cleverfish:
hi guys,

the firmware that i flashed first was an older Kitkat release firmware (TUR). it comes with NB1 (forgotten already the baseband version) and since it's a modem for turkey, i assumed it was not matched with my country's service provider band specs. so, i've downloaded latest Kitkat firmware for my country (Malaysia) and extracted only the modem.bin (baseband version DXUGNH1) and flashed with odin. the heating issue gone. my advice, find baseband for your country because every baseband is different, wrong baseband will causing few issues such as heating, lost 3g signal and so forth. but from my personal opinion, overheating will occur after few hours flashing your phone.

about the storage.. if you guys want more space, use chinese .pit file (you can extract it from chinese leaked firmware, inside CSC file).

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hi JagiChan,

yes, i'm agree. after flashing, the phone will overheat and consuming battery. it ts due to android trying to building caches and also it tried to " learn" how we use our phone. after few charging cycles, the phone will become normal, no overheating and battery life also improved.
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
No you don't have to do any thing extra. Just take the single 1.5X GB beast from one of those mega links posted earlier and flash the phone. There is only one *.tar.md5 file which is 2.xx GB. :angel: 4 Files are not needed (unless you are adventurous). Just flash the single file using the AP button and you are done. Still confused :confused:, just send me your phone with return shipping and I'll flash it for you :fingers-crossed:

I'm loving this XDA forum, "I'm a single threaded human being, so one problem at a time please" --JagiChan
[Galaxy S 4 General] Manon_operator09:
Well i am seeing now there were a lot of mistyping :D

Sorry for that

I am in the leaked chineese rom

I flashed a pit file before

So should i now just flash the ap file?

Will i loose my IMEI??
[Galaxy S 4 General] jagnik:
just flash AP file, nothing else.
[Galaxy S 4 General] fedagh:
another file manager

how can i use another file manager such as x-plore?

this file manager cant delete any file in this rom.
[Galaxy S 4 General] hongthien68:
hi friends

Rom very good!

I want weather transparent 100%? Plz help? Thank yous!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Juli vega:
When I press *#1234#, can't see my csc information l. I just flash with Odin the AP file? Thx
[Galaxy S 4 General] JagiChan:
Good to know that you are learning from your mistakes ;)

Mate, the PIT file is called Partition Info File and it gives details about how the flash memory is partitioned for the usage by the OS and App layers. I'm not an Android dev and hence I cannot provide more info on the PIT file. But from what I have read on this XDA and other forums is that PIT is a very sensitive area of the controller and one wrong move will hard brick your device rendering it as an expensive paper weight. My advice "if you phone is working and you are happy, then don't screw around with it. If you are like me who

does not

know Chinese, and want English, then just flash the AP file from the Russian build and you should be good."

There is nice saying in our software world If it ain't broken, then don't fix it
[Galaxy S 4 General] jinvidia:
Hello mate can you please tell how you extracted the modem.bin from the tar image ?.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cleverfish:
you can use winrar or 7-zip. i prefer using 7-zip

open the AP file with 7-zip, after that just drag out the modem.bin and flash with odin.

actually, we already had modem/baseband threats in general section. i think it will be easier if you only download the modem file in general section, rather than downloading full firmware at sammobile.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jinvidia:
Now I have stock kitkat. If I flash lollipop, is it mandatory to download kitkat modem and flash it after that in order for my phone to work properly?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cleverfish:
if you already have stock kitkat, and the modem is working fine, you don't have to change it. just flash the lollipop AP and you're good to go.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ramupam:
Video Player not working

Hi all

Phone Model : Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500)

Installed I9500XXUHOA7 Android 5.0.1 Lollipop Official Firmware [4 Files Odin Rom] with out any back up but now iam unable to play any videos and video player (like default samsung player and MX players) are not working

Please fix this issue or Explan clear process to downgrade to 4.4.2(kitkat)

Please Remember i dont have back up for previous version [4.4.2(kitkat)]

Please help on this

Please .................................................................................................

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Hi all

Phone Model : Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500)

Installed I9500XXUHOA7 Android 5.0.1 Lollipop Official Firmware [4 Files Odin Rom] with out any back up but now iam unable to play any videos and video player (like default samsung player and MX players) are not working

Please fix this issue or Explan clear process to downgrade to 4.4.2(kitkat)

Please Remember i dont have back up for previous version [4.4.2(kitkat)]

Please help on this

Please .................................................. ...............................................

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[Galaxy S 4 General] jinvidia:
Did you reset your device after update?. I think you have to enter recovery mode and select wipe/factory reset. Let the learned members throw light on this.