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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MissLaniS:
My boyfriend has a Samsung galaxy s3. It was a Sprint phone that is now flashed over to straight talk. I guess I was gonna try to update my android a while back so I made a backup. That is what the CLOCKWORKMOD folder is on my phone.. correct?? Since that backup was made a while back, can I just go ahead and delete the stuff in the BACKUP folder & all the crap in the BLOBS folder... without it harming my phone?? And then can I just do a new backup?? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank u
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MissLaniS:
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Can someone please help me with this?? Please read my above post/comment... please? Any help is appreciated
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shag_on_e:
Blobs are CWM's way of doing incremental backups to save time. You can delete that if you don't need the backup.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xDroidZz:
Model: GT-I9295​

Android Version: 5.0.1​

Country: Finland​

Product Code: NEE​

PDA: I9295XXUDOB4​

CSC: I9295NEEDOB4​

Modem: I9295XXUDOB4​

Changelist: 4101211​

Download: Click me Or on Sammobile​

Instructions​

1.Download Odin 3.10

2. Download the Firmware of course.

3. Extract the Firmware/Zip

4. Boot your device into Flash mode/Download mode (Vol Down + Home + Power Button)

5. Open Odin and Put those extracted files there. In Odin, make sure the “Re-Partition” option is not ticked.

6. SMASH THAT START BUTTON AND MAKE A CUP OF TEA WHILE WAITING.

IT'S DONE WHEN YOU FINISHED YOUR CUP OF TEA​
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] mahferer:
and root?

How to root :)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xDroidZz:
dont have this device.

process might be the same.

Download Tar file TWRP Recovery from here. http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-active/orig-development/recovery-official-twrp-2-8-0-0-touch-t2888383 download the latest one.

Download flashable supersu. google it lazy to search it for you lol.

put the tar file on AP and uncheck auto reboot. and flash it or press start.

boot into recovery. it should be TWRP.

flash the SuperSu flashable zip.

and done
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] MiZoSpaDe:
Care to Share some screenshots for the notification
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xDroidZz:
Screenshots are all the same.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] MiZoSpaDe:
another question does this make me lose my warranty if i upgraded from 4.2.2 to 5.0.1 mine is egy version which is still on jellybean -_- .. also does this rom support arabic reading + writing ?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Androjoker:
Fast Mirror

Can anyone please put this file in a faster mirror?

The speed is only 50 kb/s and there are 9 hours reamainin' . Can anyone post in a fast mirror?

Thanks ^^. Somenoe already tested the firmware?

Sorry for my bad english.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] nikolas60:
the best rom great battery is fast fluid no lag you dont lose warnity and supports arabic of course saw it there it has better battery life than 4.4.2 and its perfect on overal performace
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] propov:
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https://cloud.mail.ru/public/b0bcdc0542ce/I9295XXUDOB4_I9295NEEDOB4_NEE.zip

Thanks is for the Russians!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xDroidZz:
No. You wont lose your warranty since this is a official firmware. I Think this does have multilanguage for arabic. Etc.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
You won't lose your warranty as this is an official firmware. It has support for arabic language.

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Successfully flashed the rom over CM12. Everything's working including WiFi, Mobile data, etc. I didn't lose any files; all my photos and videos are still there. However, you will lose your app data so better make a backup. If anyone's curious, here are the steps that I followed.

1. Download the firmware from sammobile. (Click)

2. Extract the downloaded file.

3. Run Odin (I used v3.09) as an Administrator.

4. If you're on a custom rom, reboot into recovery. Wipe user data and cache.

5. Reboot into Download mode.

6. Connect your phone via USB. Wait for the necessary drivers to install until Odin detects your phone.

7. Click on AP then browse to the extracted .tar.md5 file. Only Auto-Reboot and F.Reset Time should be checked.

8. Click Start and wait for everything to finish.

9. Once you see a PASS, you can now unplug your phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tpetran:
You who are running 5.0 with no problems, which countries are you from?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
Philippines. I was on CM12 on modem NI1 before flashing this.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Androjoker:
Oh Man thank u so much.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] nymro:
Turkey. Use for 3days and I didnt see any problem
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] MiZoSpaDe:
ok i did install it and it says system status : Custom ... so i guess i lost my warranty or this is normal ? btw i'm from egypt
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xDroidZz:
You lose it when flashing root. But who needs it anyway.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xDroidZz:
Filipino whohoho lol
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tofanpc:
romania. 4 days with no problem
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] AndroidNoobMaster:
Philippines here too! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Tazzmanien:
Working fine in DK - :good:

But i could not get Twrp to work :crying:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
mA flow while charging when screen is on is 1200 but goes up to 1900 when off. Anyone else experiencing this? I've never had this issue on stock KK or CM12.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sartana:
don't know for twrp, but philz touch work.

The trick to let it work is to unflag in odin "automatic reboot", then flash recovery. When Odin finish to flash manual off the phone whit hardware button.

See this page, there is a version of supersu patched and it works

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-acti...cwm-6-0-5-1-philz-touch-6-57-9-t2888674/page3
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] propov:
In Bulgaria everything works fine.For battery life is too early for conclusions.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
Using it for about a day now and I can say battery life has improved slightly. Back in KitKat and CM12, I averaged 4 hours of SOT. I now get around 4.5 hours. Standby draw is very minimal; I lost only 3% over 7 hours last night with one email app fetching emails every 10 minutes over wifi.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] MiZoSpaDe01:
btw guys i updated mine from jelly bean and there are no knox app and no knox mention at the download screen!

Sent from my GT-I9295
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] injenue:
thanks a million!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
mA flow

Proof that the mA flow decreases when the screen is on. Anyone else who noticed this?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] propov:
What is the program from screenshot? I will install it and will see.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
Battery Monitor Widget. Once you're on the Graph tab, tap on it to change the graphs shown.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Joeisda:
You can take screenshot with power and home button.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] mahferer:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] uthman_811:
not working PhilZ Touch Custom Recovery
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
Follow the first post from this thread but uncheck Auto-Reboot. Install the modified SuperSU from that post.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] ANX13TY:
:(

Can you be more specific?

Is it not flashing?

Is it not booting into recovery mode?

I'll try to help you if I can.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Nikoloz17:
Is there any way to put it on i537?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] ANX13TY:
Deffinitly not the firmware. Now the PhilZ Touch, that may be different story.

If I were you I would ask this at one or both of these threads.

mythi's jactivelte version thread:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-acti...overy-cwm-6-0-5-1-philz-touch-6-57-9-t2888674

the official version thread by Phil3759:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2201860
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Devo7v:
No you have a locked bootloader. You can only flash ROMs from AT&T, and you cannot flash any custom recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] ANX13TY:
Devo7v is correct, only roms from AT&T can be flashed to an i537. This is why I said definitely not the firmware. I should have been a bit more clear with my previous answer though. Essentially Phil Touch is just a touch capable user interface integrated into a recovery tool. The version I used here will not work if flashed to a locked phone because it was built on ClockworkMod. This is the first time I've heard of, much less tried, PhilZ Touch so I really haven't done any research on it. I do know that there are some ways to use some versions of CWM once SafeStrap is installed. From what I understand all this is done in another partition separated from the official firmware on the phone. Its kind of like a dual boot option for multiple operating systems on a PC. Every phone I've ever flashed has had a factory unlocked bootloader, so I am by far no expert on what can be installed on a locked bootloader. Much less how to properly use it once it is installed. Hence the reason I referred to the developer threads, as they are much better equipped to answer such a question.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] mahferer:
Battery drain

Battery drain too fast.. On 442 was 10-11 hours. On 501 7-8 hours.. :(

In 5.day..
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rootnub:
Any help with this? I downloaded all the links you provided for compatibility. But, Odin 3.09 fails to apply the firmware update every time. Here's the log:

<ID:0/021> Added!!

<ID:0/021> Removed!!

<ID:0/021> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9295XXUDOB4_I9295NEEDOB4_I9295XXUDOB4_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/021> Odin v.3 engine (ID:21)..

<ID:0/021> File analysis..

<ID:0/021> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/021> Initialzation..

<ID:0/021> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/021> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/021> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/021> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/021> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/021> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/021> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/021> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/021> tz.mbn

<ID:0/021> boot.img

<ID:0/021> recovery.img

<ID:0/021> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/021> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/021> Removed!!

<ID:0/021> Added!!

Brand new, out of the box phone, only thing I did differently was apply the 5.0.1 update through wifi. Is that a problem?

Edit: I made a backup, but my phone is no longer showing up on Kies. Did... did I just brick a 300€ phone that I haven't even begun to pay for?

EDIT: NEVERMIND FOR NOW! After several attempts, it went through... continuing to follow the guide, will post updates...

Final edit: OK, I got it now. Full root access and all! This was kinda useless post, but I panicked pretty bad when my phone got temporarily bricked. For what it's worth, if anyone is having the same problem as me; I disabled virus protection and firewall, and then Odin was able to go through with flashing the firmware.

Thanks for the guide, it works!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tofanpc:
just try to figure what drains your battery with this nice tool. if it's a sofware then uninstall or freeze it with TB or something else. If it's the display then disable automatic backlight. for me worked.

this one can be useful too
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] hussamallam:
Hi

I am still using Android 4.2.2 because in my country still didn't get the KitKat 4.4.2

please can I update my phone using Odin to android 5.0.1

I am from Egypt

And my phone ver.:

AP:I9295XXUBML3

CSC:I9295OJVBML1

CP:I9295XXUBML3
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] ANX13TY:
:cool:

Good to know. I'm sure we all appreciate your feedback. I'll edit my guide to include your tips about disabling virus protection and firewall before atempting the flash.

---------- Post added at 03:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:04 PM ----------

As far as I know as long as you have the GT-I9295, yes. The region should not matter. I live in the United States and my phone came new with stock JB 4.2.2 (TTT). Since then I've used Odin to flash it to KK 4.4.2 (PHN) and now to LP 5.0.1 (NEE) both with full root and Knox 0x0.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] shienaer:
Can't get the custom recovery mode installed

Yeah, so as my title said, I can't get the recovery mode flashed to my device for rooting.

Installed 5.0.1 and it worked like a charm. Then I tried to flash the philz recovery and Odin says it passed, but once I try to enter the mode, nothing happens. It just goes black and restarts to charging mode..

I even tried the CWM recovery, but it does the same thing. I followed your guide thoroughly and did every step you wrote, but it still doesn't boot to the custom recovery mode, only the normal one..

Any idea if I can root my device without a custom recovery flashed?

Thanks for your help so far!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] ANX13TY:
When I boot my phone into recovery mode I press and hold the power and volume up keys at the same time. At the Samsung boot screen you should see some writing in the upper left corner indicating that recovery mode has initiated. At this time release the power key and continue to hold the volume up key till the custom recovery screen appears. Also I've seen some people say they use the power, home, and volume up keys... all though I've never had to do that. Good luck.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] shienaer:
Got it..

Haha, yeah, it's vol up - home - power button for me. Turns out I was just too hasty or too slow for the recovery mode activate.. Got it working now!

Thank you so much for your time!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] hussamallam:
Thank you for your fast answer

I gonna try it soon
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] O-T:
Feel free to pick advise to enter download mode to perform successful Odin flash every time flashing bootloader modem firmware...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56955843

...And a lot of other questions answered regarding flashing. Like how to successfully flash custom recovery 1st time over factory recovery.

Most trouble reported from badly flash attempts originate from reboot to enter download mode. Must power completely Off first.

You are right about pointless Home key pressing to enter Recovery and Download mode. Standing on one leg has about the same effect as holding Home button :p

Blame sammobile outdated/generic guide.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] mahferer:
critical video bug on 501

Web video freeze on 20.second !!!

I used dolphin jet pack flash..
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tofanpc:
no problem in playing videos in youtube player or in browsers (chrome, opera and default). Over 4GB in youtube videos played by my daughter and no problem.

any details/links for videos to test them?

LE: indeed videos are freezing in dolphin browser but in chrome the same video is working. don't think it's a rom related bug. maybe dolphin browser requires some work/patch for lollipop
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] mahferer:
For example :

http://www.filmifullizle.com/appleseed-alpha-2014-turkce-dublaj-izle.html
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tofanpc:
working perfect in chrome. even in 720p. no freezing at all.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] mahferer:
Interesting.. Restart Phone and video playing normally
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] ANX13TY:
Great guide!

I've added a link to it in my post.

Thanks :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] savvymatthew:
Cool, Hope to see a US, official upgrade.

Or does it even mater ? Dont need my data and wifi to break.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] YoYoStevo:
Awesome to see an official firmware update, I've been having a few problems with the custom ones.

I'm from Australia, would that matter because the official update is for Finland?

This may seem like a noob question, I'll lose all my data right? Because when flashing new custom rom updates I don't lose them, so just double checking. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] wolfbronko:
Everything works perfectly. Only thing that I notice is a battery percentage buging. After full charging and using quite time it goes on , let's say 88%. Than, if I left it for some time in deep sleep, batt goes up, 90 % or something. It is not a big deal for me and also maybe it is time to replace OEM batt with new one cause it has almost 1000 recharging cycles . Everything else works like greased. :D
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
As long as your device model number is i9295 and not i537, you can flash this.

No, it won't matter. I'm from the Philippines and this has worked fine for me. I didn't lose my photos/videos but all the apps have been deleted. Just to be sure, have a complete backup of your device.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] YoYoStevo:
Thanks. :)

What is the best way to backup on Android? Someone suggested Titanium Backup to me, is that the best option?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] nixon.itai:
if im on lolipop cm12 rom, should I wipe my device?

if im on lolipop cm12 rom, should I wipe my device?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
I personally use Helium to backup my apps. It has worked for me every single time. Titanihm Backup is fine but Helium's UI is easier to navigate and understand. For my photos and videos, I keep a copy of them on my laptop.

Yes, wipe both data and cache.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xDroidZz:
On lollipop, in titanium backup you need to click install everytime when you restore. How is it in helium is it the same or it installs by itself?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
No you don't you just have to select "data only" instead of the default "app+data" when restoring
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xDroidZz:
Oh okay thanks will try that soon as i flash another rom. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
Been using it for about a week now and I can say this is a solid update. I have not encountered any critical bug but there is definitely room for more improvement. A few things that should be ironed out:

1. Delay on the lock screen if a PIN/pattern is used.

2. Occasional lag when launching an app.

3. Camera UI is still the KitKat ver and does not coincide with the rest of the UI.

4. No animation when bringing app the Recent Apps menu.

5. While charging, mA flow drops significantly when screen is on.

Despite the things I listed above, this is still a very good update. Let's just hope that Samsung will fix these in the updates that'll be rolling out in other regions.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Melodylion:
I unfortunately cannot get wifi to work. It won't enable.

Tried now wipe etc. Am reflashing it now again, hope that works.

Any other inputs to this topic available?

Thanks to all!

PS, i tried:

Take Battery out

Delete data/etc/wifi

hit slightly against a wall
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tpetran:
I was on CNE5 4.4.2., first dirty flash 5.0.1. - no wifi.

Reinstalled stock CNE5 4.4.2., used it a couple of days. Then decided to give 5.0.1. another try. I did a factory reset prior to flashing. Flashed 5.0.1. and wifi magically started working :)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
What modem are you on?

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Still having that decreased mA flow when screen is on while charging. Anybody else?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] aragonit:
Thanks for the post. I got the recovery to work fine, but I can't get root. I tried everything, but I always get the message that SU binary is not installed. Any suggestions?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xDroidZz:
You can flash the binaries via twrp
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] YoYoStevo:
So I finally got around to flashing this and... my Wifi isn't working too. :'( I use the slider and it just bounces back, I go into the wifi options and all that's available is turning on smart network switch.

How do I check that?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] YoYoStevo:
Oh great, Helium won't check my SD card for backups so I can't restore my apps... This has turned into the worst experience of my life.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] O-T:
Did you power completely Off before entering Download Mode?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] YoYoStevo:
Yep
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] YoYoStevo:
Ok so I got wifi working again, I reflashed the firmware. :)

Also I couldn't get Helium to detect my SD card so I copied it over to internal storage and I was able to restore messages and calls but only some apps would restore, others had errors, overall pretty happy even though it was a bumpy ride.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] KidRock1986:
I upgraded my i9295 but when I turn Only Wcdma, my phone lost signal and cannot make a call. Anyone has solution?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VIPNobie:
Re: Helium

Whenever that happens to me, I first download the app from the Play Store then I proceed to restore the data in Helium.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] swirvi:
yey!

Successfully updated my i9295 from 4.2.2 straight to 5.0.1, which I was a bit uneasy about at first. I'm in Australia and this worked a treat. I had a few hiccups that a few reboots fixed. I didn't have to re-flash, I just rebooted. I didn't get the wifi dropout issue. Though I think the phone got a bit confused at one point since I use hangouts for SMS' and it suddenly wouldn't send any sms through hangouts or the native messages app. But again, I just rebooted and it righted itself.

If in doubt, reboot :D I read through this entire thread first though so I knew what I was getting into, and thanks to everyone for sharing their issues.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] cec_mc:
battery drain

croatia here :)

like the new interface, no lag, very smooth and fast, but battery life is a bit more than half a day. on 4.4.2 battery life was from day to day and a half. i turned off account sync, wifi and some other stuff. will see if battery drain slows down a bit...
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] wolfbronko:
I also think that batt is a bit weaker but as I play some games, I don't expect to last longer. The other thing I wanna ask is , what about flashlight? KK vol up hold don't work... :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xDroidZz:
Btw. Guys

About the wifi not turning on.

It's because your bootloader and modem didn't got flashed correctly on odin.

On my 9505 it worked by flashing everything and also the PIT file and i checked repartition also.

But i dont need to do that anymore since the 9505 sections has great kernel devs.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Pkt_Lnt:
This is a nice app to check bootloader and modems.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] YoYoStevo:
After a bit of use I've noticed it's pretty good, I had a bluetooth has closed error but that's all so far. (it only appeared once right after the first bootup)

I've got 2 questions though, is there currently any way to remove custom status? Triangle Away didn't work for me.

And is Xposed Framework available yet? I tried installing but it said that it wasn't available for me yet, but just wanted to check if anyone else had gotten it to work.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Pkt_Lnt:
Xposed causes bootloops on TouchWiz roms.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] YoYoStevo:
Oh.. That sucks.. Might have to go back to custom soon then lol