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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRBent:
I'm looking to buy a new phone but don't want/need the latest and greatest. I'm happy with the performance of my HTC One Mini, my work HTC One X/XL and my wife's S4 Active, all AT&T phones used in the U.S. My One Mini just suffered a horrible mountain bike crash which busted the screen up pretty bad, then too, my old eyes are tired of that tiny screen. I've also had bad luck with the built in battery and lack of SD card slot. So I was thinking S4 would be ok by me. Asking on the device forum I've gotten 50-11 answers some of which are conflicting answers. I was thinking the i9505 would be the right phone until someone piped up stating it wouldn't work on LTE here. From all I've seen it looks to me like that senior member don't know what they're talking about. Here's my criteria:

1. 4.5" to 5" screen

2. Unlocked/unlockable and can easily accept custom ROMs

3. Prefer to stick with a Kit Kat Rom as it gets along with my Do Not Disturb app better than Lollipop due to the built-in app on Lollipop

4. Removable battery

5. SD Slot

6. LTE service on AT&T/T-Mobile and Caribbean and South American Countries

7. Custom ROM must allow hotspot w/o AT&T controlling my use (I have unlimited internet on my plan and want to make use of it)

Background: I'm almost green having only installed a custom ROM on my work phone an HTC One X/XL from AT&T. Apparently it's one of the harder phones to unlock the bootloader and permanent Root is impossible I think. I 1st installed CM12.1 on the HTC ONE X and ran into conflicts and buggy operations. After a few weeks of testing I backed it up, wiped it and installed CM11 which I truly like. No experience or much understanding of KNOX, ODIN or ODEX. I only read bits and pieces on those while trying to figure out which S4 variant will fit my need. Lastly, were can I get a new phone off contract? Anybody purchased from www.Cell2Get.com? I was about to buy this phone prior to the member claiming it wouldn't work on AT&T.

http://www.cell2get.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-i9505-16gb-unlocked-gsm-android-cell-phone-p-5122.html
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
- AT&T has it's own variant of the S4. It's called the "SGH-I337".

- The I9505 will not work with LTE on the AT&T network. It support different bands. So the member was correct. You can see it here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S4#Model_variants

- The "SGH-I337" has a locked bootloader and cannot be unlocked. Only some old devices will have an unlocked bootloader because they never upgraded their software. Thus you cannot use custom roms like CM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRBent:
So is the GT-I9505G the preferred phone to have and to mod and if so, can I buy new one without getting a fake?

"Google Play Edition

At the Google I/O 2013 keynote, Samsung and Google revealed that an edition of the U.S. S4 would be released on June 26, 2013 through Google Play, initially featuring stock Android 4.2.2, later updated to 4.4.4, with Samsung provided updates; it has an unlockable bootloader (similar to Nexus devices) and supports LTE on AT&T and T-Mobile's networks. The model number is GT-I9505G."
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
I'm likely "that member", because I have an I9505 (not I9505G) running on Straight Talk, which is a US MVNO that rents bandwidth from all the major US carriers. The I9505 will not work on LTE here in the US because the LTE frequencies used worldwide (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) are not the frequencies used by the carriers here in the US. The I9505G is a different story. It has the LTE frequencies needed to work here in the US, and does not have Touchwiz as it uses stock Android.

You can't purchase one new because they've been discontinued for some time now. You may want to check out Swappa (link at the top of the page) and see if they have a used one you can purchase.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRBent:
Really good and interesting reply. Being new to this stuff and having not kept up with cellphone technology, some of the things you guys just know, I'm having to try to understand. At first I assumed all 9505's were the same, but apparently I was wrong there. Then I also thought that since most cellphone review sites showed a plethora of Freq. and bands, with at least on or two being those that AT&T and most other North American GSM carriers use, I assume that meant I could get that model of phone. little did I know that those two lines of freqs and bands were for different versions of that same model, one for here and being a carrier locked phone and the other line being and international phone without the proper band for use here. So now after learning that difference it appears to me that there may be now way possible to purchase a new S4 and turn it into a custom ROM phone. So if I understand you and the carrier stuff correctly, you're using a plain 9505 and piggybacking off AT&T by way of StraightTalk like so many of us do. However since your phone is an international version you don't have LTE, is that right? One last thing I've yet to read or learn about but saw when I was putting CM11 and 12.1 on my HTC One X/XL (AT&T), I kept seeing stuff about "the radio". The way it read made me think they were NOT talking about an FM radio for music, but the freqs the phone itself uses. I think I recall them flashing "radios" which I assume they meant they were able to change the original freqs/bands that the model came with to one more useful here. Is that something that truly exists and can be done even on an S4 variant? My assumption is that it CANNOT be done or else you'd have done so already on your i9505.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Correct.

Again correct. With Samsung, their firmware loading software, Odin, actually checks and makes sure the parts of the firmware match the model of the S4 connected to the PC. If they don't match, Odin will instantly fail. The only way to try and enable LTE on the I9505 is to delve into the low-level firmware for the LTE chip and attempt to rewrite it so it can see the added frequencies. However, I don't recommend it. Not only is it a very intricate process compared to something like rooting, it's also quite possible that you could render the LTE chip non-functional. I tried it, and nearly lost the ability to use my phone at all due to having my phone's SIM lock restored.

If you do decide to get an S4, an I9505G is likely your best bet. Not only does it have the AT&T frequencies, it's also got an unlocked bootloader (unlike the AT&T model) and is also carrier unlocked right out of the box. That last means you can use it on T-Mobile and carriers which use GSM SIM cards. Other choices would be the T-Mobile S4 (SGH-M919) or the North American S4 (SGH-I337M). All these phones include the AT&T frequencies and also have an unlocked bootloader so customization is easier.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRBent:
I thank you so much sir. This answer is direct and explains exactly what I wanted to know. I only wish it were possible to purchase one of those models new so I could ensure years of use void of glitches due to possible abuse by the previous owner. If I can't find one of the above models I will probably be looking for some other make/model, preferably a new phone not used. Do you know if it's possible to get a new phone that meets the criteria below?

1. Unlocked bootloader or one that can be unlocked

2. Removable battery

3. 4.7" - 5" screen

4. SD card

5. Capable of being used as a hotspot ( I have unlimited internet but need to thwart AT&T from controlling my use)

6. Rootable and custom ROM capable

7. Can be used in U.S, South America and Caribbean (I think most of those places all use the same freqs/bands as U.S.)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
That is why on Swappa you search for the ones labeled Mint or New. My device was Mint off Swappa, and the main reasons were that it was always in a case, and had a tempered glass screen protector installed.

For a current flagship-level device, looking at your laundry list, I believe you need to adjust your expectations. Not because of the software, but because of the hardware. LG is perhaps the only manufacturer still offering both removable batteries and MicroSD card slots, but their flagship device has a larger screen than you want. Motorola doesn't have removable batteries. Google provides neither, just like Samsung. Sony is an unknown, but their devices are not common here in the US.

Your best option is to go with a larger screen size and get an LG G4. If you absolutely MUST have the smaller screen, then you want a used Galaxy S4 or S5, so long as they aren't AT&T devices.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRBent:
I guess I should have made it clear too that flagships, latest and greatest wasn't necessary. I'm happy with the speeds my older HTC ONE X and HTC ONE Mini supply. But closing in on 50 years old, my eyes and the Mini's screen don't get along so well anymore.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
If you have bad eyesight, a bigger screen can be a godsend.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRBent:
Exactly. I need a bigger screen but a smaller phone because my hands can't reach around my HTC ONE Mini. Sometimes it sucks being 5'4". LOL
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
I would not recommend someone buying the S4 anymore. It was and still is a great phone, but newer models are just way better. The battery life is to short with the standard battery.

Based on your preferences I would recommend one of the following:

- LG Nexus 5

- Oneplus one

- Motorola X Play

But then again, maybe they are to big for you. The LG is the smallest but doesn't have a sd slot.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRBent:
Amazing discovery by me just now. Yes, I've seen folks here talk about the brand OnePlus but I didn't know who or what OnePlus was until just now. I used to keep up with all things electronics related, reading review sites and forums like this. 10 years ago or so a DVD manufacturer named OPPO was the talk. Excellent brand but unheard of. I just learned that OnePlus is a company started by an OPPO founder. I'm so out of the loop.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] seanvree:
Need a good app that I can use to share my screen to other devices and vice versa. I know for Samsung devices there is SideSync.

Anything else out there?

Thanks,
[Motorola Droid Bionic] twopumpchump2:
If anyone has a schematic or better yet troubleshooting/service manual for XT875 would be greatly appreciated. My touch screen isn't working even after replacement and I think it has something to do with motherboard connection and need to check voltages/pin assignments. Any help very appreciated...I have had this phone for 4 years and hope to have it for another 4...

Scott
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] DeucesAx:
Is there any app or rom available that actually boosts the volume?

I tried a few apps from the store but none worked.

All info is appreciated.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] grumrick41:
ViPER4AndroidFX
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] blackout203:
part 1

http://www.box.net/shared/ofzgxbvsbv

part 2

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OJUWHJ5M

All I know is that theres a 8MB Page Pool on this one.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] blackout203:
Haha, I bricked my device. I guess cause I had comm manager up cause I put it in flight mode. Flashing tmobile RUU now and then gonna running this one again.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] neptune:
Part 2

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OJUWHJ5M
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] blackout203:
Updated first post with that link. Thanks and when you gonna release yours man! I'm dying to test it out but this TouchFLO is addicting. I'm flashing it as we speak so let's see whats been fixed!
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] zookolo:
Greetings! The first link seems to be down. Just to double check, this ROM works with all HTC P4350's regardless of previous os?

Model No .: HERA100

Platform .: PocketPC

ROM Version .: 5.4.405.1 WWE

Windows MObile 5.0 OS 5.1.422 (Build 15633.3.2.0)

Kudos on the ROM, looks great on the Herald. Thanks!
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] falconeyez:
Hmmm

Can't get it to work on my wing, right off the bat it says

"the system cannot execute the specified program"

any ideas?
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] neptune:
It is recommended to run this ROM with the previous ROM version as 5.4.405.1 WWE. This is because there is a problem with the old radio rom and WM6. The first link is up and running, just downloaded using that link. This ROM seems a bit slow with the PP set at 8, but conditions improved greatly setting back at 4. Nice rom but I'll have to return to what I was using before because it seems that the X button issue is still present. Not sure what was upgraded in this ROM but will take a look right now.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] blackout203:
i flashed it, X button problems still there so I don't know what was fixed. I'll try it out more tonight and check.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] falconeyez:
Woohoo!

Ok got it running, so far looks good. For those of you who are flashing this for this first time read this it's very important.

after you run the UPGRADE ROM.bat you'll get an error display on your device screen. DO NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!! don't hit ok, don't disconnect, the device is still being flashed.

When it's done do a hard reset, the T-Mobile start up logo (for Wing users) will display for a bit (3 mins?) but the PDAViet splash screen will appear afterwards.

Good luck, and happy flashing!
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] Maximus-CZ:
Hi, one Question:

i have HTC herald with WM5, never upgraded, never nothing, what exactly i must do to instal WM6 without any crashing?
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] falconeyez:
For T-Mobile Users

see next post
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] falconeyez:
Nevermind

Since this has the new HTC Network Wizard you don't need the info from my last post.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] zookolo:
Thanks for the heads up “Neptune”

Haha, ROM installed perfectly! Played for a few mins looks sweet then tried to do a hard reset with no avail screen just stayed at BOOTLOADER.

Preformed a soft reset, os wouldn’t load correctly just stayed at splash screen, tried various things but was still unable to boot past the splash screen. Potentially Bricked P4350 it seems!

Below are the steps I preformed to recover using the search function on the forum and google.

1:. Booted device into BOOTLOADER mode by holding down the cam soft button then inserting the stylus into soft reset button.

2:. Whilst at the coloured screen attached device to computer via USB (you should notice USB appear at the button of the screen)

3:. Downloaded latest ROM for my device from here

4:. Double clicked exe and followed on screen instructions (the updater wont detect your phone because its not connected via active sync don’t worry still proceed)

5:. Wait for the updater to finish, device may reboot a few times this is normal, once completed you shall see the welcome screen.

Potentially bricked device restored, thanks to this forum I don’t have an expensive paper weight. Lots of Kudos to all!!!

I still have a problem, my device wont prompt for hard reset anyone have any ideas? (Stayes at red/green/blue/white BOOTLOADER screen) Searched forums and google for answers no luck yet. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Peace!
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] Monarch73:
failsafe

The radio needs to be version 2.79 for WM6 to work. Also, Its always safe to have a working WM5 RUU ready in case you brick your herald. Please take a look in the wiki if you can find any RUU that works on your device and install it. This should update your Radio to 2.79 if you don't have it yet.

If none of the RUUs in the wiki works on your device, you better retain your current installation and wait for HTC to finaly release the official WM6 RUU.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] slapnutz:
tried to install, had an error and now I have a brick. Put phone into bootloader screen, try to use the Wing RUU utility, but keeps giving me a connection error. Any help would be appreciated!
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] Maximus-CZ:
nice, it seems i have all in my PC,

i have RUU WM 5 for herald, seems fuction but dont know (i dont tryed)

soo, if i understand if i bricked my ROM, my RUU WM5 will ever set my Herald to manufacture with good Radio version (i have 02.71) so my best way is:

Run RUU WM5, (it will put my Radio Version 2.79)

after i will instal some WM6 by the guide on that WM6...

after that i will got WM 6 works? (i will do some backups of my items in memory)

is that right???
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] falconeyez:
Thoughts on the ROM

Ok so after playing iwth the ROM for about an hour or so, I decided I didn't really care for it. It's just too buggy for me. It seems to be very slow in response time and seems to lag, even with over clocking. Oh well, back to the stock T-Mobile ROM I guess.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] slapnutz:
anyone have any input? I would really like to get my phone working again!
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] Sagitario:
Installing it over a spanish rom

You think It´ll install if my current ROM is in Spanish? Would I need to tweak anything? I have a

HTC p4350 SO 5.1.422

ROM version 1.8.412.2 ESN

Radio Version: 02.71.90

I don´t mind it resulting in English after it, As a matter of fact, I preffer it.

Thanks.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] BRSG:
After a few days using a this rom, I can tell that the ok button problem is not completely fixed... sometimes you still need to fast tap it twice to make it work!
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nai PKU:
Z1 C6902 5.1.1 root

As usual, I connect USB cable in MTP mode to explorer internal or external storage, but now :

- In MTP Mode : I can't do nothing, it just charging althought on PC and on mobile say connected, and MTP driver falsed in Devices manager. Sony PC Companion can't detect device too.

- In MSC Mode : normally

I tried many ways : uninstall driver, on/off USB debug, delete "upperfilters" key in regedit, unmount SD card.... but nothing changed

How can I fix it, please.

Is there any hidden options that I "may" turn MTP mode for only charge ?

(Sorry for my bad English)
[Nexus 5 General] amkirk94:
So, after watching this guy running some throttling test on several smartphones, I started wondering if my Nexus 5 was facing similar throttling issues; just like some Snapdragon 810 devices do. Also, I wanted to extend the testing results, in order to ascertain if Screen Brightness matters, and by how much.

The testing procedure was the following:

I kept running the Geekbench benchmark repeatedly for 10 minutes and taking note of the Multi-threaded score.

For the first set of runs I had the brightness decreased to Minimum. Then I left the device untouched for about 5 minutes (in order to cool down) and ran the test again with the Screen Brightness set to Maximum.

During the tests my Nexus 5 was:

-Stock Android 6.0 Marshmallow

-Stock clocks

-Stock thermal throttle temperature

-Unrooted

You can see the results on the following graph:

[IMG="Results"]http://s24.postimg.org/4f0cjhmdx/results.jpg[/IMG]

What questions does this answer?

Yes, Nexus 5 does throttle. Yes, screen brightness does matter.

Does this make Nexus 5 a bad device?

Not by a long shot!

So guys, what do you thing about all this? Does throttling matter to you? Did you get different results on Custom ROMs?

If so, please share them with us! :)
[Nexus 5 General] oifi:
That "news" are as old as the N5 is...
[Nexus 5 General] amkirk94:
I just wanted to share some interesting results. We all knew that N5 throttles, but I wanted to investigate "how much it throttles", and also "how much is screen brightness affecting it".

Also, I have added the poll to see how much people here care about the throttling.

You don't have to be mean... :(
[Nexus 5 General] waro470:
People will criticize what you do no matter what. Don't pay attention to their gratuitous diatribe.

Thank you for offering a more detailed analysis of the problem at hand.
[Nexus 5 General] oifi:
I didn't want to offend you. N5 also dimms the screen if it gets too hot. So you can't see how slow it is after throtteling. [emoji6]

And yes, it is very annoying.
[Nexus 5 General] DummyPLUG:
For myself throttling is a matter or not depends on how serious of it, quite sure something like the 810 I will totally avoild, but 808 will be acceptable for me.

p.s. I don't know which options I shall choose.
[Nexus 5 General] amkirk94:
If you look at this video, you can clearly see that Snapdragon 808 does not throttle at all.

The problem with throttling is that even though they are selling us a 2.3 GHz device, we don't get these clocks after a couple of minutes surfing on the web (for example)... In other words, we don't get what we thought we paid for.

I bet that Nexus 5 could even reach 3 GHz if its power source allows it, but the thermal limit would make it impossible to sustain those clocks for more than 10 seconds :P

p.s. I think the first choice "Yes, of course it does" is the choice for you ;)
[Nexus 5 General] DummyPLUG:
As I know the 808, at least in G4 does throttling, just not as serious as 810. So does the 7420. I agree most if not all current highend cpu does throttling, slow down a little bit is acceptable, but 810 really slow down too much. There are review 808 actually faster then 810 when under load.

Nexus 6p use so call v2 of 810, I wonder if help on throttling.
[Nexus 5 General] rohit25:
All 810s have been v2.1 even the htc m9 ... What varies is the clock speed... Oneplus two had 1.9ghz htc had 2.0 and Sony too is driving at 2.0 with heatsinks .... What would be interesting is if Google too asked huawei to use heatsinks
[Nexus 5 General] amkirk94:
OnePlus 2 is 1.82GHz, while Nexus 6P is at 2.0Ghz. I think 6P really needs those heatsinks, if they don't want it throttling...
[Nexus 5 General] H0tep:
Nvm I'm wrong lol

Here's a nice article on the history of the SD810

http://www.androidauthority.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-810-v2-617956/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] isolove:
i ask samsung here in Athens Greece to fix the on-off button.

Need to presing hard to work :(

So i have to pay 55 eyros for a phone i buy for....40!

no!

In this video you can see how to fix in 10-15 minute.Is working one week now fantastic!

was my idea and i made it allone.I am not a pro,is first time i opened a phone!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU6vYoDiPK4&feature=youtu.be