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[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] superpulosu:
Try to update from build 17 go to settings - about phone - cyanogen updates. And update to last build.

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Download cm 13 and gapps and go to recovery. Make a backup then wipe system, data,cache and dalvik. Then go to install and install cm 13. After install gapps and reboot.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] hgmichna:
CM Updater from CM 12.1 to 13

Lots of problems still. Today I used CM's update function to upgrade from CM 12.1 to CM 13 with the CM recovery. That failed miserably. The phone went into a boot loop. No idea how this could pass any test.

So I flashed TWRP and did a factory reset, then flashed CM 13, today's NIGHTLY, and Open Gapps nano. Still boot-looping.

Next I wiped system, then flashed the same again. This worked. I restored the apps, using Titatium Backup, which worked also. Finally I restored the Trebuchet data, not the app, and got the desktops back. So far, so good.

Then I noticed that the radio was set to 3G instead of LTE. I switched it to LTE, and all hell broke loose. The radio kept crashing, plastering the screen with lots of dialog boxes. After tapping my finger until it bled, the dialogs stopped, but the phone still got hot and became extremely slow.

I just barely managed to use TWRP manager to flash TWRP over the CM recovery. That was when I began reading here.

I spotted the recommendation to remove the battery before flashing, so I did that and repeated my last operation. This time I tried the LTE setting before restoring, to save time in case the same catastrophe would happen again, but it didn't. I restored everything for the second time, and now the phone seems to work.

This does not mean that the battery removal actually helped. Maybe, maybe not. The error may have been caused by some other coincidence.

Do we have any chance to get the updater/CM 13 defect repaired? I could weep a little lake, thinking of how many unsuspecting users have fallen or will still fall into this nasty trap and believe what the CM updater tells them.

Since almost all Android phones, particularly those running Cyanogen OS, manage to update from one Android version to the next perfectly smoothly, without destroying all user apps and data, I think it is not asking too much.

It seems that the first boot loop happened when the new CM attempted to process the old system settings. If so, then a simple way out would be to give up the old system settings and replace them with the defaults, like in a new installation, rather than boot-looping. To me that sounds like a pretty simple way out if it is really too difficult to update the old settings.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] jsson98:
Downloaded cm 13 and gaaps and put them on sd card. Enterd cwm-based recovery (already had it since i came from arter97s cm)

Wiped chashe,data,dalvik and then installed the latest cm 13 nightly and gapps.

Boot and freezes at samsung splash screen in top right korner it says "Kernel is not SEandroid enforcing" (did not say that before when i had arters)

It also says in top right corner Set waranty bit kernel(this has been there since i installed arters cm)

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I tried to follow your process and flashed TWRP via odin. Then went to wipe and pressed format data it says

"unable to wipe '/data' --unknown file system 'auto'"

and

"unable to format to remove encryption"

I dont use any encryption so i find this wierd...

Next i hit advanced wipe and checked cheashe dalvik and system and it wiped sucesfully.

I flashed the latest cm nightly and gapps and it still freezes at samsung splash screen with "kernel is not seandroid enforcing" and "set waranty bit kernerl" in the top left corner.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] downhere:
The messages about "SE enforcing" and "Warranty bit" are normal; system should boot and work.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] jsson98:
Well it does not... I managed to wipe dalvik, system, data, and internal storage through advanced wipe still freeze on samsung screen after flash...

Edit: tried with yesterdays nightly (january 22) without no progress

Edit 2: Tried with unofficial with same result starting to think that i have broken something... :(
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] hgmichna:
Broken phone?

Have you taken out the battery for a minute before flashing? It was said here that it may be necessary, and it may have helped in my case. At least it did not hurt. I suspect that it's snake oil, but who knows for sure?

The last resort with these Samsung phones is to flash an original Samsung ROM, then begin from scratch.

The original ROMs are a bit difficult to find. Some good people make flashable ZIP files with the original ROMs. I have one for the GT-I9305, but not for the GT-I9506, sorry.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] jsson98:
Will try this tomorrow just got arters unofficial rom working and will leave it for the night...
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] marchnz:
Factory firmware and archives can be found on sammobile and others. I am trying this approach today in effort of resolving a bluetooth car kit connection problem which occured when upgrading from cm12.1.

Note that Kyasu's version solved the CM13/solk2 ROM battery drain issue where deep sleep was not achieved often enough.

On Solk2/cm13 nightly as of 20/1/16 battery drain overnight was 8% on comparison to Kyasu's 1.2% - I could clearly see the device spending over 90% in deep sleep. Also I could not access kernel wakelock stats with Bbs in solk2/nightly rom. Note both scenario/rom using greenify.

Solk2 would appreciate any feedback as prefer supporting official cm and as cm maintainer - would like to switch back and continue to make regular donations for your efforts.

-machcnz

*** Update 24/01 - Bluetooth issue (pairing with Car Kit = "no phone"/cycling) exists on Kyasu's CM13 too. Reverting back to Official CM12.1 nightly. (Stock or Cm12.1 nightly is OK.)

Baseband = UDOJ3 (VFN NZ)
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] jsson98:
I tried to take the battery out for a minute before flashing without no progress still stuck on samsung splash screen.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] schjor:
I also never managed to install any of roms made by solk2...
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Paul1865:
I did, and for me it was the first time in my entire life I ever did flash a phone... No experience whatever. So, if a newbie like me can get this to work anyone can (I think ^^ ) ...

Had some troubles of course, especially bootloops, but doing it right (odin stock flash, twrp, battery out, rom flash, battery thing, and uninstalling SuperSU and never installing this again) solved my boot problems...

I also have "kernel is not seandroid enforcing" and "set waranty bit kernerl" on bootscreen, but that was from the beginning. No problems with that...

Also no big problems with rom. It is really fast. and battery life > 16 hrs and almost no drain on standby :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Mnichovec:
Thank you but no help same thing :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] knojap:
Boottime?

since 1 Week i'm using cm13 on the i9506. Everything is fine. But why does the boottime take so long.

It take 2-3 more times to boot instead of Stock Firmware?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] hgmichna:
Boot-time is unimportant for most users.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] knojap:
Ok. I can live with that. But I don't understand why? Because there is no bloatware or samsung crap and it takes longer? Will it be faster in the future? For me it's the first cm i'm using. So I don't know the development steps.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Paul1865:
What I think I notice, is that with normal rom, phone boots fast, but has to startup background apps after you login. When CM boots, it is starting up background apps while showing the boot logo.

So instead of afterwards starting up, CM is doing this in advance. I could be wrong on this, but that is my presumption...

Can anyone tell if my perception is correct?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] awicks:
I am noticing significant battery drain on this ROM. I have let it bed in for a few days now, hoping that things will improve but unfortunately it hasn't. On my commute to work this morning, I lost 25% battery and the phone was just in my pocket but connected to a bluetooth device (no calls or music were used). Looking at the battery stats when I arrived at work suggested that the battery would only last another 3 hours, but I couldn't see any information regarding what apps have been using the power. I am running 13.0-20160124-NIGHTLY-ks01lte, installed via CM Update (on top of nightly from 21st)

Any suggestions?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] knojap:
Is there a way to turn off the batterycharging led when screen is on? I just can turn it off completely. But i want a charging light when the screen is off. Using now an app "LED Blinker". But then no message light appears when sreen is off and batterycharging light is on. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Paul1865:
I had the same as you. Solved by (okay, this may sound foolish to you) replacing the battery with a new one (Anker 2600mAh Li-ion). Now I have (no matter what nighty) > 16 hrs battery life. With Greenify on and Wifi-scanning and Bluetooth-scanning disabled in Location settings. Those options did not work on old battery, but fine on new one.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] awicks:
I did think about the possibility it could be the battery quality, but then it was working fine when I had Arter's 12.1 installed.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Sn0rre:
Hi.

One question that wasn´t answered in one of my previouse posts.

"Is this the official thread for the official CM13 of i9506"?

I already have a problem with bluetooth. My headsete is disconnecting and connection again from time to time (2-3 times a hour).

Therefor I have to know where I have to deposit my problem.

Thx and br,

Sn0rre.

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If this is the correct thread, here the crashreport with version "CM13-26012016"

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Build fingerprint: 'samsung/ks01ltexx/ks01lte:5.0.1/LRX22C/I9506XXUDOJ2:user/release-keys'

Revision: '0'

ABI: 'arm'

pid: 18899, tid: 18915, name: bluedroid wake/ >>> com.android.bluetooth <<<

signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 0x0

r0 00000022 r1 00000000 r2 b3846d30 r3 00000003

r4 fffaf031 r5 b3846d30 r6 b3846d30 r7 b3851fa8

r8 b3851fb0 r9 b3851f9c sl b3851fa8 fp b3851fa8

ip aee04f98 sp aee05458 lr b37dc5fb pc 00000000 cpsr a00f0010

backtrace:

#00 pc 00000000 <unknown>

#01 pc 001145f7 /system/lib/hw/bluetooth.default.so

#02 pc 00119573 /system/lib/hw/bluetooth.default.so

#03 pc 0011d5a5 /system/lib/hw/bluetooth.default.so

#04 pc 0011c59b /system/lib/hw/bluetooth.default.so

#05 pc 0011d4f7 /system/lib/hw/bluetooth.default.so

#06 pc 00046ea5 /system/lib/libc.so (__pthread_start(void*)+32)

#07 pc 00018c35 /system/lib/libc.so (__start_thread+8)

====================================================
[General Questions and Answers] Harshnil:
Which file have video playback codec
[Microsoft Lumia 950/950 XL] NLS:
I'll point you directly to my blog post, so that I won't write everything again.

(includes aftermath pictures)

http://blog.ilogic.gr/can-you-use-a-microsoft-lumia-950-xl-as-a-skateboard/

To update on the data I report in the blog, I still have the phone as it looks in the pics.

We agreed with the retail shop (that directly belongs to the telephony provider), to follow up early January, so that processes are smoother (and possibly availability of the service kit).

Device is 100% functional with details below:

1) Camera looks perfect without flash.

2) With flash, some part of the cracked cover glass gives a reflection artifact, but nothing too serious for immediate fix.

3) Stock back creaks bit more (it was like "almost never" while now is like "mostly doesn't"). Waiting for Mozo availability in my country anyway.

I'd say with what is suffered (I bet nothing happened before the loaded slide), the device is pretty strong.
[Microsoft Lumia 950/950 XL] santoz:
Let us know how you get on with fixing the glass, other than that kudos to the phone standing up to that! I stopped buying the wife iPhones as they break at the slightest knock :(
[Microsoft Lumia 950/950 XL] suicidal.banana:
Oh man, that sucks, i sincerely hope you choose to include warranty!

That said, thanks for sharing the story, if the device can hold up to your kid, it can sure hold up to my daily use :)
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] Mr.Feelgood:
Hi, sorry my english is so poor... :(

OS ROM is the same in the diferent HTCs??

For example, I can put Spanish OS ROM from TRINITY in my Artemis?

I extracted from TRINITY the OS_ROM in RUU_SIGNED.nbh created by FARMAN

Thanks!

:D
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cuballboy:
I purchased a T-mobile Note 4 and connected it to Cricket. I have no issues using the phone but I have a pop up for Tmobile software update that keeps popping up. The update will not download, I assume because Im not on Tmobiles network. I would love to find a way to remove all Tmobile settings and have Cricket updates come to my phone. Is this even possible?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pick_A_Name:
Cricket can't give you updates for a phone it didn't sell. You can use Odin to update your device if you want to. If you're willing to root your device, then you can get rid of the nagging.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chocu1a:
I have a tmobile note 4 on Cricket too. I was able to download the 5.1.1 ota update without issue.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cuballboy:
I have 5.1.1 but for some reason that annoying box keeps coming back. Ive tried to just take the download to make it go away but the download always fails. I want to root but Im afraid of bricking it.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pick_A_Name:
It's pretty hard to brick (as in I haven't heard of anyone not being able to recover) because you can just use Odin to go back to stock. Just use Odin to root/add TWRP. I think if you're on 5.1.1 you have to also use a different kernel. Instructions should be with the root thread. Just follow the directions and you will be fine.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chocu1a:
There is a system-less root method available that does not require a custom kernel. Don't know why you keep getting the update message, as 5.1.1 is the current version. Root is very easy on this phone, plus you can enable tethering on Cricket. As said above, it is almost impossible(almost) to actually brick this phone.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tankdog03:
Google Zedomax. . He has a YouTube channel that will explain it very well.. he's the man.. stay high in android everyday
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Respect35:
Hİ EVERYONE

I deleted my efs and my device is not root , 5.0 OC4

I don't call nobody

thanks for helping
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] szotaa:
Hello note 3 users. My SGS3 died recently, and Im currently looking for an upgrade. I'm keen on Note 3 (N9005) but I have few questions I need to ask since we all know what kind of a company samsung is.

1. Are there any issues on AOSP roms caused by closed source libraries? Like HWC not working, camera issues etc?

2 .Are there any un-rootable variats of note 3 which I should avoid buying?

Thanks in advance, feel free to add anything i should know.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alek7:
1. No problem, only the S Note stuff doesn't work (S Note app, Aircommand, ...) but the S Pen works.

2. I think the Verzion version has a locked bootloader so avoid it if you can.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
I don't get it, exactly what kind of company Samsung is? Please enlighten us about this, as new users it would be good to know from an already experienced person.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] szotaa:
http://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-exynos-and-aosp-explained-a-story-of-betrayal/
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] szotaa:
I'd also like to know if there's any reason why note 3 didn't get official CM13 yet? Is it lacking maintainers?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvnatic:
First of all, Knox doesn't mean a thing in Europe. According to European law, if the device is broken and you send it for a warranty repair, the service center can only refuse to repair if they can prove that the defect is caused by the user.

For example, if your headphone jack stops working, they can never link it to the Knox trigger, and they will have to repair your phone.

In Romania for example, official Samsung repair centers know only about the Knox app and what it does, but they never heard of this Knox trigger and they have no clue what it means. I bull**** you not, I personally have a friend that works in a big electronics shop very popular in my country, which collaborates with this service center for Samsung warranty repairs. When he asked them about the Knox trigger, they had no idea whatsoever what that means.

Second of all, AOSP roms don't work very well on this device. Well, they do, they don't actually have any bugs, but all of them suffer from one big problem: the battery life is very, very, very bad compared to the stock touch wiz roms. And there's no drain, if you inspect the battery usage you won't notice any strange behavior, but the battery just decreases very fast.

Also an important thing you have to take into account on AOSP roms, none of them support the s-pen features. People will recommend you all kinds of third party options, and some of them are great, but nothing compares to the stock air command and all of the features it has. It doesn't even get close.

Third, galaxy note 3 is starting to show its age. It's not a bad device by any means, it's still a solid performer, but the new flagships have way better specs and soon a lot of apps will not be as optimized on the note 3 as they will on these newer devices.

Just the OS updates alone aren't very snappy on the note 3. I updated to lollipop and I really miss how well kitkat performed, but it was soooo ugly. If you get used to the lollipop UI and animations, you just can't go back to kitkat.

If you insist on AOSP roms, there's really no point at all in getting the note. If you want a phablet and can't afford the latest and greatest, get the Motorola nexus 6. If you prefer something a bit more portable, consider the nexus 5x.

You can't go wrong with any of the more recent nexus devices, note 3 is already dead update-wise.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] szotaa:
The thing is, I'm on a limited budget for a phone. I can spend only ~~250$ which is enough to buy used note 3 ( in a good condition ). With this money I simply cant afford nexus 6. I only care about big amoled screen, 3gigs of ram( since every phone i changed was because of too little ram) and proper aosp support. Thats why I chose note 3. I dont care about spen features since I wont use it too much.

Wysłane z mojego GT-I9300 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[LG G Flex 2] ShadowRii:
please delete this post something went wrong
[LG G Flex 2] SayWhat10:
Twrp lol?
[Android General] Droidsan:
Hope am posting this thread in the right section. Devs feel free to shift it if necessary.

As Android users who love to tinker with our phones we may from time to time be required if not forced to get into service mode or engineer mode menu on our Android devices to clean up or do certain repairs. For instance you get a network locked phone and need to unlock it , repair damaged IMEI number and fix network problems, flash certain firmware files to debrick your device, service your faulty device or you just want to enable extra advanced capabilities on your Android phone. This leads you to start searching for working secret codes for that device to help you enter into Android service mode/ Engineer mode. As we all know, the familiar reality is that not all secret codes work&you may spend hours trying to get into these hidden menus on your phone. So a simpler solution that I found to work across multiple brands of Android phones is to use the app called Shortcut Master.

Works on all SAMSUNG and most HTC, LG, SONY, HUAWEI, MOTOROLA&Mediatek phones.

STEPS:

Download Shortcut Master from Play store

Launch the app from drawer

Use the Search Menu, Secret Code Explorer&App Explorer to find Service mode menu /Engineer menu for your device.

Launch the target menu function using the available launch options

You can use the app to find other hidden secret menus on your device e.g Qualcomm USB settings

Some functions may need root access to launch (Root phone, try again)

CREDITS: Vndnguyen the creator of shortcut master.

If you need a more detailed guide, SEE my blog post: http://www.selftechgenius.com/softw...-mode-in-android-phones-without-secret-codes/

Hit the THUMBS UP!!! :good::highfive: if this was helpful!
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowRii:
for some reason keep getting this error when trying to flash any zip error

executing update binary in zip

also mounted the system partition same error

I'm on a stock version of shield tv unlocked bootloader and rooted

also tried different versions like the regular arm and the arm 64 but nothing works also tried flashing twrp trough zip get the same error
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kab89:
You need to flash sdk22. SDK 23 is for marshmallow, you are still on lollipop

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowRii:
thanks that worked!

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonesPW:
OUKITEL released a new smartphone - OUKITEL K10000 with 10000mAh battery. It is the largest battery on phone I have ever seen!

Can you find out other phone with battery above 10000mAh?

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$40 coupon for OUKITEL K10000: K10000.

Duration: Dec 22nd, 2015 - Jan 2nd, 2016 CST
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mchael T.:
Kinda sucks the more I learn about the item.....

They messed up on the SD/TF card and SIM slot.

You can not use 2 SIMs and a SD/TF Card.

You can use a SD/TF and 1 SIM together in the same slot.

Only 1 slot.

So your kinda stuck with ether 1 SIM and a SD/TF Card or 2 SIM's and the 16GB ROM

Kinda sucks when it comes to storage VS the convenience of not carrying around a company phone as well.

Unless you don't care and don't get issued a company phone......

ALSO,,,,

What material is the Digitizer/LCD made of? Are they separate or is it the Gorilla Glass 3 one glass solution?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zunera M:
How long will it last for normal using with no recharging it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonesPW:
It is the IPS capacitive touch screen, not the Gorilla glass 3 glass screen.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonesPW:
Sorry, we didn't test it. But it is sure that it can standby for a super long time.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Krystyna:
OUKITEL K10000 phone support waterproof?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonesPW:
No, it doesn't.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mchael T.:
Kinda low Specs on the phone.

It would of been nice to see some decent hardware attached to that battery.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechlineHD:
Hi guys, I have just made an unboxing and first impressions video on Oukitel K10000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZd51Byv50Q[IMG="Oukitel K10000"]http://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Oukitel-K10000-840x492.jpg[/IMG]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megthebest:
my unboxing and review (Italian language):

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