yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
A question about the current unofficial builds or rather the update process: Is it capable of OTA? I see a May build on the website but don't see it in the updater app (tried already to delete all data of the app but without an effect - had seen this also when testing e/os/ and helped there). And I know that troika unofficial was capable of OTA.

Never mind ... I screwed up. ;-)
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Savatage76:
Hello! I have tried your unofficial rom, it's great but i can't run McDonald's app. The app Is the last...thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Said you won't be able to, it relies on safety net which this device among many others fail.

You can try to use magisk to work around it, but I don't support that
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Savatage76:
ok,thanks for your help!
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Savatage76:
hello, this is safetynet result...
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Probably using play integrity or hardware backed safety net.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Savatage76:
ok, thanks for your help
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
Noted by chance: Is it on purpose that USB debugging is activated on the unofficial builds? Last observed on May build.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] mentat:
Is it possible to install the new Unofficial build (on jfltexx) without installing the LineageOS recovery as well (I would like to keep TWRP if possible)?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Unlikely, just use lineage recovery for install.

You can put TWRP back afterward if you want.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Savatage76:
hello! It is possibile using microg in latest official 18.1 release? thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
Yes. Latest official supports microG. Even as user app.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Savatage76:
OK! thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] SimonGhostRiley24:
ok thanks though...
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
Thank you for maintaining the unofficial builds - latest (240625) for jfltexx is without obvious issues. :)

A few points for nitpicking around the updater:

Changelog in menu points to https://download.lineageos.org/jfltexx/changes instead of https://updater.oddsolutions.us/devices/jfltexx/changes.

Is it on purpose that - contrary to the official builds updater behavior - already installed and previous builds are shown in the updater?

Nothing urgent - just sharing what I observe.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
In _which_ menu?

And yes, it is, I let my users freely up and downgrade builds if needed.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
The three dot menu in the top right corner of the updater.

Nice! Thank you for clarifying.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
I'll swap that out here soon likely - but it's really not needed - they feed data from the same place.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] droi1:
is safetynet working in Unofficial built? Also you write Gapps included so i don't need to download them like in Official built?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
Last that I checked only the lowest level (Basic) of PlayIntegrity (successor of SafetyNet) - not sufficient for various banking or streaming apps.

Correct.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
I have a problem with my S4 i9505. I have a rum installed with Android 9 but any Android 10 rum stays in the logo, this rom stays in my infinite logo.

I have to update the device kernel or something to be able to use Android 10+?.

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This is the only rom that works for me but I want to update to Android 10, any solution?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
CAREFUL - THIS RESULTS IN COMPLETE DATA LOSS! DO A BACKUP BEFORE!

Let's start basic: Did you wipe data? As this ROM (the unofficial one - being the only one available right now) comes with GApps & Pixel Goodies, you need to wipe data when coming from another ROM even if you had some other GApps installed! Also, wiping system can't do harm. And best to use the provided recovery.

You mention S4 i9505. Are you using the build for jfltexx?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
In the image I show what I do before installing the rom and in the other image it shows the rom that I have installed, which is the only one that works for Android 9
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Just follow the wiki installation guides - it works fine.

This isn't android 10, this is android 11.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
I follow the interruptions and it remains the same, it stays as I show the image, it stays loading, I left it for almost 1 hour and it continues like this
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
You didn't follow the guide.

Did you use lineage recovery?

Did you format userdata?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
If I use recovery I try several things and it still stays on the logo for a long time

I leave some images
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
which model does it say below your battery?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
This is the model
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
use ODIN to flash the newest stock ROM for your device, then try again. Sounds like you're on a KitKat based boot loader.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Retrial:
Check my S4 Unified Collection & Guides.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
Why mindthegapps? That unofficial contains GApps.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Gitanitos:
Hi all,

After using since last week LOS18 in my S4 (jfltexx - I9505) I tried today to update the phone with the new release (LOS recovery installed) but after download the update when I have clicked on "Install" an error message has sorted and the update was impossible.

I tried flashing manually the last LOS recovery but same issue so finally I downloaded the package through chrome and installed manually through LOS recovery successfully.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] gotluck:
having difficulty getting the mindthegapps package small enough to fit on my i9505G.

Wish there was a way to increase the root partition :(

does the system_ext folder open any possibilities?

in the past I used pico gapps with gapps-config.txt removing

GoogleTTS

Browser

Email

LiveWallpapers

ROM is great!
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
This issue is now fixed. You will need to sideload the upcoming build by hand to get back on track though.

Sorry for the inconveniences.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] vip5912:
Thank you.

I closed the case on Bug Tracker.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
thanks, but does this *explicit exclude* updates via recovery (and whose (engl.: ?) buildin install) ?

- anyway, I'll find that out and report -

from my side: nothing to say sorry for.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] sw_strange:
I just want to say "Thanks" to all of the developers here for all of the work that you do. And to all of the Senior Members for the knowledge that they pass on to us Noobs.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
well, "Senior Members" are feeding the Noobs so that the Noobs, when they're grown to Senior's, are able to feed the next Noobs, and so on ...

it's a sort of "food chain" called "community"

And otherwise the senior knowledge will vanish in this space-time continuum :geek:
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
not sure what you mean, but if you flash any newer update via recovery, you can then OTA from there on out as expected - or update via recovery. Either is fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
your wording was "sideload".

I interpreted that as "adb sideload".

I'm currently not sure what's the diff.'s are between "adb sideload" and "install(-button) under recovery" are and if there are some, then ...

that was the background of my question.

anyway, the question was answered.

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] xperanto:
Thank you for your response and your clarification. My fault, i misunderstood some things. Nevermind.

In relation to this link https://source.android.com/devices/bootloader/partitions#changes-in-android-r and other sources and others i made the wrong assumption that /system_ext is a partition or image on its own, like /system. therefor it made, of course, no sense trying to remount /system_ext as rw, because it was just, as you taught me, linked to /system/system_ext. Binding and remounting /system as rw to edit /system_ext was of course enough and did the trick.

My appologies for any circumstances and thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

By the way, you all did a really great job with LOS 18.1 on jf*.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Thanks! this cycle it was mostly arco though!

As for system_ext, on newer devices, it /is/ a partition, but can still be mounted r/w.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] jadfa:
First of all, thanks for your work!

I have a problem with the proximity sensor: already cleaned and even change with spare parts, still doesn't show distance (in SatStat app i use to check). So think it's motherboard related and don't want to change it.

Is there a way to disable screen to go black when calling? I have to get access to keyboard within a call... and will re-enable this protection after if possible.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] vip5912:
I updated to lineage-18.1-20210415-nightly-jfltexx-signed.zip by TWRP recovery.

At first glance, everything works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
dito here
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Sunburnseb:
Hello mates

As always whenever I ask a question I want to first thank you for the amazing work you have done on this roms.

I am encountering a small problem since I have upgrade from 17.1 to 18.1 on my samsung galaxy S4.

I am using the jfltexx build ,Magisk 22.1and lineage-18.1-20210408-recovery-jfltexx recovery

Since I have upgraded I can not install weekly updates directly via my phone; said update does download but won't install, moreover once downloaded I cannot export the file on my phone's memory in order to flash it.

The solution I have been using so far is to download the update to my PC then transfer it to my SD card and then dirty flash it from recovery which is not convenient .

Any idea how I can fix that problem?

Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
yup, you'll find all you need some comments above your's
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] orse04:
Hi, Hotspot is not working for me, It shows as being enabled but it's not working. No see the Hotspot in the Laotop Wifi Area.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
if "hotspot" shares the same "technical mimic" with "tethering" then there is a fix in work and will maybe released with the next update, but I'm not sure, see:

https://review.lineageos.org/c/LineageOS/android_device_samsung_jf-common/+/308081
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] sonix-r:
Hi, first of all a want to thank you for this ROM. It's really great!

I have two problems:

First is problem with hotspot. It looks like it's working but all my computers can't find it by wi-fi.

Seeing post above it should be fixed soon. That's OK.

Second is problem with earphones connected by minijack. I can't use them during phone calls. I can listen to music player, youtube and every sounds are working. Only during phone call is complete silence. I can't hear anybody and anybody can't hear me. I had this problem on Lineage 17.1 too.

Is there any solution for this?

I have galaxy s4 i9505 and I did fresh install by twrp 3.5.2_9-0-jflte

lineage-18.1-20210415-nightly-jfltexx + MindTheGapps + Magisk

Bootloader & modem - I9505XXUHQK1

Greetings!
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
same here:

with a plugged headset phone call ring goes to the speaker
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
already install the firmware through odin which is Lollipop 5.0.1 the latest

then place the recovery, install LineageOS 18.1 and continue exactly the same, I leave you an image of the process

I left it for more than 30 minutes and it stays loading on the logo.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Try removing your sdcard and booting?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
I removed the SD and it's still the same

I do not know what else to do
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
@Georghedc
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
because it is the one recommended in this post

If you can see in the notes it says so
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Retrial:
It's the recommended GApps for the "Official" builds..

For "Unofficial" builds, GApps are included....as you can see in the notes...
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
I already tried it with several GApps and it continues the same even without the GApps
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Retrial:
Follow the S4 guides I posted above.

Start from scratch following the guides:

1. Clean Install Stock ROM

2. Install latest Bootloader & Modem for your variant.

3. Clean install of custom ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
install the firmware then try to install the MODEMS & BOOTLOADERS but it fails

I leave some images of the process

I try to separate them and together and it keeps failing
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Retrial:
Try the patched Odin:

Patched Odin 3.13.1

For those looking for a modified, modded, or patched odin that is a newer build than all the fake and renamed prince comsy 3.12.3 versions floating around. I patch recent Odin versions to offer similar functionality to the princecomsy; in that...

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And use the Combined Bootloader&Modem tar at AP.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
oh you flashed google apps on the unofficial? Don't do that, just flash the unofficial.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
the error keeps appearing
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Retrial:
Idk, proceed with clean install of custom ROM according to my guides and let's see.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
In the same way it remains in the logo

yesterday I carried out that process

[OFFICIAL] LineageOS 18.1 for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (All QCOM Variants)

Samsung Galaxy S4 - Your warranty is now void. - You have been warned. - Use at your own risk. Introduction: This is the Official Lineage OS 18.1 thread for all Galaxy S4 variants. Downloads: Please follow the install instructions in your...

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[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Your issue here is that you've tainted your system by flashing Google apps, you need to go into recovery into advanced and select format system, then format your user data, then flash just the unofficial.

When you flash MTG, it persists across flashes
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
Every time I am going to make a change that is asked of me, I do it from scratch to be safer.

The process is longer but I do it this way to avoid errors.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] ze7zez:
I've read all of your posts on XDA, and I didn't find in them any information on what firmware you used to restore the stock ROM. To avoid an idle discussion, I advise you to use the 4-file firmware, as only this version restores the stock partitions.

If that doesn't help either, then perhaps your phone's NAND memory doesn't have enough space to relocate and skip the corrupted cells, If some data from newer androids (usually larger than older androids) can't fit in some partition, then there will be the effect you describe here, i.e. the failure to fully boot android.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
Also use the 4 file firmware you download from

Samsung GT-I9505 Galaxy S4 LTE - Sfirmware.com

Descargar gratis la última versión de firmware de Samsung GT-I9505 para su región. Por favor, vaya a la página para descargar el firmware.

sfirmware.com

As I indicated in one of my messages, the only modified rom that works well for me is

https://xdaforums.com/t/jdcteam-129...lease-09-29-sept-9-0-0_r46-unoff-eol.3896057/ but that rom is android 9

Now I don't know if it is some memory problem that you indicate to me.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Retrial:
May I ask if you use F2FS or EXT4 file system?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
No, "factory reset" doesn't wipe system.

You need to go explicitly do that.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
great question, just use ext4
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
This question is new to me, how do I know if I am using ext4?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Did you ever explicitly format as f2fs? If not, you're ext4.

Your issue is defs that MTG was flashed on top of the unofficial.

Wipe your system partition, flash just the official, wipe your data partition, then reboot
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] puerto69:
Good evening, I have the 05/12/2024 version installed and it is working wonderfully, great work, congratulations. Are there any changes worth noting with the version of 06/25/2024? Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
tar.md5 is not a file to flash in odin. It's just a test file with the hash of the tar file. Throw the tar file into odin.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
There are security patches.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Retrial:
I don't think he used tar.md5. The md5 text you see on his screenshot, it's detail "Tips" from Odin.

Seems he used the .tar file into Odin. Idk why it doesn't working for him, perhaps if he used older version of Odin or re-install Samsung Drivers it could work.

But as npjoshon said, the issue seems like to be that he mixed up things and need to wipe/format properly to proceed.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
Remove ext4 system, install official 4-file Lollipop firmware

delete data, restart, install recovery, mount lineageOS and it's still the same, it stays at the logo

I notice that any other rom that is Android 10 or 11 stays on the logo while the modified rom versions of Android 7, 8, 9 work perfectly.

I leave an image of a rom with Android 9 that also works normally for me

Do you have any other solution?

Sorry if you don't understand me but I'm using a translator
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Retrial:
Please install Device Info HW, go to settings and set the language to English and then share some screenshots of the General and System tabs.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Retrial:
@Georghedc as I imagined, your Baseband (Modem) and Bootloader is on old version.

Please follow my guides and install the latest version HQK1. If Odin doesn't work try older version of Odin and re-install Samsung Drivers. Also run it as administrator.

Note: Flashing Stock Firmware doesn't change Bootloader and Modem. You need to manually update these. Follow my guides.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] puerto69:
I'll update it then, thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
I was able to update the bootloader and modem as I show in the images, then install recovery, erase data, mount lineageOS but it still remains at the logo for more than 30 minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Retrial:
Please let me know how you fixed Odin error, so I should know what was the issue.

Follow these steps:

Remove your SDCard.

Install and boot on this TWRP.

Select Wipe > Advanced Wipe

Select Dalvik / ART Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage, Cache and then Swipe to Wipe. [All your data into Internal Storage will be lost]

Go back and select Wipe > Format Data > type yes [All your data into Internal Storage will be lost]

Connect your device to PC while you are on TWRP and transfer into Internal Storage, the ROM, you want to flash.

Flash ROM. (You could also try this ROM if you want, for test purpose if Unofficial Los still doesn't boot)

Reboot.

If this still doesn't work, go to TWRP again:

Wipe > Advanced Wipe

Select "System"

Repair or change file system > Change File System

...and check what it says, it should be EXT4. If not change it to EXT4.

Take a screenshot if you can.

If still doesn't work, you could try to flash PIT file (you can find it in my collection) and start the same process from scratch. (...but I don't think it's necessary)
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Georghedc:
I solved the problem that Odin gave me by removing a USB extender that I was using and placing the cable directly to the PC.

remove the sd card install the recovery, start the installed recovery, delete all the data you indicated, connect the device to the pc, place the rom to the internal storage install the rom reboot

After another 30 minutes I decided that it also remains in the logo as I left in the images

I did the 2 processes, the normal one and formatting with EXT4

The last thing would be to do the PIT that you tell me.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Retrial:
Well....I give up...if nothing works I don't know...
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] ze7zez:
Just as I predicted. ->🗑️
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Weird - 2 or 3 ring 3.5mm jack? I think we only support 3 hw wise iirc.

this is expected.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
Aha, something learned.

So I tested with the orginal S4 headset (it's a 3 ring 3.5 mm jack) and it works (here)
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] sonix-r:
Oh wow... original S4 headset actually really works. I had no idea it is important to have 3 rings. I wonder why... Too bad, because I like my sennheisers more. I think it worked on stock rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
Phone connector (audio) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

maybe with an adapter (if such exists) ?

at least to bring voice to the headphone... or an sennheiser for samsung's..., don't know

get a backup (saved to an PC), flash stock, test & report
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] joam280:
Good morning, I present the same error. The first time I downloaded and update manually but the second time I tried to update it gave me the same error on the last build. What recovery do I have to use? I currently have twrp 3.5
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
up to now there is no jfltexx 20210422 release for download yet:

LineageOS Downloads

download.lineageos.org

but it seems it's build already:

Builds · android · LineageOS

Builds for android: Run android builds

buildkite.com

I guess it will be ready for download in a few hours.

or was it pulled ?

Don't know !
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Gitanitos:
Well, first I had read what npjhonson has indicated in previous posts and I have ADB sideloaded the last build in order to verify if the problem is fixed.

Other thing is my recovery because for the first time I used the same TWRP than you and all is passed well then I have flashed LOS recovery un order to have automatic updates but the error happened so I tried again this automatic updates with TWRP (with the same error too) and the strange thing is when I restart in recovery I had been automatically switched to LOS recovery...

I tried another time with TWRP but again the nex restart in recovery has been in LOS recovery so I don't know what's happening in my GT-I9505
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
Can you disable recovery update?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Gitanitos:
Hi @kurtn,

During my tests, I tried disabling also LOS recovery but the problem rest there.

I'll disable it again to check if the next automatic update works and if it works then activate it again to test it.