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[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] DisneySWkiller:
And if i get it right ,unfortunatly our s4 will be in the officialy way drop out of lineageos support next year ? Or maybe los 19.1 will be officialy drop on our s4 but that's just a sweet thought ... :/
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
"For another year" was correct from the point the changelog 27 was published - which is about one year ago. So, it is not clear yet how things will be in near future.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
I can't get all what you mean, but the last month we got bug and security fixes, see:

https://download.lineageos.org/devices/jfltexx/changes

the kernel 3.14.x isn't maintained anymore

I currently can't tell if this rises security concerns, but as you could read in my previous link between the lines that developers need to have to do some extra work to support the S4.

I guess it's questionable if they will do the next year too.

So I could image S4 might be dead next year (but can't tell for sure) and I start thinking about a newer device (Pixel 8/8a, FP5)
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
There are many deaths the S4 can die. Better have a backup strategy
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
I guess that won't happen (old Kernel and BPF)
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
True ... I am using the S4s myself and in the family only as secondary phones nowadays. Not as daily driver since I have seen various issues indicating slow hardware failure over the time.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
couldn't get what you mean ...
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
There are sometimes issues with the microphone but I can recommend the Pixel 2 (walleye) being on LOS 20 and comparable dimensions.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
You drop the phone and screen goes irresponsive

Emmc storage dies

Phone is stolen

Your mobile network provider stops 2G/3G telephony.

But the most dangerous death is the one we don't think about.

So have your photos in a safe place and your accounts on paper.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
and what has this to do with question @DisneySWkiller had/has ?

- no answer needed (here) -
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] DisneySWkiller:
Thank you all for your answers , to be honest i was thinking about maybe get an s10e , essential phone ph-1 or an xperia xz2 compact cause this 3 phones are lineageos 20 compatives and stay in a good form factor for me :)
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
be aware not to *only* shift your problem somewhat further (a years or 2)

carefully read the thread's about

- who is the LOS maintainer and how long is he/she willing to maintain the device

- what's about current support from the manufacturer, etc. (=> kernel support)

- device rewiew's, etc.

S10e:

Samsung Galaxy S10e Smartphone Review

Notebookcheck.com reviews the Samsung Galaxy S10e, the cheaper sibling to the Galaxy S10 and S10+. The S10e has dual rear-facing cameras, a side mounted fingerprint sensor and largely the same features as the Galaxy S10 while costing significantly less than its bigger siblings.

www.notebookcheck.net

good luck
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] DisneySWkiller:
Such a good complete review here !! Yes i will check on the s10e forum to see if its worth thinking about getting this phone and see if dev(s) will maintain it for years to come !
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
to find more and for other devices *I* do

- open

Samsung Galaxy S10e Duos G970F/DS 128GB schwarz ab € 299,99 (2023) | heise online Preisvergleich Deutschland

Günstige Preise, Meinungen und Bewertungen zu vielen Produkten findest du bei heise online

www.heise.de

- key in the device name

- click on "Testberichten"

it's just the line under the bold Device Name, e.g. for S10e: "Samsung Galaxy S10e Duos G970F/DS 128GB schwarz" and right from "Bewertungen"

​

manufacturer support time frame for stock ROM:

Samsung Mobile Security

security.samsungmobile.com

or

What Samsung Galaxy devices get three Android OS upgrades

Samsung had mentioned in passing during the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra event that it would offer three generations of OS ...

www.sammobile.com
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
To all of these - 18.1 stops being supported officially - sometime around July/August of next year most likely.

Unofficially, not sure.

I might keep building monthly asb's.

*3.4

Correct, JF is stuck on 18.1.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
Wow - great news (both official and unofficial) considering the age of the hardware! Thank you for the efforts and the news!
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
yup, it must read: kernel 3.4.x
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] DrGEROH:
Adding a data point here. Installed lineage-18.1-20231124-nightly-jfltespr-signed.zip and MindTheGapps-11.0.0-arm-20230922_081034.zip on a SPH-L720 device recently using the Lineage OS recovery via adb sideload from a Windows laptop. I tried TWRP-3.1.1.0 for jfltespr first, but it would not install the Lineage OS ZIP. After initial reboot, the device crashed a couple times during the initial setup procedure. After updating Google Play & Play Services, we're using the device successfully as a streaming audio player to a Bluetooth radio.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] piero-e:
What about Mainlining the Kernel ?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Sure, but freedmen graphics aren't ready, they're not all the tgreat.

If someone gets 18.1 booting with android-mainline-tracking on this device, then I'd consider it.

But 99% is dead.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] MrGalaxy4:
It's great that there's always a new ROM for my S.Galaxy S4 GT-I9515. But the tool seems to have an error. Unfortunately, I'm quite a beginner, so it could be that I just did something wrong. At first the tool runs cleanly. Then an error appears later that wasn't there at the beginning. But I believe that the error is not caused by me, but comes one way or another. Maybe through an update that is automatically pulled?

Spoiler content hidden.

Briefly tap the buttons for the quick settings once and they switch back and forth. It stays that way from the beginning until now. As is well known, you can hold the keys for a longer period of time and then access the complete menu for the corresponding settings. At the beginning this works perfectly. But later the UI hangs and restarts. You can then no longer access the menu. The only thing left is to go through the settings.

The phone was configured between “works” and “no longer works”. So connected to the WiFi. GAPP's (Pico/Nano) have already received their first updates. Immediately after the OpenGapps were installed, the error did not occur. But the error suddenly occurs from one moment to the next.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] ze7zez:
So try BiTGApps in the CORE version. It's really lightweight and doesn't add much to the system.

[Android 14][GAPPS] BiTGApps for Android

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[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] HTC_S3:
Hello to every body and Happy NewYear!!!

Just a quick question. I have the old Los 18.1 20221020 version. I use the phone as every day phone, so i need a stability, for this reason i don't do every time the new updates. The last update is better than the old one? The battery drein is something better or the same? Are there some important bugs?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Lot of bugs squashed in that time frame and aot of security fixes.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] ze7zez:
Well there you go, such a surprise!

Yes I know, the source code is written for many devices, but I suppose it could be cleaned of unnecessary information.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
It's search indexing. You ick those an nothing happens.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Upriver:
Dumb question. I have s4 jflteatt version of phone on fresh 4.2.2 (did have 18.1 on previously but borked it). Following instructions it says to use towelroot. Downloaded towelroot to computer and transferred to phone via otg usb since jelly bean is so outdated nothing connects due to security certificate issues. Install, click make it rain and it tells me I need to make sure I have internet access and does not complete root process. I assume it is not connecting due to the security certificate issues. Tried kingroot same problem. I am connected to wifi and can search google but can't connect to anything google links to. So what are people who bork there system doing to get root now to install a custom recovery when they have to start fresh with 4.2.2?

Update: for those with the same dumb question. Older Kingroot 5.2.0 worked for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] SimonGhostRiley24:
If you can pls make twrp an lineage is 18.1 for SHV-E300L JALTELGT

pls because I can't flash anything and I'm stuck on android 5.0.1 but maybe just the twrp first because I just wanna flash the international model ROM for shv e300l and all Korean models so anyone active please help
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Nope, you're model is exynos based.

This ROM is QCOM only.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Patrick122:
I can't download the version with Pixel Goodies.

For GT-i9515
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
That devices build failed this month. It will build in Feb.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Patrick122:
And where can i find December Build?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] twaasar:
Hi, I used this rom 2 years ago on my S4 I9505. But I stopped using this phone because of this:

But the LineageOS didn't boot after screen+ touchscreen replacement. I can enter download mode and recovery mode. But the when I try to boot Lineageos it goes into a bootloop and after maybe 15 min it goes to the recovery with error and ask to factory reset.

I have this problem in Twrp and official recovery from Lineageos, and I use official Lineageos for my device.

I asked 2 years ago on Reddit what the problem was and someone told me is might be not an official screen. And because of this the rom might not have the firmware for it.

Is there a fix for this?

I have not tried other roms yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
Does stock rom run well?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] ze7zez:
Since TWRP works, be interested in the ability to change settings in build.prop. I wasn't interested in that, but I think you'll find something useful.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] twaasar:
Have not tried it yet, but I will do it right now I'l let you kblnow later today
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
Maybe silly suggestion but I have seen it too often resolving issues with bootloops: Have you tried formating data partition (not just wiping)?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] twaasar:
I installed and it works, but only 2 problems:

Wifi does not work, SIM and bluetooth do work.

And the back button and the other button next to home button does not work (home button does work.)

Maybe I Flash Lineageos again what do you think?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
To be honest, I would not expect such basic things to function with any custom ROM if not functioning with stock. Sounds more like the repair was not so successful.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] twaasar:
But I don't care about the wifi. If the rom would just load i'm fine
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] twaasar:
When I did this i flash ''full files''

I now flashed 'one files''

and wifi works.

I installed 2 system updates.

I flashed lineageos again exactly as discribed in the guide from lineageos.org

but still bootloop and then the question to do factory reset in recovery mode.

---

could this be the reason:

the back button and the other button next to the home button don't work. before the screen replacement these did work now they don't. maybe this is the reason that Lineageos doesn't load?

also selfie camera don't work but that was also like that 2 years ago when Lineageos did work on my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] twaasar:
I look at it, I copied it to my pc and open it and I have no clue what to do with this...
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] twaasar:
I tried that already, but didn't help
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
I guess nowhere.

Cause (it seems) only the last 2 builds are kept:

see:

Index of /pub/lineageos/full/jfvelte
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
LineageOS Build Archive
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Kovaelin:
Is there a build for 14.1 available? It doesn't seem to have been included on here officially. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Nope, "TimSchumi Archives LineageOS" - https://lineage-archive.timschumi.net/ - maybe you can find one.

I'd recommend just using the wiki build guide to build it yourself though with all the new security patches.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Kovaelin:
Many thanks. The site seems unreachable for the moment, but I'll check it out later.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] ze7zez:
lineage-14.1-20190212-nightly-jfltexx-signed.zip
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Kovaelin:
Thanks very much!
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
ping @npjohnson

from the Lineage Changelog 28:

"LineageOS 18.1 builds were still not deprecated this year, ..."

Thanks !!!
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
why ping me? haha.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
thought it would be the best I could/should do ... :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Patrick122:
When will we get a new unofficial build?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
One for Feb is already up, why would I post another?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] ze7zez:
:unsure: Perhaps @Patrick122 meant to write:

Will we get a new unofficial version?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Why would I post another one for Feb?

I plan to push one for March.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] ze7zez:
Not when, but if.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Yeah, not sure why next month would be any different than other months, take note that I have two devices I still distribute monthly 16.0 builds for lol
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Patrick122:
I mean the version with Pixel Goodies
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Patrick122:
This is what i get if i try to download the unofficial version for i9515 @npjohnson
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Yes, I've said that already
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
I'll look into it.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Jules_1606:
How can I flash the Official Build with MicroG?

What means "Pixel goodies"?

THX :)
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
No clue, don't support micro g here, pixel goodies are the pixel applications
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Patrick122:
How can i get the Version with Pixel Goodies?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
I haven't had the chance to look yet

It's uploaded on the relevant GitHub though, that page is a fancy front end for my GitHub: https://github.com/ods-releases/jfvelte/releases
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Patrick122:
Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
Official build has many steps to get microG running. Better use fork from lineage.microG.org - dirty flashing from official should work.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Fixed
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] xVoidx:
Is it possible to flash to the needed firmware to this rom I'm not sure if I'm behind or ahead on my version.

I need to be on I337UCUAMDB or I337UCUAMDL but I'm on I337UCUEMK2
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
No you cannot. Downgrade protection is a thing. sadly you are out of luck.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] xVoidx:
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I'm reviewing this now and looks like there might be a way to downgrade? The guide says for devices with "MK2" and I'm on "I337UCUEMK2". Going to see how this goes.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
don't you will brick.

there is absolutely no way to downgrade your bootloader from MK2 to the appropriate one to unlock.

Just kind of what it is sadly.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] xVoidx:
I see, that is unfortunate.

Maybe you can point me in the right direction. I'm looking to make use of this ATT S4 as an IP Webcam using the IP webcam app from the play store. I have factory reset the phone naturally though the recovery menu but nothing seems to work after setting up the phone. Play store and services crash, the build in web browsers seem so old they wont load content correctly to even get to an apk download. No updates available as well when checking.

Is there a path for me to get an updated Android version on the bootloader I'm currently on? I was hoping to get a custom OS that had kernel that would allow the display to stay off while not killing any background apps. As the IP webcam app will always be running and displaying an image on the screen 24/7 while plugged into a charger.

If not even an upgraded version of android with a working play store would be fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Yeah you're on KitKat, your variant has lollipop officially, start by using ODIN to flash the newest TAR available for your device (you'll have to find that and figure it out, XDA has guides), from there it should _work_ fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Kovaelin:
Did they already purge all the latest builds 18.1 from the official website? Is there an archive kept somewhere else? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Google timschumi archive LineageOS. But I'm pretty sure that the builds are still up for another 2 weeks officially.

The unofficial March build should come here in the next few weeks.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] Kovaelin:
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. To confirm, is this the correct archive? https://lineage-archive.timschumi.net/

The official site looks like they already moved the device into the legacy section. All I see are instructions to build your own... unless there's a direct link hidden from the main navigation that I missed.

Info about jfltexx | LineageOS Wiki

wiki.lineageos.org
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
In the builds section, there are still the last two builds available:

LineageOS Downloads

download.lineageos.org

A pity that the support is ending but all good things come to an end - eventually. ;-)

A question for npjohnson: You indicated before that you might continue building for a while unofficial builds. Would this include next to the current ones with GApps and Pixel features also "plain" builds as the regular LineageOS? I would be very much interested in the latter as I run some S4 still without GApps or a lite version - given also the age and available resources of the device. Thank you either way for continued support on these dinosaurs!
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
I will only continue building the pixel goodies version.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
Clear - thank you still for doing so!
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
Sad.

Wasn't the mostly use case to run LOS to have a Google-free OS/Device ?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Not my usecase. Not the usecase of most our users by metric actually.

Anyone that wants to is free to build their own images, wiki has a detailed and up to date guide.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rschat1020:
I personally like the pixel version and ui :) thx for the rom
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rw_on_xda:
I wasn't aware of this
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
There is divestOS
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] kurtn:
Nice. My device doesn't exist. Never mind. I'm the zero Google guy.

Odd Solutions Downloads

updater.oddsolutions.us
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
April builds at uploading. That's the only reason builds aren't up. They're building first so it may take a few days
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] moonstars:
Hi couldn't find an answer to this. What kind of "Pixel Goodies" do you include?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Mainly just full Google apps, wellbeing, pixel sounds, launcher, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] rajgohil:
how do you install this on I545 ? it says i need to be on bootloader I545VRUSMDK , how do i achieve that ?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
if you aren't on that you're stuck sadly. But if you'd like to DM me on telegram (npjohnson), there's a chance I could help.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
An observation related to the latest unofficial jfltexx build (20240414) - my first unofficial one that I am testing: During the first boot (without a SIM card present), I can provide WiFi credentials and I will see the connection icon showing up in the status bar but I am not offered an option to proceed. Only way forward is to select offline setup which will result in WiFi disconnecting (icon disappearing). Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
just click the network again to reconnect and proceed.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
offtopic, good news, a new way to unlock ATT and VZW on all bootloaders popped up, I'm working with the exploit dev to finish this up and get it integrated.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] js-xda:
Please don't spend too much time on this - rather a comfort thing than anything else unless one needs network e. g. for accessing backups during initial setup process.

"just click the network again" will result in the password prompt and just the same all over - never an option to progress with functioning WiFi! See also the screenshot below - icon on top right shows connection but no indication of connection (as otherwise normal) in the list of WiFi networks. The first one in the list is connected at the moment of the screenshot. Never had such an issue - also not with the official jfltexx builds available til recently. Addition: Re-tested with last official build in the meantime and confirming that it is no issue there.

Accessing a WiFi network after finishing the initial setup process functions in the normal manner - e. g. indicating "connected" in the list of available WiFi networks.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
Super late in the device's lifecycle but amazing news - all ATT/VZW S4's are now unlockable and we are integrating support for the tool!

https://review.lineageos.org/q/topic:"oor-integration"

May unofficial builds should support all devices (:
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] minimaster4734:
Can this rom be used as a base to install more modern GSIs? Has anyone tried it?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unified Development] npjohnson:
No.

This device is absolutely far too old for treble lol.

We don't even have a vendor partition.

Or any of the others necessary, and even if we did, none of our proprietary binaries are compatible with treble in any way shape or form.

Plus 3.4 kernel will absolutely not boot anything newer than 18.1 without breaking net restriction and other core functions.

In short no.