Hey,
It will be possible to use Google vanilla version on my S4? without root and stuff.. direct update from google or samsung
And whats about the bootloader? is google's s4 is already open?
thanks.
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i want to have the google edition for my galaxy s4 i9500 and i find just the i9505 version
i want to know if i can install it ?
cesarou said:
i want to have the google edition for my galaxy s4 i9500 and i find just the i9505 version
i want to know if i can install it ?
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as far as I know, you can not..
cesarou said:
i want to have the google edition for my galaxy s4 i9500 and i find just the i9505 version
i want to know if i can install it ?
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The current answer is no. This is because the Google Edition is based of the i9505 hardware. The only 'Google Edition' ROM contains proprietary drivers, libraries, etc that are specific to i9505 hardware.
ker0zene said:
The current answer is no. This is because the Google Edition is based of the i9505 hardware. The only 'Google Edition' ROM contains proprietary drivers, libraries, etc that are specific to i9505 hardware.
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thanks a lot
i am so confused because i have some issues with my actual rom i want to change it and i dont know witch one do i have to install
please can you tell me witch rom is the best for my i 9500
thanks
Has anyone tried flashing a touchwiz rom on the google edition device? I tried searching but didn't find any information on this.
Thanks!
It should work, frankly, I would like to know also, I could include it in my guide.
Are you guys rooted yet?
Hi all,
I currently have a Nexus 4 but there are a few things I don't like with it and I want to have stock Android so I am thinking about switching to the S4.
But since the Google Play Edition is not available in my country in Europe, is it possible to flash that rom and get the same experience on the regular S4 and use 4G on the phone?
Any help is really apreciated many thanks!
Hey for the i9505 there is a Stock Android 4.3 Rom.
Hi guys,
I'm thinking to buy the Samsung S4 EU warranty but I'd like to "convert" it to the google edition... is it possible to flash the google standard ROM? I think so but I'd like to know how to do it and if after the flashing operation I will recevie the update directly from Google or will I have to flash the next leaked google ROM as the first time.
How Google will keep update the S4 Google edition? Exactly as he does with the Nexus 4/5 or the S4 will not receive all the updates? What about the time when Google will release the next versions?
Many thanks!
hi everybody -
i am new to the forum and i would like to know if it is possible to actually put bloatware on a google edition phone. i know this sounds weird but here's the story. i thought i was being a cool boyfriend by buying a google edition s4 for my wife instead of the regular at&t samsung s4 from their site because there would be no bloatware on the google edition. After my wife (who has been used to using the bloatware off s3 and loving some of those things) played with the google edition and absolutely hated that it didn't have any of the samsung features from an actual samsung phone bought from at&t. What i'm wondering is, is there a way to actually put all that bloatware onto a google edition s4 somehow? so that way, the phone will perform and have all the apps and features of an original samsung s4? does it need to be rooted, etc.? any tips and info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading.
Joe
The short answer is no, it's not possible. But you could always sell it on ebay and buy a GT-i9500 or GT-i9505 instead to stay off contract, or buy the AT&T phone.
Theoretically, it's possible. Not by direct flashing I9505 firmware. But some cleaned one should be fine because I9505G has less space in system partition.
I'm not sure if partition layouts between I9505G and I9505 are the same (except sizes). If yes, then you can flash CWM/TWRP and then install any custom I9505 TW ROM. If partition layouts are different, then some work will be required.
You need to monitor threads about flashing GE ROMs to normal I9505 device and see what's the difference.
Or find playstore alternatives for the bloat she liked and install those.