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Is there any benefit on getting the I9505?

Just wanted to know if there is any benefit in getting the S4 I9505 when it comes to flashing roms?
It's unlocked so I know that's one good thing but is there any difference from just getting the regular ATT version? Thanks...

Its more expensive. Lol.
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9505 is unlocked, att us not.

LuRock said:
Just wanted to know if there is any benefit in getting the S4 I9505 when it comes to flashing roms?
It's unlocked so I know that's one good thing but is there any difference from just getting the regular ATT version? Thanks...
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Absolutely. The bootloader is unlocked therefore you can flash any kernel (I9505), any roms, modems, firmwares without any worries. However I dont think the I9505 supports at&t's LTE but I may be wrong so dont quote me on that.
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barondebxl said:
Absolutely. The bootloader is unlocked therefore you can flash any kernel (I9505), any roms, modems, firmwares without any worries. However I dont think the I9505 supports at&t's LTE but I may be wrong so dont quote me on that.
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Thanks I was trying to decide which to go with, I was being offered both I337 and I9505 but the 9505 was dented at the bottom bezel. Oh well I went with the 337 and im now rooted and ready to flash away
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LuRock said:
Thanks I was trying to decide which to go with, I was being offered both I337 and I9505 but the 9505 was dented at the bottom bezel. Oh well I went with the 337 and im now rooted and ready to flash away
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I have tested all of the roms that will work with the I337..in my guide.

TheAxman said:
I have tested all of the roms that will work with the I337..in my guide.
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In that case what do you recommend? Winamlite or Infamous? I usually try the TW roms before heading to aosp.
Im not an addict I just flash a lot.

LuRock said:
In that case what do you recommend? Winamlite or Infamous? I usually try the TW roms before heading to aosp.
Im not an addict I just flash a lot.
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Omega rom all day everyday.

LuRock said:
In that case what do you recommend? Winamlite or Infamous? I usually try the TW roms before heading to aosp.
Im not an addict I just flash a lot.
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I have tried many that are solid..Omega is what I run. Wanam is outstanding..Wicked is good.
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barondebxl said:
Omega rom all day everyday.
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TheAxman said:
I have tried many that are solid..Omega is what I run. Wanam is outstanding..Wicked is good.
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Thank u downloading Omega now!
S4 I337

LuRock said:
Thank u downloading Omega now!
S4 I337
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here you go, all the roms in one place...I have flashed every rom in my guide on att i337
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
enjoy.

LuRock said:
Thank u downloading Omega now!
S4 I337
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Also dont forget to flash Kastoonez kernel soon after flashing omega ( before rebooting).

barondebxl said:
Also dont forget to flash Kastoonez kernel soon after flashing omega ( before rebooting).
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Let me get this right, I can flash omega on attUS I337?
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LuRock said:
Let me get this right, I can flash omega on attUS I337?
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Yes you can. BUT ( and this is very important), you need to flash Ktoonez kernel ( from the ATT forum) right before rebooting ( when youre done flashing omega its going to prompt you to reboot, make sure you uncheck reboot to go back to TWRP or CWM and then flash the kernel. We have to do this because the ATT S4 has a locked bootloader and uses a bypass called Loki. We need a Loki'd kernel in order to have roms from the I9505 to work properly on our phones.

barondebxl said:
Yes you can. BUT ( and this is very important), you need to flash Ktoonez kernel ( from the ATT forum) right before rebooting ( when youre done flashing omega its going to prompt you to reboot, make sure you uncheck reboot to go back to TWRP or CWM and then flash the kernel. We have to do this because the ATT S4 has a locked bootloader and uses a bypass called Loki. We need a Loki'd kernel in order to have roms from the I9505 to work properly on our phones.
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Thanks for all the info. So I only need a loki'd kernel for 9505 roms. What about when flashing the I337 roms? The stock kernel dont have to be loki'd considering I already bypassed it when I rooted with Casual loki+motochopper?
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LuRock said:
Thanks for all the info. So I only need a loki'd kernel for 9505 roms. What about when flashing the I337 roms? The stock kernel dont have to be loki'd considering I already bypassed it when I rooted with Casual loki+motochopper?
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Every rom that you flash must be flashed with loki-doki afterwards unless the rom itself is already Loki'd. You'll in each rom thread whether it is loki'd or not. If it is then you're fine just flashing the rom, if it isn't then you must flash loki-doki. Here it is
http://tau.shadowchild.nl/files/loki-doki.zip
Make sure you read the installation for each and every rom and don't hesitate to ask in the thread itself if you're confused

barondebxl said:
Every rom that you flash must be flashed with loki-doki afterwards unless the rom itself is already Loki'd. You'll in each rom thread whether it is loki'd or not. If it is then you're fine just flashing the rom, if it isn't then you must flash loki-doki. Here it is
http://tau.shadowchild.nl/files/loki-doki.zip
Make sure you read the installation for each and every rom and don't hesitate to ask in the thread itself if you're confused
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Thanks baron! I see what you mean. I had not flashed since March when I was on the S3. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Damm bootloaders!!
Thanks again appreciate it..
S4 I337

LuRock said:
Thanks baron! I see what you mean. I had not flashed since March when I was on the S3. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Damm bootloaders!!
Thanks again appreciate it..
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You're welcome bro. Its because of ATT locking the bootloader that we have to go through this but still, thanks to the amazing devs we are able to flash things even with this locked bootloader. Have fun!

You can run more than just Omega.

TheAxman said:
You can run more than just Omega.
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I see that
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[Q] Bootloader unlock GPE

Correct me if I am wrong, but my bootloader on my GS4(i337m) is unlocked, would that not mean I could fully convert my GS4 into a GPE i9505G?

If you mean flash a GPE Rom then yes. You have the Canadian Variant if I'm not mistaken, you would need to flash the specific kernel and modem.
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Supreme Dynamite said:
If you mean flash a GPE Rom then yes. You have the Canadian Variant if I'm not mistaken, you would need to flash the specific kernel and modem.
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I do have the Canadian variant, which is identical to the i9505/i9505G. I have had a stock GPE ROM on my device for months now, but I did not have to flash a specific kernel or modem.
I'm asking if I could flash the Odin files from a i9505G on my phone, since the hardware is identical and my bootloader is unlocked, would that not fully convert my device to a GPE?

DareBare said:
I do have the Canadian variant, which is identical to the i9505/i9505G. I have had a stock GPE ROM on my device for months now, but I did not have to flash a specific kernel or modem.
I'm asking if I could flash the Odin files from a i9505G on my phone, since the hardware is identical and my bootloader is unlocked, would that not fully convert my device to a GPE?
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It can't be that easy or they wouldn't make the 9505g. Partitions are probably a bit different. You could try it but it'll probably brick your phone. I wouldn't do it

jd1639 said:
It can't be that easy or they wouldn't make the 9505g. Partitions are probably a bit different. You could try it but it'll probably brick your phone. I wouldn't do it
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I know the partitions are diffetent , that's the difference between the GPE and the Touchwiz versions. The pit file in Odin should theoretically flash the partition of the GPE on my phone since the bootloader is unlocked and the hardware is the same, right?
I'm only wondering this because I would like to be able to use the 12GB that is available on the GPE as opposed to the 9GB on the GPE roms.

DareBare said:
I know the partitions are diffetent , that's the difference between the GPE and the Touchwiz versions. The pit file in Odin should theoretically flash the partition of the GPE on my phone since the bootloader is unlocked and the hardware is the same, right?
I'm only wondering this because I would like to be able to use the 12GB that is available on the GPE as opposed to the 9GB on the GPE roms.
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So did you flash it then??? I'm to chicken to do it. I know about the partition part .
I flashed almost every stock rom that has unlocked bootloader and i337m still running great and better . But never tried 9505g stock rom.
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crzygrmn said:
So did you flash it then??? I'm to chicken to do it. I know about the partition part .
I flashed almost every stock rom that has unlocked bootloader and i337m still running great and better . But never tried 9505g stock rom.
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I havent yet, I'm hesitant because this is my daily driver. This is the current ROM I'm running on my i337m, which is for the i9505:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348272

[Q] Galaxy S4 i337/i337m/i9505 ROM compatiblity

Just wondering about the safety of installing roms made for the i337 on the i337m or i9505. I recall reading a big thread on XDA talking about this earlier. Thanks.

I've got the i337m and I've never had a issue. On a i9505g Rom now. You can flash anything to anything as long as bootloader isn't locked
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tombeach22 said:
I've got the i337m and I've never had a issue. On a i9505g Rom now. You can flash anything to anything as long as bootloader isn't locked
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Except Exynos?

jtl999 said:
Except Exynos?
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No exynos, correct.
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Hi friends: as you know a 4.4.2 leak for SGH-I337 is on XDA, thanks to designgears. Actually, there is a .tar version, odin flashable. Can anyone tell me if this is compatible with unlocked canadian I337M and can be safely flashed?

guerouig said:
Hi friends: as you know a 4.4.2 leak for SGH-I337 is on XDA, thanks to designgears. Actually, there is a .tar version, odin flashable. Can anyone tell me if this is compatible with unlocked canadian I337M and can be safely flashed?
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im runnig i9505 on my i337m right now

ron31 said:
im runnig i9505 on my i337m right now
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first thx a lot.
but I'm on MK6 (4.3) right now, would there be any issue with Knox?

guerouig said:
first thx a lot.
but I'm on MK6 (4.3) right now, would there be any issue with Knox?
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The leak won't work for you because it's a full ODIN package. It's signed for I337 and not the I337M, and is not in a flashable zip form. Even if you could use it, you'd have a locked bootloader afterwards and never have recovery again. You'll have to use some other 4.4.2 ROM, maybe check the i9505 development section for a recovery flashable one.

DeadlySin9 said:
The leak won't work for you because it's a full ODIN package. It's signed for I337 and not the I337M, and is not in a flashable zip form. Even if you could use it, you'd have a locked bootloader afterwards and never have recovery again. You'll have to use some other 4.4.2 ROM, maybe check the i9505 development section for a recovery flashable one.
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there are defenatly lots of roms to choose from here

DeadlySin9 said:
The leak won't work for you because it's a full ODIN package. It's signed for I337 and not the I337M, and is not in a flashable zip form. Even if you could use it, you'd have a locked bootloader afterwards and never have recovery again. You'll have to use some other 4.4.2 ROM, maybe check the i9505 development section for a recovery flashable one.
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Thx so much. It's clearer now for me; it is indeed a tar file signed for I337 I was wrongly thinking that since I337M and I337 both share the same hardware rom compatibility might be possible, but I guess the AT&T factor plays the game otherwise. I'll check what's cooking in i9505 thread.
So, If I understand you correctly, an i9505 flashable zip, like wamalite for example, would work for i337m, is that so?

guerouig said:
Thx so much. It's clearer now for me; it is indeed a tar file signed for I337 I was wrongly thinking that since I337M and I337 both share the same hardware rom compatibility might be possible, but I guess the AT&T factor plays the game otherwise. I'll check what's cooking in i9505 thread.
So, If I understand you correctly, an i9505 flashable zip, like wamalite for example, would work for i337m, is that so?
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Yes. Any ROM in a flashable zip for any variant of the S4 except the i9500 (exynos model) will work on your device. I9505 are the easiest to get working, some other variant ROMs may need tweaking to work well. There's a thread about running other carrier ROMs in the general section.
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DeadlySin9 said:
Yes. Any ROM in a flashable zip for any variant of the S4 except the i9500 (exynos model) will work on your device. I9505 are the easiest to get working, some other variant ROMs may need tweaking to work well. There's a thread about running other carrier ROMs in the general section.
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last, would there be any knox issues if I flashed I9505 roms or do I have to simply remove knox? I also read that someone who flashed I9505 rom onto his I337m tulred his device to I9505 as well; is that "normal"

guerouig said:
last, would there be any knox issues if I flashed I9505 roms or do I have to simply remove knox? I also read that someone who flashed I9505 rom onto his I337m tulred his device to I9505 as well; is that "normal"
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I don't know much about how knox affects custom recovery or if you can flash without tripping it. I know for sure it won't stop anything but would just simply void warranty. If you flash an I9505 ROM then because of the build.prop it will tell you it's an I9505, but it's still an I337M, you can't like use the i9505 ODIN files or anything just because you have an i9505 rom.

DeadlySin9 said:
I don't know much about how knox affects custom recovery or if you can flash without tripping it. I know for sure it won't stop anything but would just simply void warranty. If you flash an I9505 ROM then because of the build.prop it will tell you it's an I9505, but it's still an I337M, you can't like use the i9505 ODIN files or anything just because you have an i9505 rom.
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you've been extremely helpfull, thx a lot bro.

I've been trying to get either carbon Kitkat or aosb 1.2.7 on my i337, but when I try to flash the rom in twrp 2.6.3.1 it keeps giving me an error saying that the rom is only for jflte, jfltexx, i9505, gt-i9505. I don't know how to remedy this problem, am I stuck out?

[Q] Why did my CM11 update give me the "not authorized software" screen?

I updated my phone from CM10.2 to CM11 and got the ATT SYSTEM SOFTWARE NOT AUTHORIZED deal.
So I had to downgrade back to att software and reroot,re-loki, and reinstalled the latest cm11-nightly.
I still get ATT SYSTEM SOFTWARE NOT AUTHORIZED. What am I doing wrong?

The kernel wasn't lokied. Keep a copy of Loki doki on your sd. And if that ever happens again boot back into recovery flash Loki doki then reboot and you'll be golden

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The kernel wasn't lokied. Keep a copy of Loki doki on your sd. And if that ever happens again boot back into recovery flash Loki doki then reboot and you'll be golden
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Ahh, is that because of the LOCKED BOOTLOADER?
Couldn't we just flash the I9505 bootloader and be done with it all? or is the bootloader built-into the non-writable firmware of the phone? Then maybe someone should sell a JTAG mod and cable to inject an open bootloader.

fbarcenas said:
Ahh, is that because of the LOCKED BOOTLOADER?
Couldn't we just flash the I9505 bootloader and be done with it all? or is the bootloader built-into the non-writable firmware of the phone? Then maybe someone should sell a JTAG mod and cable to inject an open bootloader.
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The bootloader is signed to specific S4 models and checked by all the separate parts. We can't flash a modified one, and there's also something to prevent it from downgrading.

fbarcenas said:
Ahh, is that because of the LOCKED BOOTLOADER?
Couldn't we just flash the I9505 bootloader and be done with it all? or is the bootloader built-into the non-writable firmware of the phone? Then maybe someone should sell a JTAG mod and cable to inject an open bootloader.
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No we can't replace the bootloader or modify it. Loki is a work around/ patch. If it could be don't we would have snatched the 9505 or i337m bootloader a long time ago

SelfElevated2 said:
No we can't replace the bootloader or modify it. Loki is a work around/ patch. If it could be don't we would have snatched the 9505 or i337m bootloader a long time ago
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Damn, there's a ton a i337m's here in Mexico as all three of the major carriers here subsidize them. I should have gotten one of those, but I was blinded by finally being able to be on working stable CM11 nightlies, that I didn't dig further. I quickly abandoned my OCTACORE I9500 for the SGH-I337. I don't miss the octa-core, I hardly notice any performance difference, plus I gained an LTE freq.

Yeah fortunately for me I got the phone in the first month it came out and rooted as soon as I could. So I don't have those problems. But I feel for those of you that do. Shoot your lucky too. If you were in mf3 or mk2 boot loaders you'd not be able to use custom recoveries, aosp based Roms, custom kernels. No Loki doki patch for them

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The kernel wasn't lokied. Keep a copy of Loki doki on your sd. And if that ever happens again boot back into recovery flash Loki doki then reboot and you'll be golden
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This does not work. I tried flashing the loki doki.zip right after I updated to the latest CM nightly and it did nothing.

Are u on mf3 or mk2 firmware using safe strap. If so that's why it doesn't work. But I keep thinking everyone knows that

SelfElevated2 said:
Are u on mf3 or mk2 firmware using safe strap. If so that's why it doesn't work. But I keep thinking everyone knows that
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How can you tell? My baseband says i337ucuamdl.
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fbarcenas said:
How can you tell? My baseband says i337ucuamdl.
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You're on mdl firmware look at the last 3 characters of your baseband, also, what's your build number?
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You're on mdl firmware look at the last 3 characters of your baseband, also, what's your build number?
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KOT49H build
I'm not on mk2 nor mf3. Is that good?
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KOT49H build
I'm not on mk2 nor mf3. Is that good?
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That's good because you can use a custom recovery and flash cm roms. You can't do that on mf3 and mk2
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AT&T S4 on Tmobile - Custom Rom?

Hello,
I have an AT&T S4 that I want to run on Tmobile. It was running Android 4.3/MF3 baseband so I was able to install safestrap and root it. I am running the stock rooted ROM (with SIM unlock via region lock away) and the QCN file update to get 4G LTE/HSPA and 3G.
I would like to install a custom ROM but each time I do I get a bootloop. I am installing via safestrap in a slot I created NOT the stock rom slot. But as I said each time I try to boot I get a boot loop and have to return to the stock rooted rom via the stock rom slot. I got wicked rom to load but Wifi didn't work.
Am I able to install tmobile ROMS on this device (I want to be able to tether)? How do I do that? Which kernel do I use, the ATT or tmobile kernel? Do I install the ROM in the stock slot or the safestrap virtual slot?
I don't want to wind up with a device I cannot use on tmobile. Also, my computer does not see the S4 any longer. It sees my Note 3 fine but when I plug in the S4 it doesn't show as a device.

Which custom rom were you attempting to install? Was it a 4.2.2 touchwiz rom?

Kaze105 said:
Which custom rom were you attempting to install? Was it a 4.2.2 touchwiz rom?
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Wicked
I'm running 4.3 so does that mean I can only run 4.3 ROMS in the virtual slot?
My baseband ends with MF3 and my build number ends in MK2. What are my opitons?

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Wicked
I'm running 4.3 so does that mean I can only run 4.3 ROMS in the virtual slot?
My baseband ends with MF3 and my build number ends in MK2. What are my opitons?
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If your build number is MK2, you're on 4.3. You need Safestrap 3.71, and you can only run other 4.3 Touchwiz ROMs. Kernel doesn't matter because Safestrap does not flash kernels. You should be fine flashing any TMobile 4.3 TW ROM.

DeadlySin9 said:
If your build number is MK2, you're on 4.3. You need Safestrap 3.71, and you can only run other 4.3 Touchwiz ROMs. Kernel doesn't matter because Safestrap does not flash kernels. You should be fine flashing any TMobile 4.3 TW ROM.
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We can flash TMOBILE ROMS on this ATT s4?
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bstylz911 said:
We can flash TMOBILE ROMS on this ATT s4?
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You can flash ROMs from any variant, they just may not work as well and you have to make sure you flash a kernel that matches your phone afterwards (Tmobile rom, but kernel from AT&T section)

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You can flash ROMs from any variant, they just may not work as well and you have to make sure you flash a kernel that matches your phone afterwards (Tmobile rom, but kernel from AT&T section)
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But right now I have a T-Mobile kernel and it runs fine. When I flash an att kernel my MMS stops working.
Hyperdrive T-Mobile compatibility pack with T-Mobile ktonnz. Att unlocked s4 with T-Mobile sim card
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My settings with my phone.
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