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Just coming back to the s4 after being gone about a month

Hello all. As I wrote in my title, I'm just coming back to the s4 after being gone for about a month. I've flashed a few roms and I've noticed that data stops working on almost all the ones I've tried. I tried the Google edition and flashed a different kernel to get WiFi working--when I did WiFi worked but data was broken. Then I tried tri force, data did not work. Finally I tried the one with the weird name (sorry--I know that doesn't help much but I know viper appears in quite a few places in the thread). I am currently on liquid smooth (cm based 10.1) and thankfully it's flawless. I love it but I like variety and I wish I could find a debloated TW rom to play around with. Why it's the data borked on so many of them? I'm not exactly a noob--been an android user for years and I've flashed many a roms. I don't think I'm doing anything wrong, unless there's something different or weird with the s4. Can anyone kindly shed some light on my predicament? I'm now downloading negalite. Gonna see if that one has functioning data. It almost seems as tho you have to flash a custom kernel all the time now to get data. Is this right? Thanks in advance!
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EDIT: rom name I couldn't remember is visionX (by the axman)

Been on Triforce since July with KTkernal and haven't had any issues at all. Negalite is a good one, I like it a lot. If you stick with it think about setting up svn as there's lots of updates.
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HPferoxCraft said:
Been on Triforce since July with KTkernal and haven't had any issues at all. Negalite is a good one, I like it a lot. If you stick with it think about setting up svn as there's lots of updates.
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R u on MF9?
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I have no idea why as I've tried everything I can think of and read but aosp runs better on my S4 than tw, as crazy as that sounds its been true for me. I love Aosp so I'm good. I'm on mf9 via otas and tried all recoveries made and always end up with some type of system or phone fc or the "detected an app".. .blah blah warning which annoys the crap outa me so I just stay on aosp as there are a ton of great ones for us and they work wonderfully -the once in a while call bug which I do not come across that much really ams when I do I made a shortcut for fast reboot via rom toolbox and just hit it when it happens and its good.
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pathtologos said:
R u on MF9?
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Yes I am, data, wifi and all that are fine. Haven't had even one reboot with Triforce, battery life is great. I really have not had any issue with it at all, it's rock solid for my phone.
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Well I installed negalite and so far it's perfect. Everything seems to be working & it has a great amount of tweaking enabled. Thanks guys. Now I have a solid aosp rom and a solid TW rom. I'm one happy camper.
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pathtologos said:
Well I installed negalite and so far it's perfect. Everything seems to be working & it has a great amount of tweaking enabled. Thanks guys. Now I have a solid aosp rom and a solid TW rom. I'm one happy camper.
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Just FYI.....If you flash a TW MF9 rom with the stock kernel and WiFi is broken after boot (can and has happened with Negalite, TriForce, etc) there is a modified stock kernel that can be flashed to fix if needed.

CCallahan said:
Just FYI.....If you flash a TW MF9 rom with the stock kernel and WiFi is broken after boot (can and has happened with Negalite, TriForce, etc) there is a modified stock kernel that can be flashed to fix if needed.
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Where at?!

Joe0113 said:
Where at?!
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+1
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Joe0113 said:
Where at?!
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The one Nega posted works good: http://www.download.negalite.com/Negalite_S4_Mods/Negalite_Stock_MF9_Kernel.zip
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I must be lucky, because I have had no such issues with any rom (AOSP or TW). If I flash the stock rooted MF9 rom followed by the stock MF9 kernel, I have wifi and data. Same goes for any other TW rom as well as every AOSP rom I've tried.
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Samsung keyboard on stock kitkat not working?

If I flash stock kitkat my Samsung keyboard won't work (force closes over and over).. I've no problems with any custom roms, on sweetrom now with no problem.. It's not a massive issue but it's annoying me! Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to fix it?
P. S- installing SwiftKey etc isn't fixing it..
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hypnodaz said:
If I flash stock kitkat my Samsung keyboard won't work (force closes over and over).. I've no problems with any custom roms, on sweetrom now with no problem.. It's not a massive issue but it's annoying me! Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to fix it?
P. S- installing SwiftKey etc isn't fixing it..
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You may need to do a full wipe when you flash stock, it's possible something has corrupted somewhere along the line.

Yeah I've tried all the usual tricks, re - downloaded stock from several places with no luck.. It's baffling me..
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hypnodaz said:
Yeah I've tried all the usual tricks, re - downloaded stock from several places with no luck.. It's baffling me..
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Format all your data in system via CWM - then reinstall your ROM from scratch, it'll fix any coruption issues. ->>> Important >>> Make sure you make/get a PIT file for your device before you change anything in case you need to sort your partitions out for a reflash

I'll give it a try thank_you...

Nope still got the same problem.. Must be some weird conflict with my phone that I can't pin down.. Like I say I'm on a custom rom anyway but it irritates me because I know it's still there...
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hypnodaz said:
Nope still got the same problem.. Must be some weird conflict with my phone that I can't pin down.. Like I say I'm on a custom rom anyway but it irritates me because I know it's still there...
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How bizarre , I'd stick with the custom ROM for now just in case something else gets crazy corrupted - This Kitkat stuff atm is causing havoc all around.

Yeah I think you're right, maybe different batches of phones and buggy kitkat are causing problems for a few of us? It'll all get ironed out in the end hopefully..
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I got the same problem. KitKat update failed in the end and had to CF_Root in order to boot up.
Action Memo (with pen) are not working for me as well. It is all linked with Handwiting somehow.
Is your Action Memo broken also ?
The only thing that I didn't do is Wipe Data/Factory Reset in Recovery mode.
Did you try that ?

Colide said:
I got the same problem. KitKat update failed in the end and had to CF_Root in order to boot up.
Action Memo (with pen) are not working for me as well. It is all linked with Handwiting somehow.
Is your Action Memo broken also ?
The only thing that I didn't do is Wipe Data/Factory Reset in Recovery mode.
Did you try that ?
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got the same problem as yours, no idea why though, after the update samsung keyboard and action memo stopped working.
I think I will wipe it tomorrow but it seems it's not working either

I'm checking around and they say that problem probably lies in the application S Pen Keep, there is no data on this one ... I guess as you said it's linked to the handwriting recognition. tried to do that using Snote transform into text as well and it immediately stopped working as well..

For time being I'm using different keyboard and I like it better than stock one. I really don't want to wipe a phone. Takes so much time to install everything back.
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Did u guys intentionally or unintentionally uninstalled Samsung apps? From what I've understand, certain Samsung apps needs to be either freeze thru TB or disable it...

Haven't touched it. I've upgraded to KitKat without updating a bootloader and it happened.
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same here, got the OTA update, after that it simply stopped working.. I don't need the keyboard .. I need the action memo more

Mine still isn't working, I'm on omega rom now so it doesn't affect me, but it still does it if I flash stock... Strange..

try to download another stock rom? maybe that will fix it.. if it did .. let us know... try to download the newest one that came up in Poland..

mine got fixed by formatting and wiping, re-download another stock rom I guess yours has some form of data missing ..
@Colide , just go back to factory settings , will resolve the issue, do it from the recovery of course.

I kinda hate it to wipe data. Lot of apps to reinstall. Thanks for a tip. ?
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Issue flashing 'Google' edition ROMs...

Hi, I'm probably being very idiotic atm but I can't think of any logical issues.
I'm using the Samsung Galaxy S4 i337.. I downgraded from NB1 to MK2, got root, installed safestrap, and attempted to install this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544474
It was my understanding this came with Loki-Doki (saw it floating around in a different thread asking if it worked, can find it if nessecary) as a patch. So I downloaded and backed up my stock install, and attempted to install this.
Now the problem is when I boot, it returns me to a bootloop, if you could call that progress.. It vibrates occasionally while bootlooping (samsung - safeboot - blackscreen - vibrate - samsung....). I still have access to safestrap, download mode and so on, if it helps at all. I've also tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495 WITH loki-doki (as it is explicitly stated) to no success either..
I'm looking for one of two solutions;
how to get stock firmware back, or how to properly install this? Or any variation thereof. . . I don't know what the problem is ahaha

Bumping to say multiple wipes>reflashes later the blue screen has yet to occur, not sure what that was... Bootlooping is the huge problem now!

You can't use that rom. You need a tw based rom. This one is aosp
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jd1639 said:
You can't use that rom. You need a tw based rom. This one is aosp
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Doesn't the second one work with my phone though? And the comments say 'working on i337'etc on the first one... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495
It's still giving me the same problems with loki-doki.

Rhymey said:
Doesn't the second one work with my phone though? And the comments say 'working on i337'etc on the first one... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495
It's still giving me the same problems with loki-doki.
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It only works if you have mdl firmware and not on safe strap
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jd1639 said:
It only works if you have mdl firmware and not on safe strap
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Guh. Well ****. They should make that more obvious in the OP.. saw no mention of either of those being an issue..
Any similar roms that still have TouchWiz or should I just roll back to OTA 4.4.2?

Rhymey said:
Guh. Well ****. They should make that more obvious in the OP.. saw no mention of either of those being an issue..
Any similar roms that still have TouchWiz or should I just roll back to OTA 4.4.2?
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Start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49562527
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So will it ever be possible to flash AOSP ROMs on NB1?

Not until the bootloader is unlocked. There is no telling when that will be.
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Best bet is to find a ROM that you like, then install the Google Experience Launcher apk. It will give your phone the stock google launcher.
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Domination Theme will also extensively theme your touchwiz rom to give it a more complete AOSP look without an AOSP rom.

All right thanks for the help guys.

How delete carrier bloatware

Hi guys i got my phone from TMOBILE and its full with retarded apps
Most annoyingly they replaced stock samsung browser with their own
How do i delete Tmobile browser and install the stock samsung one?
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Xxul said:
Hi guys i got my phone from TMOBILE and its full with retarded apps
Most annoyingly they replaced stock samsung browser with their own
How do i delete Tmobile browser and install the stock samsung one?
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guys?

Install a custom rom.

dynospectrum said:
Install a custom rom.
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Or, just root the phone, easy to do. I'd also recommend that you put on custom recovery to be safe, as it can get you out of all sorts of trouble rather than having Samsung's lame recovery.
Once you've done that, install titanium backup from the store. Freeze any and all applications you want. Download your preferred applications and you are done.
Sure, you can go the extra step of putting on a third party ROM, but for most people, that's overkill.
Once you have root, a custom recovery and Titanium Backup installed, you might want to do three things:
1. Do a ROM backup from the recovery, after it's saved move to your PC. Keep it there for safekeeping.
2. Set up a backup schedule in Titanium Backup. Back up applications and data to an SD card
3. Install Xposed Framework, and then pick a good multi-porpose module like Wanam, and you can highly customize your phone without putting on a third party ROM.
All of these three things are available and easy to find in XDA. They make your experience more powerful, customizable and safer.

Thx !
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Xxul said:
Hi guys i got my phone from TMOBILE and its full with retarded apps
Most annoyingly they replaced stock samsung browser with their own
How do i delete Tmobile browser and install the stock samsung one?
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Just an fyi, it actually has the stock browser included called Internet. They just changed the home page to their own, you can change it back to whatever you like.
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tp2215 said:
Just an fyi, it actually has the stock browser included called Internet. They just changed the home page to their own, you can change it back to whatever you like.
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dayuuuum i did not know that
that made me so happy to know <3
btw where is the option in the stock browser to swipe with ur thumb on the edge of the screen to open a quick launch menu in the browser? (like in note 2)

Xxul said:
dayuuuum i did not know that
that made me so happy to know <3
btw where is the option in the stock browser to swipe with ur thumb on the edge of the screen to open a quick launch menu in the browser? (like in note 2)
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I dont believe it was included on the S5. I was more or less replaced with one handed mode (which can be activated in the settings) and several other actions.

[Q&A] [ROM] Sacs_Custom_Rom_V3_NG2_9_24_14

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Change Selinux back to permissive
My setup was the Sprint Galaxy S4 SPH - L720 running Jellybean 4.3 NAE firmware. Long story short, I soft bricked my phone trying to upgrade to a Negaman's Rom & Kernal. Found the stock NAE firmware and flashed through Odin to get back running. Since i had already been rooted unbeknownst to me there was a new upgrade out. Now I'm running running Kitkat 4.4.2 NG2 firmware. I used to be able to use terminal and l the
pm disable com.sec.knox.seandroid
Commands to enable permission for use with my Pioneer Appradio 3.
But now SeLinux says enforcing and commands don't work. So that's my fault for not checking first. Now my question is, is can I roll back to Jellybean 4.3 or is there a Rom and/or Kernal that will change SeLinux from enforcing to permissive for the Sprint variant of the Galaxy S4 Sph-L720. I don't need a bunch of features, I just need to get back to permissive. I've seen similar for other GS4 variants, the GS5, & even the Note 3, just nothing for Sprint. Has development ceased for the Sprint GS4? Is all hope lost? Any suggestions or forum suggestions?

Has anyone got any issue witg swiftkey? Im not able to download the lanauge pack and with other roms i get no issue.

anigzer said:
Has anyone got any issue witg swiftkey? Im not able to download the lanauge pack and with other roms i get no issue.
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Dowblaod folder mount and see if it solves your issues.

Has anyone on V4 gotten the sketchbook app working? It force closes every time even after clearing data and cache.
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Sherbon26 said:
Has anyone on V4 gotten the sketchbook app working? It force closes every time even after clearing data and cache.
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Mine force closes also

One problem I'm having, not sure if it's just me but the Pen window manager doesn't keep changes after a reboot. It's given superuser permissions.
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I had this Rom v4 installed for 3 days now. It runs smooth and fast. But at times the whole phone freezes up when I run certain applications like chrome, Firefox,or Facebook. I reboot it then happens again in 5 mins. I tired clearing the cache that didn't work really do much. I tried to uninstall the apps and reinstall them. Does anyone have an idea what would do that?

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I had this Rom v4 installed for 3 days now. It runs smooth and fast. But at times the whole phone freezes up when I run certain applications like chrome, Firefox,or Facebook. I reboot it then happens again in 5 mins. I tired clearing the cache that didn't work really do much. I tried to uninstall the apps and reinstall them. Does anyone have an idea what would do that?
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Are you running a custom kernel? If so flash this stock one https://www.dropbox.com/s/hk8o922goewzkws/Stock_NG2_Kernel.zip?dl=0 and it shouldn't do that anymore

My phone came with NG2. I figured it out a couple days ago. I just wiped my whole phone again did that for 5 times and flashed the Rom. My phone works perfect.

My calendar was working fine then I turned on weather in the settings and now it force closes won't even open. Any ideas
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Chiefho70 said:
My calendar was working fine then I turned on weather in the settings and now it force closes won't even open. Any ideas
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Same problem here. Go into settings/app manager and clear cache and data on the calendar

Does anyone else have this problem . The rom works great for about two weeks and then everything starts to fc and the phone reboots constantly? The only thing to fix is clean flash the rom every two weeks
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Chiefho70 said:
Does anyone else have this problem . The rom works great for about two weeks and then everything starts to fc and the phone reboots constantly? The only thing to fix is clean flash the rom every two weeks
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Been my daily for a month and no problems at all. No force closes

Found it

How do I fix bluetooth isssue... not working...doesn't recognize anything

Apps writing to internal
Hello, when trying to use apps like Zedge, Amazon Music, Or even Google Chrome, any time I try to download something it fails. Does anyone know a solution to this?

DarkCobraSK said:
Hello, when trying to use apps like Zedge, Amazon Music, Or even Google Chrome, any time I try to download something it fails. Does anyone know a solution to this?
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Download folder mount from the play store. Follow the directions on the app and reboot.

daniel4653 said:
Download folder mount from the play store. Follow the directions on the app and reboot.
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Thank you very much! Worked like a charm!

Any screenshots? I had the other Sacs Kitkat v3 (Non-NG2 version) with S5 theming and it was great and stable. I just want to see how different is this newer version if anyone can share .