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[Q] Unable to pull down notification bar after 4.3 update (stock firmware)

I recently updated my Galaxy S4 (i9500) to Android 4.3 [MJ5] using Kies. The phone is completly stock and non-rooted. After the update, I'm unable to pull down notification bar. However, after I restart the device, it works well for some time and then again refuses to be pulled down.
Has anyone else experienced the same problem? I have lot of data on the device that will be difficult to restore and hence and donot want to format the phone. Any suggestions/solutions that might resolve the problem?
Also, after the 4.3 update, when I check for OTA, a popup shows saying "Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available." Pulling out and reinserting SD card didn't solve the issue.

Same problem. .. No solution yet.
arpit88 said:
I recently updated my Galaxy S4 (i9500) to Android 4.3 [MJ5] using Kies. The phone is completly stock and non-rooted. After the update, I'm unable to pull down notification bar. However, after I restart the device, it works well for some time and then again refuses to be pulled down.
Has anyone else experienced the same problem? I have lot of data on the device that will be difficult to restore and hence and donot want to format the phone. Any suggestions/solutions that might resolve the problem?
Also, after the 4.3 update, when I check for OTA, a popup shows saying "Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available." Pulling out and reinserting SD card didn't solve the issue.
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I am going mentally insane trying to figure this out. I have refreshed and wiped my phone 5 times for the same issue, but to nothing good. The notification bar simply wouldn't want to respond.
What's getting to my nerves is that in one of my experiments with solving this issue, I kept my phone as stock with no third party apps, and still faced the issue. I kept knox uninstalled thinking that's what is causing the issue, but that's didn't help. I did lots of these kind of attempts, but to no avail. I'm concluding that is a serious Bug that Samsung is not going to address to soon. And we're simply screwed until.

Same problem.. DEAL BREAKER
I am facing the same problem after update to 4.3 Andrew this is a deal breaker if Samsung does not fix immediately. Thinking of rooting Andrew moving to cyanogen mod beta.. This is crazy. Nobody tested this for sure.

4.3 official update notification panel drop down problem
I have same problem with this update.can anybody solve this problem ?

kish0007 said:
I am going mentally insane trying to figure this out. I have refreshed and wiped my phone 5 times for the same issue, but to nothing good. The notification bar simply wouldn't want to respond.
What's getting to my nerves is that in one of my experiments with solving this issue, I kept my phone as stock with no third party apps, and still faced the issue. I kept knox uninstalled thinking that's what is causing the issue, but that's didn't help. I did lots of these kind of attempts, but to no avail. I'm concluding that is a serious Bug that Samsung is not going to address to soon. And we're simply screwed until.
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Is your device status showing as "CUSTOM" or "ORIGINAL"?

figured out temporary solution
After a lot of playing around, I seem to know what's causing the problem. It's the Phone (Dialer) application that is creating an issue.
when the problem arises again, try making a call, and while the call is being placed, pull down the notification bar....It begins working.
obv I Ousby this is no permanent solution, but will help you from needing to restart.
If anyone with deeper knowledge can PLEASE look at what from the inside is causing it, and how can we make a permanent fix, much appreciated.
let me know if it works for you, the temp fix.
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[/QUOTE=arpit88;46809031]Is your device status showing as "CUSTOM" or "ORIGINAL"?[/QUOTE]
Mine says official, for you, I'd suggesting finding the correct 4.3 version with the correct region for your i9500 / i9505, and redo the firmware. Download the firmware off Sammobile, and use Odin 1.85 whilst your phone is in download mode. If you don't know any of these terms used, Google it. It'll be helpful.
Basically, the notification bar problem and device modified problem are separate issues.

Did u install the indian firmware or the unknown one?

yes boys same issue here after 4.3 installed
also my notification bar when its stacked works when you try it on a call but its a temporary solution. mine is official also. anybody find a permanent solution? should we again root 4.3 on 4.3? I think it must be that the 4.3 was installed over 4.2.2 maybe if we make hard reset it will be fixed?

It's the Indian firmware, that I downloaded using Kies but still it started showing as "custom".
I took the phone to samsung care, they said Official 4.3 isn't released for s4 in India yet. Lolz. However, then one of there geeky employees reinstalled the 4.3 update and now my both issues have been fixed. Notification bar is now working perfectly fine and Device status is now Official.

official 4.3 also problem task bar
mine is official because in germany 4.3 is released on samsungs update and my phone is from germany. sould I take it to samsung service and they reinstalling again 4.3 is finally fixed?

xxuemj8
I got an ota update xxuemj8 just now that seemingly has solved the problem. My test so far hasn't given complaints, but.let's see what's the situation in long term.
Indian version i9500 currently updated from xxuemj5 to xxuemj8
Should solve all your problems too if you refresh your phone with Odin. Meaning reinstall from fresh by downloading from sammobile and.installing.through Odin

UPDATE XXUEMJ8 doesnt help
Update: XXUEMJ8 doesnt solve any problem. The bug still exists, notification bar stops working.
Also, another issue is that under Settings > Battery, even if Wi-Fi is switched off, the wifi blue bar shows full all the time as if it were ON.
This confuses me to if this is only a software bug in displaying the battery status of settings where wifi is truly off, and it thinks it is on.
OR
Wifi remains on throughout, and switching it off in the software doesnt actually switch it off, eventually taking more battery.
kish0007 said:
I got an ota update xxuemj8 just now that seemingly has solved the problem. My test so far hasn't given complaints, but.let's see what's the situation in long term.
Indian version i9500 currently updated from xxuemj5 to xxuemj8
Should solve all your problems too if you refresh your phone with Odin. Meaning reinstall from fresh by downloading from sammobile and.installing.through Odin
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Android 4.3 Update
I DEFINITELY AGREE with the earlier post by Kish0007. The bug is related to the PHONE (Dialer) App. The problem always occurs after receiving a phone call.
I changed from German Android 4.3 to Unknown Android 4.3 as posted on Sammobile hoping for the problem to disappear. But it did not !
Mich

The possible solution is to format your phone after installing 4.3 upgrade.
Goto Hard reset by pressing your Volume Key+Power key+Home Key......
Then goto Wipe data/Factory reset.........Don't worry your android Upgrade will not be reset, it will be as it is (4.3)....just it will format your data
and cache.
Do not forget to take backup of apps and your other data......!!
It worked for me & hope it will work for you as well........!!

I try format several times but problem still exist

update the firmware before format.
After upgrading your OS , please update the firmware from PDA:MJ5 to PDA:MJ8 also,
then try formatting.

Same problem after updating on my Samsung S4
Same problem after updating on my Samsung S4.
I have the Middle east version UAE. MJ5 build number currently.
i noticed the dialor was started this issue.
i hope there is a solution for this soon.

still issue after hard reset
Sid0406 said:
The possible solution is to format your phone after installing 4.3 upgrade.
Goto Hard reset by pressing your Volume Key+Power key+Home Key......
Then goto Wipe data/Factory reset.........Don't worry your android Upgrade will not be reset, it will be as it is (4.3)....just it will format your data
and cache.
Do not forget to take backup of apps and your other data......!!
It worked for me & hope it will work for you as well........!!
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I made hard reset on my phone and tha issue still exists. from samsung service they told me its possible the viber on 4.3 that makes the problem so I unistall it I made hard reset but I still have stacked tool bar sometimes after receiving or making calls but no so often.

notification bar problem
I updated my s4 i9500 to 4.3 indian ver. INU mj5 via kies and recently MJ8.. and same problem happening to me... notification bar would not pull down on call ends... calling again fixes the problem but thats kind of annoying every time for fix..... even transition animation scale resets on opening camera app.... then I thought to give a clean install via odin on same firmware from sammobile... ie. INU MJ8 21 oct build.... but this even did not solve the above problems. .. I also uninstalled viber thinking it might be the cause.... factory reset... cache wipe ... everything but to no avail.... any permanent fix would be appreciated. ...

Phone Settings
Guys,
Do you have the phone setting answer call using the power button selected ? Please, let me know. My notification bar never crashed today after I un-selected this option.
Thanks,
Mich

Phone does not start after reboot on jamal2367 ROM, S4 GE Final-R4

Hi all,
I have this annoying issue with [AOSP] Official 4.4.2 - S4 Google Edition - Final-R4 from jamal2367; current baseband installed XXUFNA1.
Problem:
When the phone loses connection, it dies. Then there is no way I can turn it on.
if unplugged from the power: it starts to boot and it dies again, sometimes at the "samsung boot text", sometimes a bit ahead, but it does not go further than the animated logo with 4 coloured bouncing balls (it does not matter how many time I try to restart the phone)
If plugged: it survives the first part of the boot most of the time, but it loops into the animated logo with the 4 coloured bouncing balls and the phone does not start.
Solution:
Every time I have to re-install Android, by:
- deleting Dalvik, Data, System, Cache.
- Install the ROM
- Apply a factory reset
At this point, if connected to the plug, the phone starts, but I have to go through the manual installation process.
This is a bit annoying I have to admin, anyone with this kind of issue, or am I the only one?
A few more info:
Phone was working great with jamal2367 4.3 (don't remember the baseband)
After 4.4 was out I installed it, but it was booting every 5 minutes or so, I decided then to go back to 4.3.
When I went back to 4.3, baseband was changed, but I kept the hold one.
Phone started to have random reboots as well, but once every 3-4 days, so I was ok with it.
4.4 releases were progressing so, after a while I decided to put it back.
I had the problem described above with previous (recent) baseband (like ml6and mj6).
Now I have the latest, but I have got the problem anyway.
A wild guess:
The phone now charges very quickly, I am wondering if the percentage that I see is realistic. Maybe it runs out of battery, which it could explain why the phone dies on reboots, but it does not explain why it loops once plugged in and why it does not turn off normally instead of just dying with a blink of an eye.
mmm that should not be the reason
Another wild guess:
I couldn't target a specific application. Sometimes it dies using fb, sometimes maps, sometimes hangout, sometimes a after a long phone call. The first two have "location" active, but I don't think that the last two are using it.
mmm that should not be the reason either.
A consideration:
I have noticed that once Android is installed, the phone signal is quite good, but then it goes down to one or two lines only. Most of the time I have one line only (in my area) and when it disappear, 6 times out of 7 it dies.
Thanks in advance.
R
PS=I could not post this into "Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development"

too long
be sure to flash from zero, wipe everything then flash 4.3
if everything fils go to stock 4.3 or 4.4 TW, then flash 4.4 gpe after

racoonlab said:
PS=I could not post this into "Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development"
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did you try battery calibration?
also format everything in recovery before flashing,that should do the trick..
or maybe try another rom,if you still have issues then you may have to take it to Samsung care

anu.cool said:
did you try battery calibration?
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Nope I will give it a try
also format everything in recovery before flashing,that should do the trick..
or maybe try another rom,if you still have issues then you may have to take it to Samsung care
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Well, when I delete Dalvik, Data, System and Cache, I do it once I am inside _teamwin recovery_, I can also think about another ROM, but the one from jamal2367 is quite popular and I find it weird that no one else have the same issue.
Thanks for your reply though.
R

Same problem here...
I fixed it by flashing the stock image from samsung, and start all over again with cf_root and recovery. I use CWM, but that dont matter I think.
Loving my 4.4.2 Rom by Danvdh atm!
Good luck!

opticus44 said:
I fixed it by flashing the stock image from samsung, and start all over again with cf_root and recovery. I use CWM, but that dont matter I think.
Loving my 4.4.2 Rom by Danvdh atm!
Good luck!
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Hi opticus44,
Did you install the stock image through Kies or from any other link? In this latest case, which one?
Thanks,
R

Hi,
you are not alone. we are 2 now.
I have the same problem but the problem stays with samsung stock rom. my phone still reboot random with stock jelly bean.
i use the 4.3 stock rom from this link below, they have high speed host.
http://www.android-hilfe.de/samsung...tes-rollouts-aktuell-xxuemk9.html#post6803655

Xv1nX said:
Hi,
you are not alone. we are 2 now.
I have the same problem but the problem stays with samsung stock rom. my phone still reboot random with stock jelly bean.
i use the 4.3 stock rom from this link below, they have high speed host.
http://www.android-hilfe.de/samsung...tes-rollouts-aktuell-xxuemk9.html#post6803655
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mmm there must be some way. With the latest R1.1 I cannot even answer a phone call, with Ktoonsez's Kernel, with Alucard's Kernel no button works.
:-O

mmm also installing 4.3 back gives me random reboots. I am wondering if it could a wrong baseband.

it worked perfect for me for some hours. when i deactivated some bloatwares (g. earth, g. music, ...) it crashed and stucks in a loop reboot & crash at googke logo. swipe cache or wait some minutes don`t change anything.
i tried everything, now i have no idea what to do

I installed CyanogenMod and it is more stable. However it cannot do what is supposed to do, make and receives phone calls.
I wonder if it is a baseband issue, now.
R

anu.cool said:
did you try battery calibration?
also format everything in recovery before flashing,that should do the trick..
or maybe try another rom,if you still have issues then you may have to take it to Samsung care
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Hi,
What tool do you use for a battery calibration?

racoonlab said:
I installed CyanogenMod and it is more stable. However it cannot do what is supposed to do, make and receives phone calls.
I wonder if it is a baseband issue, now.
R
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Same issue if I put back Jamal [AOSP] Official 4.4.2 - S4 Google Edition - Final-R1.1,mmm, maybe the kernel....

The last thing I can say about it is that also all the sounds are gone. I cannot reproduce any sounds, notifications, alarm etc., it does not work on videos either.

I fix my problem! And I shared the solution here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49502855

racoonlab said:
Hi opticus44,
Did you install the stock image through Kies or from any other link? In this latest case, which one?
Thanks,
R
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Sorry, long time since I last checked in. I downloaded official stock image from sammobile and flashed through odin.

same problem here
Hi guys same problem here,
GOOGLE EDITION 4.4.2 installed by Danvdh, Kryten2k35 & Ktoonsez on Galaxy S4 GT-9505 LTE with knox 0x1, and TWRP custom recovery when the battery reaches 0% turns off the phone I put the phone on charge and starts but hangs on colored dots.
How can I fix this?
Thx

A Lollipop made of Bugs !!!

Hello Everyone !
I updated my Nexus 4 to Android Lollipop 3 days ago and soon after I realized that it was a mistake and now I am stuck! I am facing all kinds of problems with it. Below is a list.
1. Pulse notification light is dead! Its not working for anything (missed calls, messages, app notifications etc...). Before the update it was working fine. I have checked all settings related to notifications. Pulse notification light option is on.
2. Sometimes I am not able to change the use Picture. It gives me the option to pick an image then crop and then it does nothing!
3. Many apps are crashing and have torn up UI after launch. I have attached a screenshot of PlayerPro UI
4. Many times I get an error pop up saying 'Android UI is not responding' which is weird because I don't have many applications installed or running.
I have tried resetting my device to its factory settings 3 times since the Lollipop update but I don't see any improvements. This is probably the worst Android Update released by Google since the evolution of Android. I never had problems when I updated to Kitkat but now, it has become my worst nightmare.
Is anyone else facing the same problems with Lollipop? Is there a way to go back to Kitkat, if yes then will I be receiving OTA updates in future? My device is not Rooted.
Thanks.

t3chn0vamp said:
Hello Everyone !
I updated my Nexus 4 to Android Lollipop 3 days ago and soon after I realized that it was a mistake and now I am stuck! I am facing all kinds of problems with it. Below is a list.
1. Pulse notification light is dead! Its not working for anything (missed calls, messages, app notifications etc...). Before the update it was working fine. I have checked all settings related to notifications. Pulse notification light option is on.
2. Sometimes I am not able to change the use Picture. It gives me the option to pick an image then crop and then it does nothing!
3. Many apps are crashing and have torn up UI after launch. I have attached a screenshot of PlayerPro UI
4. Many times I get an error pop up saying 'Android UI is not responding' which is weird because I don't have many applications installed or running.
I have tried resetting my device to its factory settings 3 times since the Lollipop update but I don't see any improvements. This is probably the worst Android Update released by Google since the evolution of Android. I never had problems when I updated to Kitkat but now, it has become my worst nightmare.
Is anyone else facing the same problems with Lollipop? Is there a way to go back to Kitkat, if yes then will I be receiving OTA updates in future? My device is not Rooted.
Thanks.
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relax bro,**** happens
i'm running lrx21t (sideloaded) and haven't (luckily) experienced any major issue.
but from what i've heard,many weird issues have arisen,more so on nex5
but this is to be expected with an overhaul of this magnitude..
hang in,google should take care of it in MR1
to downgrade,sideload factory image of kitkat 4.4.4 occam available at the google dev site
u dont need root,just an unlocked bootloader and adb n sdk tools
complete guide can be found in other threads and multiple other sites
also there are videos on youtube specifically detailing the procedure
PLEASE NOTE UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER CAUSES SYTEM WIPE-u wil lose all your data
always back-up before flashing/sideloading any file
if u r stock,u should get ota
i'm not responsible if u brick ur phone due to any procedure...ur phone,ur decision
hit thanks if this helps u

apv25 said:
relax bro,**** happens
i'm running lrx21t (sideloaded) and haven't (luckily) experienced any major issue.
but from what i've heard,many weird issues have arisen,more so on nex5
but this is to be expected with an overhaul of this magnitude..
hang in,google should take care of it in MR1
to downgrade,sideload factory image of kitkat 4.4.4 occam available at the google dev site
u dont need root,just an unlocked bootloader and adb n sdk tools
complete guide can be found in other threads and multiple other sites
also there are videos on youtube specifically detailing the procedure
PLEASE NOTE UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER CAUSES SYTEM WIPE-u wil lose all your data
always back-up before flashing/sideloading any file
if u r stock,u should get ota
i'm not responsible if u brick ur phone due to any procedure...ur phone,ur decision
hit thanks if this helps u
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Thanks bro. Seems like sideloading kitkat is the only option I have right now. :/

910F lags at 5.1.1 and after downgrade

Hey guys,
after flashing the 5..1.1 rom my Note 4 started to lag at the keyboard after typing few letters or reading the website or in menu.
I use the N910FXXU1COH4 software. The worst part is that it happened yesterday. I havent got lags before (never ever).
Now I've got also lags when I downgrade to 5.0.1
Do you have any idea why this happened? My phone is ofc rooted and I've deleted most of the useless (for me) crap out of it like Instagram, NFC etc.
Do you have this kind of problems with your phone?
Thanks for reply.

I had the same issues you've stated after flashing a 5.1.1 Sweden rom with ODIN.
It lagged like crazy while other aspects were buttery smooth.
After a factory reset and a re-install with ODIN (just the way I did it- not saying it's the correct way of doing it) my phone is running as it should- super quick, smooth and as a Note 4 should be.
So I'd recommend full-wiping and then re-installing the 5.1.1 tar via ODIN.
I've also rooted now too with no issues.
Good luck.

I've got also problem in games. Sometimes the animation just freeze for about 0,5 s and then it runs again. It happens everywhere. And I've got it from yesterday. Dunno whats the problem...

I'm having lags and stutter too my friend, but i'm gonna leave it like this for now and wait for a proper release of 5.1.1 for my country instead of frankenstein mix it like i did now.
If that does not fix the lags im going back to 4.4.4 and never upgrade it again.

Guys, this problem is quite strange.
I've downgraded to 5.0.1 and then to 4.4.4 and every time Ive got lags on keyboard and TW. My phone started to freeze for about 0.5 s - 1 s. Its very annoying and I dont know how to deal with this problem. And it scares me ! Cuz knox is [1] and the warranty went for a walk I guess so i dont know what to do now...
Have you ever this kind of problem with your phone? Even the downgrade did nothing. Before flashing the 5.1.1 system it was fine. Now going down and wiping whole system gives me nothing ;(
Please help! I dont know what to do now...
On cyanogenmod 12.1 works fine. The problem is I guess with the touchwiz systems...
On 5.1.1 touchwiz is also overheating now :/ maybe thats the problem?

So the problem looks like this : After flashing the Swedish 5.1.1 system it all started up.
I can see it in:
1) Games - when it randomly freezes for second
2) Keyboard - after hitting multiply in letters typing something like asidiasjdasijdsaid -> it sudennly stucks and then after about 1 s the button ive smashed shows up in the text message with the lag3
3) touch wiz - after swiping from homescreen to another screen just dont answer and after about again 1s it changes
4) the top bar - with wifi, sounds, brightness, clock, battery etc) also goes down with lag - I swipe with my finger and after 1 second - it react.
5) sometimes it shows the grey suqare at the bottom "Phone is in factory mode" - red letters. It shows only for a while and suddenly disappear.
I've changed every rom now - from 4.4 to 5.1.1 and its still broken! On the Cyanogenmod it works just fine. Something might be broken but I dont know what. Also in cyanogenmod the only game i play have this lags. Other things works fine.
Any solution, what can i do? everything was ok before flashing the 5.1.1? Ive got the EFS folder backuped via TWRP
// EDIT
So - after I've found the backup which I've done just after buying Note I've restored full system (EFS, cache, system etc) and it helped. I guess 5.1.1 flashes makes that my Note 4 had a very bad day.
You can close the topic. My advice is to always have backup ! Glad Ive done it before.

Grand Prime Multitasker - RIP

hey,my grand prime has a lot of lag when i press the multitasking button,i wait 3-4 secobs until the cards show up. Any idea of what can i do,maybe keep the service in the memory active forever? Can i change to a kk style multitasker? The home button does the same thing,it hangs and i need to press 3-4 times to get home. Lollipop did nothing but bad to this phone,i might go back to kitkat. Any ideas? Thanks.

Mine does the same way like yours. I have sm-g530fz updated to lollipop 5.0.1. I have a friend with 531 version and 5.1.1. and it seems like his phone has a lot better response to the same tasks...
Sent from my SM-G530FZ using Tapatalk

Mehigh101 said:
hey,my grand prime has a lot of lag when i press the multitasking button,i wait 3-4 secobs until the cards show up. Any idea of what can i do,maybe keep the service in the memory active forever? Can i change to a kk style multitasker? The home button does the same thing,it hangs and i need to press 3-4 times to get home. Lollipop did nothing but bad to this phone,i might go back to kitkat. Any ideas? Thanks.
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I have a g530fz.. It acts the same way.
I downgraded to KitKat, but there was no big difference.
Under hard multitasking, it keeps lagging, so I reinstalled a deodexed lollipop ROM cause it looks better and to get xposed modules, the lag is always present

I used to have the same problems as you but I found some sort outs which you can do.
Root your phone.
Debloat the ROM as much as it stays stable.
Wipe the data nd caches, factory reset it.
Now boot up nd set up your phone.
After that install an app L-Speed from Playstore nd set the tweaks as you want.
Voila! Xposed always makes the Samsung Lollipop slow but still if you want to use you can use it without a deodex rom. Deodex rom is also slow most of the times.
Hope this helps!