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The Phone App Is Missing on My AT&T Galaxy S4 I Really Really Need It Back!! if you know anything that could help comment please.

ItzBluestone said:
The Phone App Is Missing on My AT&T Galaxy S4 I Really Really Need It Back!! if you know anything that could help comment please.
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are you using Stock ROM?, if yes, flash the ROM again using Odin, no need to wipe anything, and nothing will be wiped, and you will get your phone app back.
if you're using a custom ROM, reboot into Recovery and flash the ROM then wipe cache and dalvik cache, and reboot.
download the stock ROM from sammobile.com or samsung-firmware.org, or samsung-updates.com

MigoMujahid said:
are you using Stock ROM?, if yes, flash the ROM again using Odin, no need to wipe anything, and nothing will be wiped, and you will get your phone app back.
if you're using a custom ROM, reboot into Recovery and flash the ROM then wipe cache and dalvik cache, and reboot.
download the stock ROM from sammobile.com or samsung-firmware.org, or samsung-updates.com
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yea but i dont wanna downgrade to 4.4 i like stock lolipop

ItzBluestone said:
yea but i dont wanna downgrade to 4.4 i like stock lolipop
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of course you don't want that, so flash the stock lollipop with Odin
who said anything about downgrading?!

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[Q] Unable to boot up after 4.3 update

Need urgent help... I update the version to 4.3 and was working fine. After that I decided to downgrade back to 4.2 and thats when the phone does not boot up at all.. please help
shadowry said:
Need urgent help... I update the version to 4.3 and was working fine. After that I decided to downgrade back to 4.2 and thats when the phone does not boot up at all.. please help
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Go to recovery and try to wipe cache and dalvik and reboot
Tried that.. wipe everything and all but it just reboot into recovery and will not start the ROM
shadowry said:
Tried that.. wipe everything and all but it just reboot into recovery and will not start the ROM
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What rom we`re you on?
shadowry said:
Tried that.. wipe everything and all but it just reboot into recovery and will not start the ROM
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If u have nandroid flash that else u must flash stock firmware back to the phone with wipe / dalvik/ cache
Was on omega rom.. wanted to test out 4.3 but didnt like it..
so flash back 4.2 and the phone will not start up
shadowry said:
Was on omega rom.. wanted to test out 4.3 but didnt like it..
so flash back 4.2 and the phone will not start up
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Ok if u cant get back with the normal way hav to fix flashing stock firmware or u can also try flashing pre rooted stock firmware both the methos using Odin
shadowry said:
Was on omega rom.. wanted to test out 4.3 but didnt like it..
so flash back 4.2 and the phone will not start up
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As 123hiten said, flash back to stock and build up. That's super strange though. I was able to flash back from 4.3 back to 4.2 no problem.
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123hiten said:
Ok if u cant get back with the normal way hav to fix flashing stock firmware or u can also try flashing pre rooted stock firmware both the methos using Odin
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Noted.. downloading the stock firmware now to try

Flash Official ROM on Leaked ROM

Hey there, quick question
I have a S4 with touchwiz stock android 4.3 XXUEMJ5 and want to flash the official final version.
If I flash via Odin then would I lose my data, apps etc?
If so then is there another way to avoid this?
Thank you
LimitedStreak said:
Hey there, quick question
I have a S4 with touchwiz stock android 4.3 XXUEMJ5 and want to flash the official final version.
If I flash via Odin then would I lose my data, apps etc?
If so then is there another way to avoid this?
Thank you
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No you will not lose ur apps and data, but ur phone might bootloop like i had. Will only boot when wiped data etc
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LimitedStreak said:
Hey there, quick question
I have a S4 with touchwiz stock android 4.3 XXUEMJ5 and want to flash the official final version.
If I flash via Odin then would I lose my data, apps etc?
If so then is there another way to avoid this?
Thank you
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I always flash TW ROMS through ODIN and never had a issue. Just make sure to download the proper firmware for your region, boot your phone in download mode (volume down + home + power) and transfer through ODIN. There's a LOT of tutorials on XDA.
When coming from Official Roms I never had to wipe anything. The new ROM will update the cache anyway during the first boot.
Good luck!
yankoscage said:
I always flash TW ROMS through ODIN and never had a issue. Just make sure to download the proper firmware for your region, boot your phone in download mode (volume down + home + power) and transfer through ODIN. There's a LOT of tutorials on XDA.
When coming from Official Roms I never had to wipe anything. The new ROM will update the cache anyway during the first boot.
Good luck!
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I'm on a leaked 4.3 ROM and want to flash the final 4.3 ROM. The leaked ROM which I'm currently running is from a different country also.
Do you think any of this will matter?
Thanks

[Q] Donwgrade from custom ROM 4.4.4 to Stock 4.4.2

Hello!!!! First of all this is an awesome forum wich I read all the time and had helped me a lot with my old i9000. I really appreciate your hard work.
I got an i9500 that was in stock 4.4.2, so I updated it to a custom ROM 4.4.4 but the battery usage is more than I expected to be and the phone gets really hot, more than before.
Now I want to get back to stock 4.4.2 from 4.4.4. Is there any special procedure I need to do or I just flash it with ODIN and everything should be OK?
I will really appreciate any help in this matter.
the_salesman said:
Hello!!!! First of all this is an awesome forum wich I read all the time and had helped me a lot with my old i9000. I really appreciate your hard work.
I got an i9500 that was in stock 4.4.2, so I updated it to a custom ROM 4.4.4 but the battery usage is more than I expected to be and the phone gets really hot, more than before.
Now I want to get back to stock 4.4.2 from 4.4.4. Is there any special procedure I need to do or I just flash it with ODIN and everything should be OK?
I will really appreciate any help in this matter.
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Hi,
You have to fullwipe your device before and after you flash it. Then take the right 4.4.2 stock firmware and it will work.
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DarkerTimes said:
Hi,
You have to fullwipe your device before and after you flash it. Then take the right 4.4.2 stock firmware and it will work.
Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk
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So... this is what I'm going to do:
1.-Full Wipe. (cache, system, dalvik, etc.)
2.-Take the right stock 4.4.2 ROM and flash it with ODIN
3.-Another full wipe
Is that correct?
Thanks for your help.
the_salesman said:
So... this is what I'm going to do:
1.-Full Wipe. (cache, system, dalvik, etc.)
2.-Take the right stock 4.4.2 ROM and flash it with ODIN
3.-Another full wipe
Is that correct?
Thanks for your help.
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Yes
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DarkerTimes said:
Yes
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Thank you very much. It did work :victory:

[Q] Problem after flash kernel

Hi Guys,
As you can see, I am new to this site. My phone is S4 19505. Yesterday, I tried to root my phone and that was a succes. Problem began when I want to install kernel for longer battery life. I have installed kernel from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297379 and I have chosen Touchwiz KitKat 4.4 version. After I flashed this kernel my s4 is not starting. It just stuck at first screen "where we get first white letters samsung galaxy s4".
I have no idea what to do now.
Can anyone please help me?
Advance thanks.
safi_k19 said:
Hi Guys,
As you can see, I am new to this site. My phone is S4 19505. Yesterday, I tried to root my phone and that was a succes. Problem began when I want to install kernel for longer battery life. I have installed kernel from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297379 and I have chosen Touchwiz KitKat 4.4 version. After I flashed this kernel my s4 is not starting. It just stuck at first screen "where we get first white letters samsung galaxy s4".
I have no idea what to do now.
Can anyone please help me?
Advance thanks.
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Did you follow the instruction of the OP, wipe cache and wipe dalvik after installing it?
Interface23 said:
Did you follow the instruction of the OP, wipe cache and wipe dalvik after installing it?
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Yes, I did everything as there said.
safi_k19 said:
Yes, I did everything as there said.
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Are you using cmw or twrp? I believe your stock rom is 4.4 kitkat
Interface23 said:
Are you using cmw or twrp? I believe your stock rom is 4.4 kitkat
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twrp. I dont know what you mean by stock rom because this is my first time I did. My device is running 4.4.2. and I chose for kernel 4.4 version of tw.
I think that you have to re-flash a new rom. Then, you have to retry installing root and the kernel.
msmlz said:
I think that you have to re-flash a new rom. Then, you have to retry installing root and the kernel.
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I agree with msmlz, if you have nandroid restore it or download the firmware in sammobile and reflash it and before flashing the custom kernel again, read the thread, see if someone face bootloop like you. Hope someone with experience on it could help you, I never install custom kernel, just update the last stock kernel on my rooted stock rom.

format and restore stock rom

hi i want to completely format my n910f and re install the stock rom.
can i use TWRP to format the phone and afterwards install the stock rom with odin ?
or do i have to do this another way ?
i tried some custom roms and im on stock lollipop now but have the feeling that things will get better if i completely start over agian.
Racinghart91 said:
hi i want to completely format my n910f and re install the stock rom.
can i use TWRP to format the phone and afterwards install the stock rom with odin ?
or do i have to do this another way ?
i tried some custom roms and im on stock lollipop now but have the feeling that things will get better if i completely start over agian.
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download the latest firmware for your device from sammobile then flash using Odin, it will be wiped and back to factory, un rooted, stock recovery, if helped please use the Thanks Button, cheers:fingers-crossed:
yoniinfante said:
download the latest firmware for your device from sammobile then flash using Odin, it will be wiped and back to factory, un rooted, stock recovery, if helped please use the Thanks Button, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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No mate it won't reset to factory it will just update my firmware...
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Racinghart91 said:
No mate it won't reset to factory it will just update my firmware...
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did you try already? flashing a stock firmware thru Odin always wipe the phone to factory, cheers:fingers-crossed:
yoniinfante said:
did you try already? flashing a stock firmware thru Odin always wipe the phone to factory, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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Nah m8 I installed 3 lollipop firmwares via Odin and kept all of my settings and apps. Even after updating lollipop over kitkat Odin dit not make a factory reset
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