Samsung Galaxy S4 thread - See Mod Warning in Post #1

Banjo String · 26-04-2014 9:31pm

Anyone any experience replacing a broken screen?

Broke mine back in sept or Oct and just upgraded to the note3 rather than pay the price for a new screen at the time.

Is it still mad stupid Money?

deadanonymau5 · 27-04-2014 1:01am

rogieop wrote: »

yep, phone crashes a lot, sometimes unable to unlock which results in having to reboot....

rogieop wrote: »

i got an update to kitkat on 3 last night..... im having a few problems with it though! iv just powered the phone off taken out the battery left it for a few min and booted it up again and all seems good for now.........

rogieop wrote: »

For what its worth, after the first day or so i havent had any problems whatsoever with the update...

Wha?

brian ireland · 27-04-2014 8:54am

rogieop wrote: »

i got an update to kitkat on 3 last night..... im having a few problems with it though! iv just powered the phone off taken out the battery left it for a few min and booted it up again and all seems good for now.........

rogieop wrote: »

For what its worth, after the first day or so i havent had any problems whatsoever with the update...

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

Wha?

Whats your point? The poster says they had some problems but after the first few days things have settled.

Copper_pipe · 27-04-2014 7:31pm

Hi, I bought an s4 off a friend and it was locked to Vodafone. Got the unlock code off eBay and put in my Three sim. I can't get the option to connect to 4g. Its running 4.3 if that makes a difference.

brian ireland · 27-04-2014 8:26pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Hi, I bought an s4 off a friend and it was locked to Vodafone. Got the unlock code off eBay and put in my Three sim. I can't get the option to connect to 4g. Its running 4.3 if that makes a difference.

I am only suggesting this as I am not an expert. Are your APN setting correct?

APN Details:
Name: 3
APN: 3ireland.ie
Proxy: Not Set
Port: Not Set
Username: Not Set
Password: Not Set
Server: Not Set
MMSC: http://mms.um.3ireland.ie:10021/mmsc
MMS Proxy: mms.3ireland.ie or 217.171.129.2 please change if one does not work
MMS Port: 8799
MCC: 272
MNC: 05
Anthentication Type: None
APN Type: Internet & MMS
Three Homepage: http://mobile.3ireland.ie/hb/singleurl
Three Homepage: http://mobile.3ireland.ie/hb/HutchKey

Copper_pipe · 27-04-2014 8:39pm

brian ireland wrote: »

I am only suggesting this as I am not an expert. Are your APN setting correct?

APN Details:
Name: 3
APN: 3ireland.ie
Proxy: Not Set
Port: Not Set
Username: Not Set
Password: Not Set
Server: Not Set
MMSC: http://mms.um.3ireland.ie:10021/mmsc
MMS Proxy: mms.3ireland.ie or 217.171.129.2 please change if one does not work
MMS Port: 8799
MCC: 272
MNC: 05
Anthentication Type: None
APN Type: Internet & MMS
Three Homepage: http://mobile.3ireland.ie/hb/singleurl
Three Homepage: http://mobile.3ireland.ie/hb/HutchKey

I can connect to the H+ no option to connect to the 4g network

deadanonymau5 · 27-04-2014 8:56pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

I can connect to the H+ no option to connect to the 4g network

http://www.three.ie/explore/4G/
Read the how do I get 4G bit

Kimbot · 28-04-2014 4:10pm

Banjo String wrote: »

Anyone any experience replacing a broken screen?

Broke mine back in sept or Oct and just upgraded to the note3 rather than pay the price for a new screen at the time.

Is it still mad stupid Money?

Banjo,

I went to www.fonfix.ie to get mine replaced. It cost me €141 and was a top job done on it. That was the cheapest around i found.

Copper_pipe · 29-04-2014 6:25pm

I connected the phone to kies and theres a 4.4.2 update. The phone was bought from vodafone and unlocked to use my three sim, is it the vodafone or the three update ill be getting?

YellowFeather · 04-05-2014 11:13am

My S4 broke there a while ago (it wasn't the actual screen but the display after a fall). I got it fixed in one of the shops on Talbot Street for €80 which was great. The new screen is second hand and has a small bit of damage but is grand for the price! I could have got a brand new screen for €140 but, there are some issues with the phone anyway and I can see it dying entirely in the not too distant. The best thing is, they did it straight away and didn't wipe it. I was in a fair hurry to get it done.

I had tried Fonefix and they said they'd have to wipe it as they needed to install new software. Same with my insurance crowd Geeksquad. Does anyone know what the story with wiping it is??

Also, when something else happens it (and I have more time) I'll probably go through my insurance to get it fixed up fully. Would there be any issue in my having the entire front replaced already?

akaSol · 05-05-2014 12:09am

YellowFeather wrote: »

I had tried Fonefix and they said they'd have to wipe it as they needed to install new software. Same with my insurance crowd Geeksquad. Does anyone know what the story with wiping it is??

Also, when something else happens it (and I have more time) I'll probably go through my insurance to get it fixed up fully. Would there be any issue in my having the entire front replaced already?

Likely it is to do with newer or spurious screens requiring a firmware update. They wipe the phone to "make sure" it works. Although a simple boot to the test mode would confirm that.
Also it's a higher probably they send out a " refurbished" model as a replacement rather than repair it. Also hence "the wipe "

>Sol

Sephiroth_dude · 05-05-2014 11:22am

My s4 has begun dieing when the battery reaches 5%,it will just completely shut down,also after charging it and if I leave it idle for say30 mins the battery will gone down to 80% :eek:

Simi · 05-05-2014 5:07pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

I connected the phone to kies and theres a 4.4.2 update. The phone was bought from vodafone and unlocked to use my three sim, is it the vodafone or the three update ill be getting?

The Vodafone one, if you haven't flashed a different firmware manually. I had to do the exact same thing a few days ago, as it showed no sign of being pushed to my device any time soon. Probably due to being on a different network.

It won't affect the sim unlock, but you should manually flash the three firmware now before you update to kitkat if that's the route you want to go down.

Sephiroth_dude · 07-05-2014 10:16pm

Took out my battery tonight and its very swollen

Copper_pipe · 14-05-2014 5:11pm

Simi wrote: »

The Vodafone one, if you haven't flashed a different firmware manually. I had to do the exact same thing a few days ago, as it showed no sign of being pushed to my device any time soon. Probably due to being on a different network.

It won't affect the sim unlock, but you should manually flash the three firmware now before you update to kitkat if that's the route you want to go down.

Any custom roms that ye'd recommend? Will the 4g option be included in a custom ROM?

Simi · 14-05-2014 6:54pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Any custom roms that ye'd recommend? Will the 4g option be included in a custom ROM?

Fraid not. I haven't even bothered rooting mine, let alone flashing it. Probably won't get round to it now that I've got my eyes set on a oneplus one. Cyanogenmod was always my favourite back in the day. Worth it for the 'hold volume key to skip track' feature alone. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Mc Love · 07-06-2014 7:47pm

Anyone have any idea how to make the sd card the preferred choice for saving to instead of using internal memory?

Morrisseeee · 08-06-2014 4:42pm

Got the S4 'black edition' there recently and I have to say I'm pretty impressed by it.

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quad_red · 17-06-2014 12:02pm

I got an S4 a few months ago and I have to say, I found touch wiz and all the non functional Samsung bloat increasingly wearying.

So I rooted and flashed it with the S4 play edition ROM (basically turning it into a nexus) and it's a different phone. Absolutely superb. Really happy with it now. So much snappier, really prefer the UI.

Can't recommend it highly enough.

Sully · 17-06-2014 3:59pm

Any good places to get a battery? Can't help but feel the phones existing one is ****e. I don't get much out of it if I use it anyway heavily. If I use the camera a few times, the batter drops significantly. It's constantly on charge and I have Power Saving on all the fekcing time. Have the phone just about a year now and not due an upgrade until February.

JDxtra · 17-06-2014 4:05pm

quad_red wrote: »

I got an S4 a few months ago and I have to say, I found touch wiz and all the non functional Samsung bloat increasingly wearying.

So I rooted and flashed it with the S4 play edition ROM (basically turning it into a nexus) and it's a different phone. Absolutely superb. Really happy with it now. So much snappier, really prefer the UI.

Can't recommend it highly enough.

Where did you get the ROM from (PM if not allowed to discuss).

I flashed mine with 4.4.2 - but there was no difference, or at least very little. Same Samsung bloat was still there.

quad_red · 17-06-2014 4:30pm

@mods: are we allowed talk about this on here?

From a total amateur perspective, I found the experience quite daunting at first. And I had one hiccup which was a sphincter tightening moment. But all in all, it was quite straightforward.

I would be happy to link to the guides and the tools I used.

(I was using a standard network unlocked S4 I9505).

Gaffs89 · 17-06-2014 6:56pm

Flashing custom roms is not illegal( it just voids your warranty).So discussing and sharing them is allowed.

sentient_6 · 17-06-2014 7:02pm

I've CM11 put onto my new S4 and its the dogs bollox. Pure android FTW.

south · 17-06-2014 9:09pm

Any way to get 4g working after flashing any ROM? I'm with 3 and while I have the option of LTE/WCDMA/GSM I can't connect to the 4g network. The phone didn't come from three and they said I'd need to change the firmware but I'd have to bring it to a shop and get it sent away. I've tried changing the firmware myself but has no joy.

balkieb2002 · 17-06-2014 9:23pm

quad_red wrote: »

So I rooted and flashed it with the S4 play edition ROM (basically turning it into a nexus) and it's a different phone. Absolutely superb. Really happy with it now. So much snappier, really prefer the UI.

Can't recommend it highly enough.

As soon as I saw the play edition of the S4 come out, I was hoping they'd release a fully functional rom of it for the standard S4. I wanted to keep touchwiz as I liked some of the S4 gimmicks but soon realized that I had to turn them all off to save battery so kind of pointless keeping it now.

Few questions if you don't mind regarding the play edition and flashing:

Do you notice if your battery life is any better? Any downsides?
Will I lose everything on it i.e. apps/data etc if I flash it? I have a few specific versions of apps I'd rather not lose.
Is phone space still an issue?

Thanks!

quad_red · 17-06-2014 10:08pm

balkieb2002 wrote: »

Do you notice if your battery life is any better? Any downsides?
Will I lose everything on it i.e. apps/data etc if I flash it? I have a few specific versions of apps I'd rather not lose.
Is phone space still an issue?

Thanks!

Battery is noticeably better. Under the Samsung build I would be down to 30% by lunch. Thatd be an hour of net on the commute and then a few phone calls.

It's now noticeably better. At 40% by 5pm.

In regards to apps - I honestly don't know. I just redownloaded everything from the play store. All my data and content on the card was still there.

Can't really answer on storage cos I don't download massive amounts of apps etc. One of the reasons why the interminable clutter and bloat samsung insist on pissed me off so much.

The UI is now noticeably smoother. Phone performs better. No connectivity issues. Had one issue initially - there is a bug where the phone cant boot up fully with a sim lock. But once I removed the sim pin in another phone and logged in on the phone, never an issue again.

balkieb2002 · 17-06-2014 11:23pm

Cheers for the quick reply.

Can you possibly link the guides and tools/rom you used? I remember being quite nervous about doing it the previous time I flashed a phone (i've only rooted my s4). I had a look on XDA and most of their stuff requires a bit of on in-depth knowledge.

Are you using the GT-I9505?

donkey balls · 17-06-2014 11:25pm

quad_red wrote: »

Battery is noticeably better. Under the Samsung build I would be down to 30% by lunch. Thatd be an hour of net on the commute and then a few phone calls.

It's now noticeably better. At 40% by 5pm.

In regards to apps - I honestly don't know. I just redownloaded everything from the play store. All my data and content on the card was still there.

Can't really answer on storage cos I don't download massive amounts of apps etc. One of the reasons why the interminable clutter and bloat samsung insist on pissed me off so much.

The UI is now noticeably smoother. Phone performs better. No connectivity issues. Had one issue initially - there is a bug where the phone cant boot up fully with a sim lock. But once I removed the sim pin in another phone and logged in on the phone, never an issue again.

Would you mind posting up the links to how you did it as I'm thinking of rooting mine as the battery is crap since the last update 4.2.2 cheers.

griffdaddy · 18-06-2014 3:49pm

Gaffs89 wrote: »

Flashing custom roms is not illegal( it just voids your warranty).So discussing and sharing them is allowed.

Rooting or flashing a custom rom does not void your warranty in the EU. There should be a sticky about this at this stage.

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