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

Cossax · 08-07-2013 10:31PM

Anyone have issues with the sim card slipping out of place? It looks fine when I open the back cover but the phone is busy telling me there's no sim card inserted.

Seems to mostly happen when walking to/from work but it's a gentle enough walk and it only happens sometimes - twice today but not for 2/3 weeks before.

kkhornet · 09-07-2013 02:09AM

Cossax wrote: »

Anyone have issues with the sim card slipping out of place? It looks fine when I open the back cover but the phone is busy telling me there's no sim card inserted.

Seems to mostly happen when walking to/from work but it's a gentle enough walk and it only happens sometimes - twice today but not for 2/3 weeks before.

I WAS having this problem for the first week or so when I got the phone and was getting seriously pissed off, whenever I took the back of the phone the SIM card looked fine where it was but after a little fidgeting I realised I hadn't placed it properly.
Turns out I had to push it all the way in till you hear a click which I didn't know the first time I put it in.
Hope that helps cos I've no idea after that

god's toy · 09-07-2013 06:35AM

projectgtr wrote: »

Im having a seriously annoying issue, to the point i wanted to bounce the phone off a wall today, when the battery gets to the end (roughly 5%) i get a notice and it darkens the screen to the point i can barely make it out (specially in this weather) but when i go back into settings/screen it wont allow me to adjust the screen brightness at all. i had a look around various settings and i can find a solution i hope im looking in the wrong place :mad: has anyone any ideas?

I think thats a standard sammy thing for a low battery, (battery saving) you need to put it on charg in order to adjust the brightness.

projectgtr · 09-07-2013 08:15AM

god's toy wrote: »

I think thats a standard sammy thing for a low battery, (battery saving) you need to put it on charg in order to adjust the brightness.

So there's no manual override? If that's true that's the stupidest "feature" Samsung have put on their phones. It makes it unuseable. If I can get past it I'll be dumping touch whiz and going back to Stock.

Kenno90 · 09-07-2013 09:43AM

projectgtr wrote: »

So there's no manual override? If that's true that's the stupidest "feature" Samsung have put on their phones. It makes it unuseable. If I can get past it I'll be dumping touch whiz and going back to Stock.

I don't see it as a stupid feature, its trying to save the 5% for absolute emergencies.

Imagine if you needed to make a phone call only to find the phone wasted the last of its energy powering the screen or some stupid app.

Yes its not very bright , but (to me) its still readable.

projectgtr · 09-07-2013 12:11PM

Kenno90 wrote: »

I don't see it as a stupid feature, its trying to save the 5% for absolute emergencies.

Imagine if you needed to make a phone call only to find the phone wasted the last of its energy powering the screen or some stupid app.

Yes its not very bright , but (to me) its still readable.

If there's no override I'd consider it a stupid feature, and when you work outdoors that auto dim makes the screen near un-usable. Never had this issue with my nexus , so a stock ROM is looking like the way to go, or trade up to the next nexus.

Cossax · 09-07-2013 01:26PM

kkhornet wrote: »

I WAS having this problem for the first week or so when I got the phone and was getting seriously pissed off, whenever I took the back of the phone the SIM card looked fine where it was but after a little fidgeting I realised I hadn't placed it properly.
Turns out I had to push it all the way in till you hear a click which I didn't know the first time I put it in.
Hope that helps cos I've no idea after that

Perfect, thanks! First time I've had a phone that uses a micro-sim and didn't realise it'd need to hear the click, thanks!

EDIT: Oops, I think I might have broken something in the sim card holder.

EDIT 2: Nope, not broken! But I found out if I did break it, I could get it fixed (under warranty) for free!

pinkstars · 11-07-2013 11:24AM

Hi

I am after running out of space!! If I get a memory card will that work on any files that I want to download?

Going to try to get one at lunchtime if so.

Thanks

Riesen_Meal · 11-07-2013 11:41AM

projectgtr wrote: »

If there's no override I'd consider it a stupid feature, and when you work outdoors that auto dim makes the screen near un-usable. Never had this issue with my nexus , so a stock ROM is looking like the way to go, or trade up to the next nexus.

Stick stock Android 4.3 on it, you will be back in touchwiz free droid goodness in no time....

timetogo · 11-07-2013 11:48AM

pinkstars wrote: »

Hi

I am after running out of space!! If I get a memory card will that work on any files that I want to download?

Going to try to get one at lunchtime if so.

Thanks

I use Estrongs File manager. When you click download in a browser it'll ask you which app to use to Download. If you choose Estrongs it'll download to the folder you've chosen in that app. Which in my case is on my SDCard. You can just default it to Estrongs and all downloads will go to your SD in future.

There's more than that though.
1: You can default your camera to save files to SDCard.
2: You can move many applications from internal memory to SDCard. Doesn't work with all but its useful.
3: Many applications that use large data, like Podcast downloaders, can be told to use the SD card rather than the internal memory.

On my phone I've 2.3Gb of internal memory used. Everything else uses the SD. And I've looooads of apps on mine.

pinkstars · 11-07-2013 12:03PM

Oh thank you so much.

What kind of card or gigobite am I looking for so?

Glas I can default stuff to save on the SD card.

timetogo · 11-07-2013 12:09PM

pinkstars wrote: »

Oh thank you so much.

What kind of card or gigobite am I looking for so?

Glas I can default stuff to save on the SD card.

This'd do.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=32gb%20class%2010%20micro

I've an old 32GB card in mine. It's class 2 but it works perfectly.
I should really get a class 10.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital#Speed_Class_Rating

I think the S4 supports the 64Gb size too.

timetogo · 11-07-2013 12:29PM

pinkstars wrote: »

Glas I can default stuff to save on the SD card.

Just for that bit (as it's slightly convoluted).

1: Put in SD card & boot up phone.
2: Install Estrongs File Manager
3: Open it and go into Settings
4: Click Directory Setting
5: Click Download Path and point it at /sdcard/Download (if the folder doesn't exist then create it).
6: Open Chrome and try to download a file. You'll get a screen asking if you'd like to use Chrome or ES Downloader. Choose ES Downloader and click Always.

Done. All downloads will go to SD Card in future.

There may be a simpler way but you only have to do the above steps once.

Sultan of Bling · 11-07-2013 02:07PM

I'm having an issue at the moment charging my S4. I'm charging from roughly 5-10% power.

Last week it took 6 hours + to recharge, last weekend it took only 2 hours and yesterday again it took 6 hours +.

pinkstars · 11-07-2013 02:47PM

timetogo wrote: »

Just for that bit (as it's slightly convoluted).

1: Put in SD card & boot up phone.
2: Install Estrongs File Manager
3: Open it and go into Settings
4: Click Directory Setting
5: Click Download Path and point it at /sdcard/Download (if the folder doesn't exist then create it).
6: Open Chrome and try to download a file. You'll get a screen asking if you'd like to use Chrome or ES Downloader. Choose ES Downloader and click Always.

Done. All downloads will go to SD Card in future.

There may be a simpler way but you only have to do the above steps once.

What I downloaded is called ES File Explorer?
When I go into it I can't find anything about settings

bodyhead · 11-07-2013 04:58PM

Sultan of Bling wrote: »

I'm having an issue at the moment charging my S4. I'm charging from roughly 5-10% power.

Last week it took 6 hours + to recharge, last weekend it took only 2 hours and yesterday again it took 6 hours +.

How are you charging? from your PC by USB or by the charger?

It could change depending on which you use,

bodyhead · 11-07-2013 05:04PM

pinkstars wrote: »

What I downloaded is called ES File Explorer?
When I go into it I can't find anything about settings

According to the screenshots on the google play page it should be on the right side of the bottom toolbar, but that could've changed with an update I'm guessing.

You could try pressing the left button on the device by the home button, just a guess.

timetogo · 11-07-2013 07:12PM

pinkstars wrote: »

What I downloaded is called ES File Explorer?
When I go into it I can't find anything about settings

Yeah you do. Hit the settings button on the phone (the one to the left of the home button).

You'll see the settings menu down at the bottom of the screen (shown in the attached screenshot).

Sephiroth_dude · 11-07-2013 07:33PM

Got this from amazon today,a lovely cover I must say.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C6CRVNY/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

11-07-2013 09:05PM

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Got this from amazon today,a lovely cover I must say.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C6CRVNY/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I can see why some people like it but personally, it's way too big.

themacdaddy · 12-07-2013 08:55AM

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Got this from amazon today,a lovely cover I must say.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C6CRVNY/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Looks lovely...I am tempted. Damn you!

pinkstars · 12-07-2013 11:15AM

timetogo wrote: »

Yeah you do. Hit the settings button on the phone (the one to the left of the home button).

You'll see the settings menu down at the bottom of the screen (shown in the attached screenshot).

Thank you so much for your help.

My photos are going automatically to the memory card now......just can't seem to find them on the memory card now....God I must be making a mountain out of a molehill!

But I would appreciate your help,

Thanks

Kenno90 · 12-07-2013 11:28AM

pinkstars wrote: »

Thank you so much for your help.

My photos are going automatically to the memory card now......just can't seem to find them on the memory card now....God I must be making a mountain out of a molehill!

But I would appreciate your help,

Thanks

Look for a folder called DCIM (Digital Camera IMages), they are normally in there

pinkstars · 12-07-2013 11:32AM

I just found that.

I made a big boo boo. I downloaded so many audio files (some an hour long) that I ran out of my 50MB daily allowance.

I thought I had unlimited web access. Now I have my internet turned off and so I suppose I have to stick to a Wi Fi area.

I'm sad!

Kenno90 · 12-07-2013 11:52AM

pinkstars wrote: »

I just found that.

I made a big boo boo. I downloaded so many audio files (some an hour long) that I ran out of my 50MB daily allowance.

I thought I had unlimited web access. Now I have my internet turned off and so I suppose I have to stick to a Wi Fi area.

I'm sad!

Be very careful, you don't go over your allowance , I've 1GB and its limiting.

If you haven't already you can set the phone to automatically turn of the data if you go over.

Its in settings > data usage

madmoe · 12-07-2013 12:16PM

Hey all,
Has anyone used Deezer at all? Does anyone know what happens after the 15 day trial on Android!?

Cheers,
M

MonkstownHoop · 12-07-2013 07:39PM

just bought the s4 after having my s3 stolen, anyone recommend an sd card to buy online?

evolutionqy7 · 12-07-2013 07:45PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

just bought the s4 after having my s3 stolen, anyone recommend an sd card to buy online?

Amazon is always a safe bet. You can get Sandisks of all sizes at a fair price, though the Samsung's are meant to a little better and faster, but they cost a bit more.

I have a 64GB San disk and works fine.

MonkstownHoop · 12-07-2013 08:04PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Amazon is always a safe bet. You can get Sandisks of all sizes at a fair price, though the Samsung's are meant to a little better and faster, but they cost a bit more.

I have a 64GB San disk and works fine.

is it a micro card i am looking for?

evolutionqy7 · 12-07-2013 09:15PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

is it a micro card i am looking for?

Yes. MicroSD

In other news. Got my Neo Hybrid case today. Beautiful case!!! But probably won't use it. Already wrote to seller asking for a refund.

Volume rocker and power buttons are nearly impossible to press and no headphone jack will fit into the tiny hole they made. Useless case in my eyes.

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