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

I'm having some trouble with my S4 today. The phone was working perfectly this morning with the battery at 100%. I went to use it then around 10am and the screen was blank. Tried using the power key but nothing happens. When I take the battery out and put it back in, the phone vibrates and the screen shows Galaxy S4 but then goes blank again. This happens every time you replace the battery. I've tried plugging in the charger now when I got home but there is still nothing happening. I've found some troubleshooting guides online and tried soft resets etc but still nothing. Has anyone got any suggestions?

I have the phone 2 years, so it's probably time for an upgrade but I was trying to hold off until after the summer.

paska wrote: »

Had similar problem and boothed in in safe mode. After that it was fine.

Thanks for the suggestion, I have tried getting the phone to boot in safe mode but once the phone turns off I can't get it to come back on using the power button and when I replace the battery to power it that way as soon as I press the volume key for safe mode it knocks off again.

What custom ROM is everyone using at the moment?

gerrybbadd wrote: »

I'm just using vanilla Clockworkmod , makes the phone look like a stock Google Lollipop phone

Clockwork isn't a rom?

Having updated my meteor s4 with the latest software at 6pm today, I am now stuck with a phone that keeps switching itself off within 30 seconds of turning it on. Anyway to do undo the update on the phone or any solutions?

duffman13 wrote: »

Having updated my meteor s4 with the latest software at 6pm today, I am now stuck with a phone that keeps switching itself off within 30 seconds of turning it on. Anyway to do undo the update on the phone or any solutions?

I had this too and you just have to bite the bullet and do a full reset. It happened a second time too but 3 times a charm and it's going OK now for 2 weeks or so

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Is it any good?

I like it. It's simplistic in design, and pretty customisable too

Morrisseeee wrote: »

My S4 is asking me (annoyingly at this stage) to update.
I presume it's to lollipop 5.0x or something!

I'm quite happy with the phone as is, only (minor) issue is the battery. I have the Solo launcher and I'm very happy with it.

Should I update ?!?

The update to 5.0.1 for my S4 was an improvement over 4.4.2. Faster operation and better battery life.

Buy a new battery. Or even a few of them!
https://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10005213/1414104-3-8v-2600mah-replacement-li-ion-battery-for
Bought a few of these myself and they work fine. Delivery can take a few weeks but for the price I don't see much difference between them and the original one

I wasn't too pushed about upgrading to Android 5 until my phone broke and I borrowed an S4 running 5. Wow, what a difference. The battery lasted hours longer than my phone running 4 and I love the look and feel of 5. This is where I ran into a problem though, with my rooted S4 which I have again. I rooted it last year using Towel Root. Trying to upgrade using the OTA or Kies doesn't work. OTA stops installing at 29% and Kies just tells me that it can't do it. I had since uninstalled TowelRoot to free up space so installed it again in the hope that I could use it to temporarily re-root the phone. Now TowelRoot tells me that my device is not currently supported. I've tried SuperSU, Clockwork Mod, Titanium and a few others I've since forgotten.
Does anyone know of a way that I can either install Lollipop on my current set up or temporarily re-root the phone so that the OTA or Kies will allow me to upgrade?

KazDub wrote: »

I wasn't too pushed about upgrading to Android 5 until my phone broke and I borrowed an S4 running 5. Wow, what a difference. The battery lasted hours longer than my phone running 4 and I love the look and feel of 5. This is where I ran into a problem though, with my rooted S4 which I have again. I rooted it last year using Towel Root. Trying to upgrade using the OTA or Kies doesn't work. OTA stops installing at 29% and Kies just tells me that it can't do it. I had since uninstalled TowelRoot to free up space so installed it again in the hope that I could use it to temporarily re-root the phone. Now TowelRoot tells me that my device is not currently supported. I've tried SuperSU, Clockwork Mod, Titanium and a few others I've since forgotten.
Does anyone know of a way that I can either install Lollipop on my current set up or temporarily re-root the phone so that the OTA or Kies will allow me to upgrade?

I have the exact same problem, haven't found a fix anywhere so far

NegativeOne wrote: »

Is it not possible to return it to stock with something like this?

Link

Yes it is. I moved to 5.x using this method ( UK variation with an additional update) because of 3's heel dragging. Previous was 4.3 rooted.

>Sol

Ordered the Zerolemon 7500mah extended battery over the weekend on Amazon.. Looking forward to seeing how it performs!

I am only after noticing my battery has swollen up. Its pushing out the back of the case and even lifting up a small portion of the front of the screen.

The battery life dropped off massively in the last few weeks (full charge without use would only last a few hours / phone would turn off after dropping below 40% etc)

I was using a car charger a lot of the times so this may have caused it? But will drop the phone into the store to see what happens.

Has anyone else had the same issue (I had this phone since launch).

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Ordered the Zerolemon 7500mah extended battery over the weekend on Amazon.. Looking forward to seeing how it performs!

have you a link to it on amazon found one but won't ship to dublin?