Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

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KharGosh
6Qf
18 Mar 2015

taj, 17 Mar 2015How to upgrade lollipop on galaxy s4 gt-I9505 .Yesterday i received an update of lollipop i installed it on my i9505 BTU firmware and it works correctly in Pakistan. even the LTE option is also appear which was disabled in previous android kitkat version.

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AnonD-362623
Q}4
18 Mar 2015

after one year using......
I'm very happy with using s4, specially I like some features nobody pointed out.
1, smart alarm- it is pretty cool feature. its nice melody in the morning to wake up with fresh. I never blamed to alarm. coz I like to hear it.
2- cool camera features.- drama mode, not only me, my friends also like this mode.everyone ask how it may take.
3- physical home button and capacitive keys - it is easy to use. no need to touch to screen to find keys.
4- nice design - easy to one hand use. good screen to body ratio.
5- easy operation- I like touchwiz. every thing easy.
6- not boring - someone got mobile.... but nothing 2 do... but s4 is my one of the best friend.

then I honestly dislike.....
1- peel fake metal paint when phone drop. but gap gate protect the screen.
2- pop up camera - still protected. but.... it will be??????????
3- battery- pretty good. not awesome.

plzzzz post your opinion.

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Freefaller™
myS
17 Mar 2015

AnonD-376165, 17 Mar 2015Download the firmware from here and flash it through Odin. ... more@ saadakmal

@ taj

Be warned that that ROM is destined for UK S4 models. It may not function correctly in your country.

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AnonD-376165
KIZ
17 Mar 2015

taj, 17 Mar 2015How to upgrade lollipop on galaxy s4 gt-I9505 .Download the firmware from here and flash it through Odin.
You have to sign-up to download latest FWs.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9505/

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taj
utT
17 Mar 2015

How to upgrade lollipop on galaxy s4 gt-I9505 .

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shiv
U@9
17 Mar 2015

i have a big prblm frnz plz help me my Samsung galaxy s4 I9505 btry prblm m charged my phone 100% all applications are clean & screen is off but still btry prblm
m chk my phone 15 ltr the btry is 86% plz frnz tell me what can i do ?

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sourabh
U@9
17 Mar 2015

AnonD-375726, 16 Mar 2015After updat with Lollipop 5.0.1 data mobile don't work. Al... morehello .. bro i need ur help

roland58
mHY
17 Mar 2015

"planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)"

Upgradable ! Updated mine today in the UK.

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Freefaller™
myS
16 Mar 2015

AnonD-375726, 16 Mar 2015Google should hire you, such an expert. Why thing other peo... more@ AurelDorel

WOW! That was some post.
Let's try and help you.
Go over to:

http://samsung-updates.com/

There you will find the Firmware on Samsung's own servers. On the left hand pane you will the heading 'Devices' and a drop down menu. Find the phone you have and select the Firmware for your country. Download the Firmware. Then reflash your phone again, but flush the cache partition before you begin to prevent any conflicts.
Good Luck. I hope it works for you.

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Anonymous
3Je
16 Mar 2015

LOLLYPOP 501 hit s4 i9505 ota - 991mb - is 5.1 lollypop due soon ? nexus 6 seems to have got 5.1 series

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AnonD-375726
LaL
16 Mar 2015

Freefaller™, 16 Mar 2015@ AurelDorel Remember that the ROM you used is meant fo... moreI had 4.4.2 previosly with CSC from austria. It worked. Before I had one with Italy cause it appeared before to my provider. Not custom, all taken from sammobile.
I didn't make you stupid.
If there is a problem people should ask before said loud.
By the way, before Lollipop my Knox didn't worked sad my device is not compatible. Stupid thing to say. But my google play sad that. I wrote to Knox support they replied that my device is supported by Knox. That's all. so I google it and after 2 hours I founded on a site the answer, after trying all "opinions". That something that was causing the problem it was enable by me after "reading" on Google that would do my phone fast. Fixed the problem anyway.

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AnonD-375726
LaL
16 Mar 2015

Freefaller™, 16 Mar 2015@ AurelDorel I charged my phone last night to test the ... moreGoogle should hire you, such an expert. Why thing other people didn't done that. I read your "flush" did a better thing with your phone but with mine I don't think so. I changed 4.4.2 for 5.0.1, like you change a old machine with a new one. Why is not working? I tell you why.
BECAUSE= they like to control us, they like to hear us complaining of this-of that. And what is the result of this : making a sistem with erorr or bugs.
They made 5.0 why on my phone is 5.0.1 ????
Because of me of you who are finding that on Google are stupid people who made such lausy program and afer releasing on market they discovered THAT IS NOT WORKING.
Why this don't applied to vehicle? I ownn an 2000 Audi A4 if i buy an 2010 Audi A4 will i discover that it should made an update to the engine? No, of course.
SO MY FRINED SEE BEYOND THIS MINOR BUG AND FIND THAT : WE LIKE THINGS -WE PAY FOT THEM - DON'T LIKE CHANGE WITH SOMETHING ELSE.
I WILL SEND THE PHONE TO SERVICE, HOPE THEY FIND A WAY TO ENABLE MY INTERNET CONNECTION.

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Freefaller™
myS
16 Mar 2015

AnonD-375726, 16 Mar 2015After updat with Lollipop 5.0.1 data mobile don't work. Al... more@ AurelDorel

Remember that the ROM you used is meant for the UK (BTU). If it doesn't work in your country then you have the wrong CSC (customer service code).
Calling people stupid won't help.

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AnonD-375726
LaL
16 Mar 2015

After updat with Lollipop 5.0.1 data mobile don't work.
All experts. Did that, done that. Reset my phone to fabric settings. Then reset cache. I put Lollipop 5.0.1, reboot phone done another cache cleaning. My battery is drawning verry fast anyway.
I RECENTLY DISCOVER THAT I DON'T HAVE INTERNET ON MOBILE DATA. YES, FOR STUPID PEOPLE I HAVE AN INTERNET PLAN, UNLIMITED... DON'T BELIEVE CALL ME.
I had S3, best phone ever, shame on people who makes this kind of mistakes.

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Freefaller™
myS
16 Mar 2015

AnonD-375726, 16 Mar 2015I updated to Lollipop 5.0.1.First thing:the phone run ok. N... more@ AurelDorel

I charged my phone last night to test the battery. Took the charger off at 00:00. At 06:00 this morning that battery showed 97% charge. I checked my Twitter, Emails, & Bank balance. Battery dropped to 96%. Been making calls & texts all day. Now 16:55 and the battery shows 73%.
That's why I always flush the cache partition before I flash a ROM, it saves lots of problems afterwards.

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AnonD-375726
LaL
16 Mar 2015

I updated to Lollipop 5.0.1.First thing:the phone run ok. Negative:Drain battery very quickly. Made a full charge, then phone in standby mode about 15 minutes: battery 92% (wifi, internet off; wcmda/gsm mode; no backround apps).
Some are lucky after update, but not me. I like the phone, but Android updates are made to improve a few things. They know about battery issues and that's all. Me personally I have an external battery. Have fun.

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Freefaller™
myS
16 Mar 2015

Anonymous, 16 Mar 2015i9505 s4 -lollypop NOT issued officially yet wordwide due ... more@ Anonymous

The Lollipop ROM is available for download on Sammobile.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/44240/I9505XXUHOB7_I9505YXYHOB5_BTU/

Because the ROM is an official Samsung release the binary count doesn't increase when you flash it, so the phone will still get updates.

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Anonymous
3Je
16 Mar 2015

i9505 s4 -lollypop NOT issued officially yet wordwide due to 4G version . samsung may issue 5.1 lollypop with bugs fixes-- worth waiting for -due out in next 8weeks ..if u flash ROM then official 5.1 would NOT be available for ur handset..

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Anonymous
3Je
16 Mar 2015

Freefaller™, 15 Mar 2015I've been playing with the settings on my S4 running Lollip... morefreefaller- official lollypop for gt-19505 s4 has NOT been issued by samsung yet ..how come you got lollypop ?

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Freefaller™
myS
15 Mar 2015

I've been playing with the settings on my S4 running Lollipop.
First of all, you lose the option of shortcuts on your Lockscreen. This is the fault of Google, not Samsung.
Lollipop uses about 300Mb more of your free RAM, (approx 1.3Gb now), and it shows. The phone now suffers from lag when opening some apps. I managed to improve that by opening 'Developers Options' and altering some of the settings - I turned Windows animation scale\Transition animator scale\Animator duration scale down to 0.5x and enabled 'Do not keep activities'. I also set 'Limit background processes' to At most 4 processes. Doing all that improved the free RAM slightly.
The messaging app is awful now! The header is a gaudy ORANGE colour that you can't change and it looks horrible. Samsung should have given us a choice of colours. There is also a setting within the app to turn Notifications OFF, but even when that option is enabled the Notifications still appear. I don't like message notifications on the Lockscreen because other people can read them while I'm away.
You can disable ALL Notifications but that isn't what I want, only messaging.
When you get a message Notification on the Lockscreen and you tap it you still get that horrible Grey box appear that you have to swipe. Why Samsung. Why not a double tap on the Notification to open the messaging app or a slide to the right?
Maybe it is me but the camera doesn't seem to be as good as it was with KitKat. I'll play more with the settings to see if I can improve it.
Battery life suffers under Lollipop as well. It seems to diminish a lot faster than it did with KitKat.

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