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Re: I545/VZW S4: Upgrade issues w/ Safestrap Bueller? No input on how to remove Safestrap, or how to upgrade? Am I dead in the water?

I545/VZW S4: Upgrade issues w/ Safestrap First: While generally technically competent and having rooted/installed custom ROMs on a number of phones, I would not categorize myself as terribly intelligent with regards to Android and its inner workings. When I bought my S4 I rooted it and...

All media "pauses" and won't play until after a restart This is on a rooted Galaxy S4 with a fresh (<5 days old) factory data reset. I've installed minimal apps since then. I've seen this documented elsewhere but have yet to find a solution. Basically, all media on 4.4.2 gets stuck in "pause."...

S4 notification panel quick buttons won't stay I have a rooted Galaxy S4 with an annoying issue that has been quite persistent. Specifically, every time I restart the phone the quick buttons in the notification panel change to a configuration I didn't specify. It doesn't matter if I "reset" the...

I had a similar problem; mine turned out to be an issue with the version of CWM I was using. Unfortunately my Nandroid backup failed and so I was stuck in recovery, but I was still able to use adb to push the new CMW flashable zip to the phone and install it. Once I installed CWM 6.0.4.3 I was...

It's been a long while since I've regularly visited these fora. I hope I can still find some good info, though. My GNex has been with me for a couple years and I have no plans to upgrade (mostly because I'm on Verizon, and A) I still have a grandfathered unlimited data plan and B) I'm only...