GoGoDroids: Galaxy S4 I9500

<h1 itemprop="name headline" style="color: #585858; font-family: 'HelveticaNeue Condensed', 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 32px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">
</h1>
<h2 style="color: #585858; font-family: 'HelveticaNeue Condensed', 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 26px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
CyanogenMod 11 Experimental build brings latest KitKat features for Galaxy S4 I9500</h2>
<ul class="byline" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue, Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 27px; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li class="reporter" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><br /></li>
</ul>
<div class="article-text normal-article" id="v_article" style="clear: both; font-family: HelveticaNeue, Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">
<div class="imageBox" itemprop="image" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" style="background-color: #ebebeb; clear: both; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 660px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 660px;" tw="660">
<img alt="Update Galaxy S4 I9500 to Android 4.4.2 KitKat via CyanogenMod 11 Experimental Build" class="imgPhoto" height="330" itemprop="contentUrl representativeOfPage" src="http://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1363329/update-galaxy-s4-i9500-android-4-4-2-kitkat-via-cyanogenmod-11-experimental-build.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 660px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" th="330" title="CyanogenMod 11 Experimental build brings latest KitKat features for Galaxy S4 I9500" tw="660" width="660" /><br />
<div class="caption" style="color: #111111; font-family: HelveticaNeue, Roboto; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 7px 4px;">
<div itemprop="caption" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
CyanogenMod 11 Experimental build brings latest KitKat features for Galaxy S4 I9500</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
The Galaxy S4 I9500 gets yet another custom ROM for Android 4.4.2 KitKat update, thanks to the release of Experimental build of CyanogenMod 11 (CM11) ROM.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
The new <a href="http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i9500&type=test" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cc0000; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">experimental builds of CM11 ROM</a> bring universal compatibility with Android 4.4.2 KitKat for all variants of Galaxy S4, regardless of the carrier, country or region supported.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
Interested Galaxy S4 I9500 users can go ahead and install the Experimental build of CyanogenMod 11 ROM on their phones by following our step-by-step guide provided below.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">IBTimes UK</strong> reminds its readers that it will not be held liable for any damage to device during or after firmware installation. Users are advised to proceed at their own risk.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pre-requisites</strong></div>
<ul style="list-style: none outside none; margin: 20px 0px 20px 45px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Experimental build of CyanogenMod 11 ROM </strong>and the instructions given in this guide are meant for the <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 </strong>model only. Verify device model number by navigating to Settings > About Phone.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Back up data and settings </strong>using a recommended custom recovery tool, like ClockworkMod (CWM) or TWRP, as it creates a complete image of the existing phone setup. In Recovery, choose Backup and Restore and tap Backup.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Verify <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">correct USB drivers </strong>for the phone are installed on the computer (<a href="https://rapidshare.com/files/416304166/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe" rel="nofollow" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">download Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 USB drivers</a>).</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ensure <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">USB debugging mode is enabled </strong>on the phone, by navigating to Settings > Developer Options (<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NOTE:</strong>Tap the phone's Build Number seven times to <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">unlock or reveal the hidden Developer Options </strong>under Settings.) Then select the checkbox to enable USB debugging mode under Settings > Developer Options.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Make sure the phone has <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">at least 80% battery charge </strong>to prevent unexpected device shutdown (due to battery drain) while installing the ROM.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ensure the device is <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">unlocked </strong>(not locked to a specific carrier) and <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">rooted </strong>with latest ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery (v6.0.4.5 or above) installed. If you are installing the CWM recovery for the first time, check out the video tutorial below, courtesy of The Android Soul:</li>
</ul>
<div class="fullCode" style="clear: both; height: auto; margin: 10px auto 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
<div class="code" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3JHr2TVVoNk?feature=player_embedded" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640"></iframe></div>
</div>
<ul style="list-style: none outside none; margin: 20px 0px 20px 45px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If the device is <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">stuck at booting </strong>or experiencing <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">boot loop issues</strong>, perform <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wipe Cache Partition </strong>and <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wipe Dalvik Cache </strong>a few more times before rebooting.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Allow newly installed ROM to <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">stabilise for five minutes </strong>before you start working on it.</li>
</ul>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Downloads Required</strong></div>
<ul style="list-style: none outside none; margin: 20px 0px 20px 45px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://download.cyanogenmod.org/get/jenkins/59018/cm-11-20140214-EXPERIMENTAL-i9500.zip" rel="nofollow" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Android 4.4.2 KitKat CyanogenMod 11 Experimental Build</a></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://d-h.st/users/TKruzze/?fld_id=32322#files" rel="nofollow" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Android 4.4.2 KitKat compatible Google Apps</a></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://d-h.st/YMr" rel="nofollow" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CWM Recovery 6.0.4.7</a></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyS4/GT-i9500/recovery/TWRP/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-i9500.tar" rel="nofollow" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TWRP Recovery 2.6.0.0</a></li>
</ul>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Steps to Install Android 4.4.2 KitKat Update on Galaxy S4 I9500 with CyanogenMod 11 Experimental Build</strong></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Step-1:</strong> Download Android 4.4.2 CyanogenMod 11 Experimental ROM for Galaxy S4 I9500 to computer</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Step-2:</strong> Download Google Apps package</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Step-3:</strong> Connect the Galaxy S4 to computer via USB cable. Without extracting, copy the downloaded firmware zip and Google Apps zip files to the root folder of the phone's SD card.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
The Android 4.4.2 CyanogenMod 11 ROM can be installed on the Galaxy S4 I9500 using either CWM or TWRP recovery. Follow any method based on the recovery mode installed on your device.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">How to Install Android 4.4.2 CynaogenMod 11 Experimental ROM via ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery</strong></div>
<ul style="list-style: none outside none; margin: 20px 0px 20px 45px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Power off the phone and wait for 5 to 10 seconds until the device shuts down completely.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Now press and hold <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Volume Up, Home and</strong> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Power </strong>buttons together until the Galaxy S4 logo appears on screen and the device boots into Recovery mode. <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NOTE: </strong>In recovery mode, use V<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">olume </strong>keys to navigate between options and <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Power </strong>key to select the desired option.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If installing CyanogenMod 11 ROM for first time then do steps a) and b) (else if upgrading from previous build, then skip to next step):</li>
</ul>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
a) Perform <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wipe data/Factory reset </strong>(this will delete all apps and their settings and game progress) and choose Yes on next screen to confirm the action.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
b) Return to CWM recovery main menu and select <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mounts and Storage</strong>> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Format / data </strong>and click Yes on next screen to confirm.</div>
<ul style="list-style: none outside none; margin: 20px 0px 20px 45px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">From the main menu of CWM recovery, perform <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wipe Cache</strong> partition. Then go to<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Advanced </strong>and choose <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wipe Dalvik Cache</strong>. Then hit Yes on next screen to confirm.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Select <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Install Zip from sdcard </strong>and then click <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Choose zip from sdcard</strong>. Browse to the location of the CyanogenMod 11 ROM firmware file which you copied earlier to your phone's SD card. Choose Yes on next screen to confirm the ROM installation.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Repeat the previous step to install Google Apps as well.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Once Google Apps is also installed, select <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"Go Back"</strong>and reboot the device by tapping<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">reboot system now </em></strong>from the recovery menu. Your Galaxy S4 will restart and it may take about 5 minutes for first boot. So, do not interrupt the process.</li>
</ul>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
Your Galaxy S4 I9500 is now running on Android 4.4.2 KitKat via CynaogenMod 11 Experimental ROM. Go to Settings > About Phone to verify the firmware installed.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NOTE:</strong> If the device gets stuck at boot loop (while rebooting), then just do a factory reset from recovery mode to fix the issue.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;">
<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">How to Install Android 4.4.2 CyanogenMod 11 Experimental ROM via TWRP Recovery</strong></div>
<ul style="list-style: none outside none; margin: 20px 0px 20px 45px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Power off the phone and wait for 5 to 10 seconds until the device shuts down completely.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Now press and hold <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Volume Up, Home </strong>and <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Power </strong>buttons together, until the device boots into Recovery mode. <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NOTE: </strong>In recovery mode, use <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Volume keys </strong>to navigate between options and <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Power key </strong>to select the desired option.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Perform <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wipe data/Factory reset </strong>(this will delete all apps and their settings and game progress). To do so, tap on <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wipe </strong>and scroll down to the bottom of the screen and do a Swipe on "<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Swipe to factory reset" </strong>option.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Now perform a <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">System format</strong> by selecting <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wipe</strong> > <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Advanced Wipe</strong> and then tap on<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">System </strong>option. Scroll to the bottom of screen and do a swipe on "Swipe to Wipe" option.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tap on <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">install </strong>and navigate to the CyanogenMod 11 ROM zip file you copied earlier to your phone's SD card. Scroll to the bottom of screen and do a swipe to confirm the action and begin installing the firmware.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Repeat the previous step to flash Google apps as well.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Once Google Apps is also installed, select <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">reboot </strong>and then tap on <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">System </strong>to reboot your device.</li>
</ul>
</div>

Update Galaxy S4 I9500 to Android 4.4.2 KitKat via CyanogenMod 11 Experimental Build

CyanogenMod 11 Experimental build brings latest KitKat features for Galaxy S4 I9500 CyanogenMod 11 Experimental build brings latest KitKat features for Galaxy S4 I9500 The Galaxy S4 I9500 gets yet an…