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How to: Samsung Kies program

It works, though not made for the Captivate. Here's how to get it:
First, you will need to get .NET 4 Framework from Microsoft and install that. You will need to restart your computer after installing, so be prepared.
Go to samsungapps.com or it should be the first search link when searching for Samsung Kies using Google.
It will tell you that it's not available for the US.
Click the "Applications" tab in the upper right part of the screen.
Click "See all Countries"
Click on "Europe" then select "United Kingdom" (I did this just to make sure that whatever follows would be in English, but it may not matter)
At the bottom-center there will be a link "Download Kies" Save or Run the .exe
During installation, it will ask you what language you want. You can choose US at that point.
Phone wouldn't connect at first. I closed the program, disconnected the USB cable, then reconnected the USB cable and Windows started installing drivers. After that, I reopened Kies, selected Samsung Kies on the phone when prompted for USB connection type, and it started establishing connection with the phone. It will then show the phone's model number and your wireless phone number.
If you're having trouble after the drivers are installed, just make sure that the "MTP Application" with USB connector symbol is displayed on the phones screen. It Kies should recognize the phone and connect automatically after that.
It has a few useful features, but isn't the best phone assisting software I've used.

Thanks for this. I just wish I had it before I spent so much time getting my Outlook contacts on my phone.
I installed and ran the program before connecting my phone. When I did connect, it recognized it right away.

What kind of system did you do this on? I tried it a couple of days ago, but my 64 bit Win 7 system had no love for the Samsung MTP USB drivers.

XP, sp3
Someone posted on another topic that they had to update the .NET framework and some other stuff to get it to work on 7.
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I tried doing it on xp sp3 as well and it always says connecting device and it won't ever connect. Tried to re-install and all that updated everything and still wont work

Why do I need Kies? (innocent tone) All I've needed is mass storage option..

After installing Kies I kept having problems with Win7 64 bit until I plugged the USB cable directly into one of the motherboard ports. Once I did that things started working correctly.

I'm using Windows 7 Starter on my netbook. It's true, you have to get .NET 4 Framework, and I'll add that to the original post.
No one NEEDS Kies, but it is nice to have if you want to back up your contacts and convert videos to play on the phone.
Dave

I've found this only connects if you're using the TouchWiz launcher.

phrebh said:
XP, sp3
Someone posted on another topic that they had to update the .NET framework and some other stuff to get it to work on 7.
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Tried that too. The Kies Recovery Mode attempts to install the drivers and the Samsung Android USB Composite Device does install but the CDC Abstract Control Model (ACM) driver fails.
Any idea what that "other stuff" is that might be needed?
Tnx

this is great... but for whatever reason, when transfering music, i can't get playlists to transfer, nor some album art...
oh and i'm using it on win 7 pro x64... you do need the .net 4 framework and it will only connect while using TouchWiz :-\

Truceda said:
It works, though not made for the Captivate. Here's how to get it:
First, you will need to get .NET 4 Framework from Microsoft and install that. You will need to restart your computer after installing, so be prepared.
Go to samsungapps.com or it should be the first search link when searching for Samsung Kies using Google.
It will tell you that it's not available for the US.
Click the "Applications" tab in the upper right part of the screen.
Click "See all Countries"
Click on "Europe" then select "United Kingdom" (I did this just to make sure that whatever follows would be in English, but it may not matter)
At the bottom-center there will be a link "Download Kies" Save or Run the .exe
During installation, it will ask you what language you want. You can choose US at that point.
Phone wouldn't connect at first. I closed the program, disconnected the USB cable, then reconnected the USB cable and Windows started installing drivers. After that, I reopened Kies, selected Samsung Kies on the phone when prompted for USB connection type, and it started establishing connection with the phone. It will then show the phone's model number and your wireless phone number.
If you're having trouble after the drivers are installed, just make sure that the "MTP Application" with USB connector symbol is displayed on the phones screen. It Kies should recognize the phone and connect automatically after that.
It has a few useful features, but isn't the best phone assisting software I've used.
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I'm on Win 7 64 bit , amazing guy , you're the best

Wow thnx a lot! finally its working for me and i have a windows 7 x64.

Can't connect.
My phone is rooted and all drivers installed fine except the MTP driver won't install.
I can choose mass storage and mount but when I choose Kies option on the phone it just goes crazy and keeps flashing MTP on the phone.
Someone posted somewhere that you need to do a factory reset but I really don't want to do that cause it will wipe all my apps and stuff.
Any other ideas?

You need to connect the usb cable with it already set to the Kies option.

My phone connects to Win7 x86 when it is in development mode and Kies registers that fact but complains that it cannot be in that mode. So I switch the mode off in the phone but now when I plug the phone in it does not even get recognized. Nothing, not even trying to install driver or a new USB device found.
What am I doing wrong?
Net 4 is installed and so are the Sammy usb drivers.

What's the point of Kies?

Hi,
I have HTC Tilt 2 and I have contacts with photos on that. Also all the photos are in sync with outlook. When I used Kies to sync my contacts it did not bring any photo? What should I do? I have more than 300 contacts..

Samsung, this is pathetic!
Wasted 2 hours of my life dealing with your stupidity.
heres the solution (problem was launcher pro):
1. grab the homeswitcher from market
2. set touchwiz crap as default.
3. reboot phone.
from then on, kies acts normally, phone gets detected normally etc etc etc.
thanks for wasting my time samsung.
edit: even after this i had probs, seems i need to reboot phone everytime i need to connect it. on first connect after fresh reboot it seems to work. goodluck. (very very very poor software as expected from samsung)
edit2: this is a bug fest! who coded this samsung? some student? jesus this soft is so bad it kills all the experience. what a piece of junk. barely works. flaky. buggy. samsung, fire your software team asap. they suck. only a true amateur can output this kind of garbage. this is below badly coded visualbasic garbage.

Seems to me you need to take your unhappy self and learn how to code. Then apply for a Job at Samsung claiming you can put their programmers to shame. IF you aren't gonna do anything about it, other than complain, you need to just STFU or get another phone.
kodea said:
Samsung, this is pathetic!
Wasted 2 hours of my life dealing with your stupidity.
heres the solution (problem was launcher pro):
1. grab the homeswitcher from market
2. set touchwiz crap as default.
3. reboot phone.
from then on, kies acts normally, phone gets detected normally etc etc etc.
thanks for wasting my time samsung.
edit: even after this i had probs, seems i need to reboot phone everytime i need to connect it. on first connect after fresh reboot it seems to work. goodluck. (very very very poor software as expected from samsung)
edit2: this is a bug fest! who coded this samsung? some student? jesus this soft is so bad it kills all the experience. what a piece of junk. barely works. flaky. buggy. samsung, fire your software team asap. they suck. only a true amateur can output this kind of garbage. this is below badly coded visualbasic garbage.
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[Q] USB Connection Problem [ROM][JellyBean][4.2.1]Unofficial CM10.1 - 12/29

Hi all,
First of all thanks scott for an awesome JB build for Infuse. Everything works great, except that, the battery icon doesn't show the phone's charging when in fact it is charging. Also, when I connect the phone to the PC with the USB cord, it doesn't get recognized as a mass storage or even an MTP device. I don't even see any settings related to this in the system settings. Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Cliff

cliffhanger said:
Hi all,
First of all thanks scott for an awesome JB build for Infuse. Everything works great, except that, the battery icon doesn't show the phone's charging when in fact it is charging. Also, when I connect the phone to the PC with the USB cord, it doesn't get recognized as a mass storage or even an MTP device. I don't even see any settings related to this in the system settings. Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Cliff
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I have no problems with the battery icon - perhaps you need to flash again? As for the USB issue, you should have the option to mount the phone in mass storage when you connect to the computer. The option shows up in the notification menu. Click that and then you should know what to do.

Whizzpopper said:
I have no problems with the battery icon - perhaps you need to flash again? As for the USB issue, you should have the option to mount the phone in mass storage when you connect to the computer. The option shows up in the notification menu. Click that and then you should know what to do.
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Thanks, but that's the problem! I don't see anything popping up in the notifications!
Also, I have another problem! For google accounts I don't see calendar in the sync options, hence I don't see any of the google account calendar in the google calendar app. Any help in this regard!
Update: Partially followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35064880&highlight=calendar#post35064880
In that, just installed the calendar app from google on play store and voila!
But the storage issue remains!

cliffhanger said:
Thanks, but that's the problem! I don't see anything popping up in the notifications!
Also, I have another problem! For google accounts I don't see calendar in the sync options, hence I don't see any of the google account calendar in the google calendar app. Any help in this regard!
Update: Partially followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35064880&highlight=calendar#post35064880
In that, just installed the calendar app from google on play store and voila!
But the storage issue remains!
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If I were you, I'd do a full wipe and flash. When you flash, or rather before you flash, make sure to format system. That seems to get rid of a lot of gremlins! It's not the build at any rate, it's something to do with your setup.

That is my problem too, now i want to update other ROM but i don't know how to copy file to my Tablet. Could you help me how to do it.
Thanks all,
Long

Whizzpopper said:
If I were you, I'd do a full wipe and flash. When you flash, or rather before you flash, make sure to format system. That seems to get rid of a lot of gremlins! It's not the build at any rate, it's something to do with your setup.
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Did this fix your issue? I'm having the same problem getting into USB mode. There isn't the option in the settings like there is in the stock rom.
ETA: I'm on the 2/21 Nightlie on Samsung GSII Skyrocket

ntl2211 said:
That is my problem too, now i want to update other ROM but i don't know how to copy file to my Tablet. Could you help me how to do it.
Thanks all,
Long
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Here are a couple of options.
1) Download the ROM directly to your phone through the browser.
2) Send the file to your phone over wifi using WiFi File Transfer Pro, AirDroid, or ES File Explorer. There are a number of other options in the Play Store but these are the three I've used before.
3) Pop out the external SD card and connect it to your computer to grab the file.
4) Transfer directly from your computer via Bluetooth.
I'm sure there are other ways too but these are the ones that come to mind.
Good luck.
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EDIT: Just realized I replied to a month-old post.

MTP Sucks

With the latest (and unfortunate) update from HTC, I have come to the conclusion that MTP is not the best protocol to transfer files between 2 devices. Why? It's much slower plus less secure. Maybe I just wanted to charge my device when hooking it up to the PC. With normal USB file transfer, by default, the phone does not mount and show its files to the PC. With MTP it does; and there's no way to stop it. MTP is also less stable. I had freeze ups many times when transferring large files where my computer no longer recognized the device. I had to unplug and restart.
Is anyone else having issues? Or is it just me being on Windows 8? Anyone know of a way to disable MTP and use the traditional way of mounting to sync? Thanks.

Just got an option I'm going to try. I worked on other devices I'll try ours:
"Use system tuner app. Go to startup button. Check for mtp. Click on it and find the exclude button. Click on it. Restart your tab. Connect to your charger and see if it works. For me it does, but you probably have to repeat the step because mtp might appear in your startup again (i don`t know how to kill it once for all)."
Source:
http://www.askmefast.com/How_to_disable_MTP_mode_on_samsung_galaxy-qna1310615.html#q750233
Will report back. For all you's who don't mind MTP, disregard this thread

Em can you explain the 'less secure' bit? But ya it sucks lol.

Closed Source Project said:
With the latest (and unfortunate) update from HTC, I have come to the conclusion that MTP is not the best protocol to transfer files between 2 devices. Why? It's much slower plus less secure. Maybe I just wanted to charge my device when hooking it up to the PC. With normal USB file transfer, by default, the phone does not mount and show its files to the PC. With MTP it does; and there's no way to stop it. MTP is also less stable. I had freeze ups many times when transferring large files where my computer no longer recognized the device. I had to unplug and restart.
Is anyone else having issues? Or is it just me being on Windows 8? Anyone know of a way to disable MTP and use the traditional way of mounting to sync? Thanks.
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in windows 8 it sucks like hell, im with you, but in windows 7 is working fine and super fast, i pass large files from my pc to my phone, and when i say large, they are really large. i use my phone for movies, and i download movies from 5 to 6 GB, and it take a couple of seconds to get from my pc to my phone. you need updated drivers for it to make it work right.

blackwing182 said:
in windows 8 it sucks like hell, im with you, but in windows 7 is working fine and super fast, i pass large files from my pc to my phone, and when i say large, they are really large. i use my phone for movies, and i download movies from 5 to 6 GB, and it take a couple of seconds to get from my pc to my phone. you need updated drivers for it to make it work right.
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Em what that just bs for a start the filesystem don't even support more the 4gb and then you got the fact there is no way it would copy over so fast that it puts my SSD drive to shame.

I always reboot to TWRP and use mount as old USB Mass Storage.

TheEndHK said:
I always reboot to TWRP and use mount as old USB Mass Storage.
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Ya I do this too since the only thing that get put on there is roms which I'm about to flash.

blackwing182 said:
... but in windows 7 is working fine and super fast
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Bull****.
MTP cant get over 2MB/sec even when using a high-end PC with SSD HDDs and USB3(yes i know the S doesnt support usb3, thats not the point), while USBMS easily do 10-15MB/sec, and ADB 5-6MB/sec.
MTP is worse than useless. Good thing I coded Quick ADB :silly:

MTP & the suck
I can agree on the initial frustration I had, trying to understand why my other android device allowed the copying of any file ext. onto the SD card. I bought a new phone with the same ICS os(phone did not come with a file manager), when I learned of MTP then what I learned now was that mass storage no longer exists . It is a more secure way the computer reads the device, so to avoid the blockade you'll need another device anything that has m-sd card capability so you can dump any one or more files onto it first off. Then goto googleplay and dl a good file manager program to use while accessing file in the phone. It should be simple from then in on to install any backed up .apk files or view any media(phone did not come with a versatile media player)files.

Closed Source Project said:
With the latest (and unfortunate) update from HTC, I have come to the conclusion that MTP is not the best protocol to transfer files between 2 devices. Why? It's much slower plus less secure. Maybe I just wanted to charge my device when hooking it up to the PC. With normal USB file transfer, by default, the phone does not mount and show its files to the PC. With MTP it does; and there's no way to stop it. MTP is also less stable. I had freeze ups many times when transferring large files where my computer no longer recognized the device. I had to unplug and restart.
Is anyone else having issues? Or is it just me being on Windows 8? Anyone know of a way to disable MTP and use the traditional way of mounting to sync? Thanks.
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did not work for me, mtp still loaded!
i hate mtp, every time i copy a image file or video from my phone, it is corrupted, windows 7 or xp.
sometimes my wallpapers get corrupted just using es file explorer or just what seems randomly.
this is on my verizon note 2, running stock JB 4.1.2
anyone find a real solution yet?
if i have to root to get this solved, so be it, but i am about to do so any way since i miss having more control over my device.
turns out after testing, my sd card is a faked 64gb class 10, transfer rate suggests class 4 and 4gb of data was verified, good news is i can still get my money back and my friend who sold it to me may not have known it was a faked card.

MTP is completely retarded. UMS is a tried-and-tested protocol, this is the biggest sh*t sandwich Google has handed Android users so far.
MTP crashes every single time I try to use it. Try opening a folder that contains a large number of files. Explorer will freeze. Furthermore, MTP requres a device-specific driver, whereas UMS uses a standard driver. Oh this sucks so much!

Guys, I don't understand you really... In every ROM I've flashed lately being it AOSP or Sense based, there's an option to switch from MTP to the "old" UMS mode. In AOSP based ROMs it is usually located in Settings - Storage and you should open the menu there and you have USB Computer Connection where you can choose whatever you like. It is an option like any other options, you can use it or not
And yes I agree with you...it sucks

Rapier said:
Guys, I don't understand you really... In every ROM I've flashed lately being it AOSP or Sense based, there's an option to switch from MTP to the "old" UMS mode. In AOSP based ROMs it is usually located in Settings - Storage and you should open the menu there and you have USB Computer Connection where you can choose whatever you like. It is an option like any other options, you can use it or not
And yes I agree with you...it sucks
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I am on a rooted S4 MINI using the original stock ROM. Other than this small niggle, after removing all the crapware I am pretty happy with what I have, although if there is a compatible ROM that would bring UMS to the table I'd be happy to try it. I just find it very annoying that earlier Samsung phones used to have the UMS option but recently they decided to get rid of it. That's as stupid as it can possibly get: a tried and tested, working feature that was already in place... WTF not just leave it there??

Scooxdroid said:
I am on a rooted S4 MINI using the original stock ROM. Other than this small niggle, after removing all the crapware I am pretty happy with what I have, although if there is a compatible ROM that would bring UMS to the table I'd be happy to try it. I just find it very annoying that earlier Samsung phones used to have the UMS option but recently they decided to get rid of it. That's as stupid as it can possibly get: a tried and tested, working feature that was already in place... WTF not just leave it there??
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I know CM11 has the option included and I'm sure you have either an official or a CM11 port available for S4 mini

Rapier said:
I know CM11 has the option included and I'm sure you have either an official or a CM11 port available for S4 mini
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I'll definitely look at it, thanks!

Scooxdroid said:
I'll definitely look at it, thanks!
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Thx

Note 3 USB Mass Storage

Ladies and gents,
first post, I apologize if this has been covered in other threads/forums but I searched around and haven't found the right answer. So here's a little background:
I have an SM-N900 which I use for work and fun. I've been on stock A 4.4.2 and liked it a lot. Both the UI and the performance. I have now acquired a 64 gB microSD, which works great with windows on USB 3.0, but unfortunately I need UMS (USB mass storage) functionality as I retired my previous device fulfilling this role. MTP is of NO use to me. And since this is a work phone I need it to be absolutely stable and reliable.
To the point of this post, I'll update this post after a discussion on how to achieve UMS functionality on the SD card on the Note 3 (at least on the SM-N900) for others in the same predicament.
Things I have tried so far:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297888 <-- SG USM Enabler by MohammadAG with some tweeking both on Kitkat and Lollipop
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785243 <-- These scripts. Only on Kitkat
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/app-sgs3-easy-ums-mount-external-t1711009 <-- And these. Kitkat only as well.
Options at this point:
- Run a custom ROM: I've never gone this router before. As mentioned I need stability and maximum compatibility. I understand there a few ROMs out there that provide USM but I'm a little green on this front and I don't want to go about trying out different ones on a wild goose chase.
- Flash Lollipop and hope for the best: Pros and cons to this one. It is my understanding that Lollipop has brought back the possibility for apps to access SD storage. If that's true, I imagine it won't be long for some of you geniusis to script a solution to the problem. However, I really dislike the new UI. So much so that I've flashed back kitkat to try and find the solution under that OS.
- Give up. Keep stock kitkat which I really like and buy some old device that runs Gingerbread or Jellybean. <-- Not what I had in mind.
Please Note: I can run and edit some scripts but I have zero knowledge of custom loaders, linux, ext4, directories that start with a "" or a "." etc. So while I encourage a technical discussion if necessary, please bear in mind that some foreigners will be reading along so write in english too.

Personally (you'll get a better answer from somewhere else), I switch to 'camera mode' an option on the pull down menu on the phone once connected, and it comes up a lot closer to USM).
It was my biggest criticism of Android when they moved over to MTP

smeddy said:
Personally (you'll get a better answer from somewhere else), I switch to 'camera mode' an option on the pull down menu on the phone once connected, and it comes up a lot closer to USM).
It was my biggest criticism of Android when they moved over to MTP
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Agreed.
Unfortunately, PTP is not UMS either and when connecting to non computer devices, that doesn't help either.
Another solution I've come up with is having a mass storage device, connect it to the phone with USB OTG, transfer the needed files and then plug that into said device. But that kinda defeats the purpose and implies carrying around an extra device anyway.
Anyone else? What about ROMs claiming to have UMS built into it? Has anyone had any experience with those?

Further research
CM12 apparently supports UMS. At least this article explains how to enable it on Android One devices. Could anyone confirm this?
Nightly builds of CM12 for Note 3 are posted here: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=hlte
Could anyone please confirm if these will work on any Note 3 variant and chipset?
Also, could someone point me towards a crash course on system files/directories? See, I have reason to believe that the scripts I posted above do work but the lun file is located someplace else. So I'd like to look for it but I don't know how or where to start.
Much obliged.

New Update
Alright, so I got the SD to show up as a Mass Storage device with the following script:
script said:
setprop persist.sys.usb.config mass_storage,adb
echo /dev/block/vold/179:33 > /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_mass_storage/lun0/file
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And return it to MTP though I got an error with it. Hang tight, I'm gonna crack this one. =D
Note: at this stage, the SD is still mounted on the device side so data corruption is a possibility.
Oh I forgot... 20 to 25 mB/s transfer speeds =D

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Update
Fellas, here's where we stand on code: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58655257&postcount=130
If any of you is into scripting, I'd appreciate a hand.

Final update, for now...
I've run all the scripts and in different combinations on Android 5.0 and achieved exactly the same results as on A 4.4.2.
And those are as follows.
The best way to mount the SD card as a mass storage device is using this code:
Code:
echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/enable
umount /mnt/extSdCard/
echo "mass_storage,adb" > /sys/class/android_usb/android0/functions
echo "/dev/block/vold/179:33" > /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_mass_storage/lun0/file
echo 1 > /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/enable
This will unmount the card from the phone and enable mass storage mode. This will also ensure no corruption of the file table occurs.
As far as performance goes, it is as follows:
Read speed: 20 to 25 mB/s for sequential reading (large files). Smaller (pic sized) files will be carried over at about 17 to 20 mB/s
Write speed: 7 to 9 mB/s and 5 to 7 respectively.
The phone will NOT be recognized by non computer devices however. At this point, I think I've tried almost all I could think of and am really disappointed (actually I think the word is frustrated =P) as this was what I needed the most.
I think this has to do with the fact that you still need a "samsung mass storage driver" or something. Tried it on a couple of routers (different OSs), a smartTV and my car's stereo. NO LUCK.
So the best incentive at this point is transfer performance. If you, like me have a 64 gB SD card and regularly put boatloads of stuff on it, this will get you to your beer before it's warm.
To disable UMS, simply reboot the phone. Haven't been able to make the "return to mtp" script completely reliable.
Oh and the CyanogenMod is only intended for LTE devices so those of us with the Exynos chipset are outta luck.
Finally, if any of you guys thinks of something else or has a suggestion regarding the code, hit me up. I'de love to hear it!

You are forgetting about kernels. Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2480353

Graffiti Exploit said:
You are forgetting about kernels. Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2480353
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I think those are all Snapdragon based. Not sure about the 900T but the 9005 has a Krait 400 with a Snapdragon chipset.
Thanks for the hint though!!

Oh sorry, forgot you had exynos.
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Probably you can try this as I used this on an MTP based mp3 player where I need to connect to my pc as a mass storage device, have not tried it though for the note.
Connect the note to the computer then once detected as an mtp device go to device manager amd locate the note 3 it may show up as an mtp device/portable device. Once you find it right click and update drivers then change the driver to mass storage device or usb device. If shows successful check and see if its now recognized as a mass storage device. Though it will only work on the computer where you change the driver sp if going to a different computer you will need to do the same thing.
I do apologize as I cannot try this as my computer is busted but if it does not work then you can just uninstall then reinstall the driver for the mtp device.

cryostasis25 said:
Probably you can try this as I used this on an MTP based mp3 player where I need to connect to my pc as a mass storage device, have not tried it though for the note.
Connect the note to the computer then once detected as an mtp device go to device manager amd locate the note 3 it may show up as an mtp device/portable device. Once you find it right click and update drivers then change the driver to mass storage device or usb device. If shows successful check and see if its now recognized as a mass storage device. Though it will only work on the computer where you change the driver sp if going to a different computer you will need to do the same thing.
I do apologize as I cannot try this as my computer is busted but if it does not work then you can just uninstall then reinstall the driver for the mtp device.
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Thanks for the suggestion. But I really need it to work on non computer devices. That's why I was going for device side UMS.

[Q] Broke my S4 Screen, its blank now. How can I transfer things to new phone?

Hello,,,
I recently broke my Galaxy S4 screen and its not responsive anymore. It doesn't work and doesnt show anything. Blank screen.
I bought a new Oneplus One and I want to transfer all my data from my old phone. Contacts were 30% saved to the device and 20% were to my sim card and the rest were on my Samsung account. I dont have an SD card so everything is on the internal storage for my phone.
I also would like to transfer my apps cache data.. like whatsapp's groups and contact's chat history.
I never hooked my phone up to my PC so my PC doesnt recognize it when I connect it. I dont really want to fix my screen for 100$ in order to transfer all my stuff to my new phone I also cannot unlock my screen cause It doesnt work, I do know the pattern though. just saying
pls help
EDIT: damn it wrong forum i was supposed to surf this one while waiting for answers for the other. sorry

Didn't s4 has option to connect to external TV via hdmi

k.harish.r said:
Didn't s4 has option to connect to external TV via hdmi
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I can get a micro usb to hdmi but my screen doesnt work so I cant control anything

This should not be here, needs to be moved to Q&A.

WEM97 said:
This should not be here, needs to be moved to Q&A.
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yeah sorry i dont know how to delete the thread. I posted another in galaxy s4 forums and no one answered yet.
i apologize

Learn how to use the "adb pull" command.

Gamm86 said:
Learn how to use the "adb pull" command.
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hello there,
I downloaded SKD studio for android thingy and was really really confused.. I would appreciate it if u could guide me to the proper downloads needed to do the adb pull thingy.
thanks for the response

McFozan said:
hello there,
I downloaded SKD studio for android thingy and was really really confused.. I would appreciate it if u could guide me to the proper downloads needed to do the adb pull thingy.
thanks for the response
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There are plenty of online tutorials available. There's no need for me to explain it here once again.
Please use Google.

I assume that you were not rooted?

ADB won't work since he never connected it to his PC. You need to allow access from ADB first when you connect it. USB Debugging also needs to be on.
I also reported this thread so it can be moved to the Q&A forum.

McFozan said:
Hello,,,
I recently broke my Galaxy S4 screen and its not responsive anymore. It doesn't work and doesnt show anything. Blank screen.
I bought a new Oneplus One and I want to transfer all my data from my old phone. Contacts were 30% saved to the device and 20% were to my sim card and the rest were on my Samsung account. I dont have an SD card so everything is on the internal storage for my phone.
I also would like to transfer my apps cache data.. like whatsapp's groups and contact's chat history.
I never hooked my phone up to my PC so my PC doesnt recognize it when I connect it. I dont really want to fix my screen for 100$ in order to transfer all my stuff to my new phone I also cannot unlock my screen cause It doesnt work, I do know the pattern though. just saying
pls help
EDIT: damn it wrong forum i was supposed to surf this one while waiting for answers for the other. sorry
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Install a Custom Recovery, boot in your recovery, connect your phone to your Computer(make shure to download the drivers somewhere )and than use adb to pull everything you want

It's not necessary to create multiple threads regarding the same topic (particularly threads posted in the wrong forum). This is also against forum rules. Please use the existing thread in the link below to help troubleshoot your issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/broke-s4-screen-blank-how-transfer-to-t3021300
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