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    Stuck on AT&T Logo Screen

    My Galaxy S4 has worked fine all along. Suddenly earlier today the background changed back to the default background and then the phone restarted. I did a manually reboot and now it gets locked up on the AT&T screen. I am totally stuck as to what to do. At the very least, I would like to be able...
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    Root [AT&T] TWRP Backup

    Hi all, I have a Galaxy S4 AT&T (USA) running OS 4.3, rooted. I am trying to install TWRP Recovery so that I can backup my phone. I tried once using Recovery Tools Flasher and that failed, so badly that I was stuck in "Download Mode" for 5 hours. Can someone confirm that GooManager...
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    Intro to Android HFS and Backup

    Hi, I wonder if anyone knows of a resource that has a good intro to Android's Hierarchical File System. I have a background in computer science and technology, but Android's OS has a hierarchical file system like I have never seen, and it baffles me. I am simply trying to back up all the...
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    Major Lag with MHL Adapter Samsung GS4 4.3

    I recently purchased a Samsung MHL adapter. It works great except for two things: 1) The phone doesn't charge even if the adapter is connected to power. 2) (and more importantly), the video lag is unbearable. When I start watching something (Netflix, e.g.), the video and audio start out in...
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    Trusted Sites

    I have a really simple question. I have some sites I navigate to that for one reason or another my phone does not like the security certificate, so I have to click that link to trust the site. The problem is that my phone makes me do this every time I navigate to the SAME site, which may be...
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    Help Reduce Touch Sensitivity Galaxy S4

    /Has anyone else noticed that the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen is EXTREMELY sensitive? Sometimes it responds when my finger isn't even in contact with it, if I'm hovering 1-2 mm above the screen. It's really annoying. I've Googled this concern and only find a method of INCREASING the touch...
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    Google Translation Offline

    Does anyone know how to turn on offline mode in Google Translation? I downloaded the appropriate language packages for use in offline mode, but when I try to translate something I still get an error that it cannot connect to the network. It's very annoying. I searched through all the settings...
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    Sky Pantech IM-A690S Root

    Does anyone know how to root a Sky Pantech IM-A690S Android phone? Sky is a Korean manufacturer and I can't find a forum for this phone. Thanks for your help!