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Problem updating Android Kitkat

Since you're not sure about which ROM you tried to flash, it's probably a good thing that Odin failed like that. Flashing the wrong ROM is a good way to brick your device. It's important to only use ROMs that specifically match your model of phone, they are not interchangeable.
Go here and select the appropriate ROM, you need to not only download just the one that matches your model but also matches your county and carrier:
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s4/firmware/#GT-I9505
The sammobile site is a valid source for Samsung stock ROMs. If you create an account with them, the download will be much faster. Otherwise, for non-members they intentionally limit the download bandwidth from their servers. Sammobile does claim to obtain their ROMs the manufacturers and the carriers. There are of course several other sources for Samsung ROMs, just be very judicious about where they source their ROMs from to avoid downloading a tainted one.
Regarding the Odin utility, you apparently used ver. 3.12.3 which isn't the latest version but that might not matter anyway. You might want to try using the current version, 3.14.4 but I'd suggest you just use an older version, 3.10.x. The Odin utility has backwards compatibility issues and since you're working with older hardware it might work out better using a matching version.

Keep in mind that the latest stock ROM from Samsung for your S4 is Lollipop (5.0.1) so app support will probably still to be an issue. Also, flashing a stock Samsung ROM will install a stock version of Android and a stock Recovery, so if you want to root your device you need to go through the whole rooting process again.
Otherwise, look into third-party options like Lineage OS or /e/ OS. You'll have more current versions of Android to work with and your rooted device will remain rooted.
Lineage
https://download.lineageos.org/jfltexx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LineageOS
/e/
https://doc.e.foundation/devices/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//e/_(operating_system)

Screenshot notification tile exclusive to 11?

I use two different apps for screenshots, and both have the quick setting tile as an option.

Screenshot Tile (NoRoot) (Quick settings tile for screenshots) - https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.cvzi.screenshottile

Pretty sure that is the one you would want.

The other one that I use is oart of a screen recorder app, and the latest updates have ads, so I am using an old version.

Let me know if you want that link as well.

Help Problem with Galaxy S9Plus-settings change for no reason

Hello:

I am a newbie to this. Several years ago I purchased a Galaxy S9 Plus, based on a recommendation in Consumer Reports. I really like it's size and the camera. Unfortunately, it developed a strange syndrome of changing some of my settings without me do so! This is primarily in the connections section of the settings, where it will periodically change to Airplane Mode until I discover it. There is no chance that I accidentally changed the settings on my own as this has happened multiple times. Verizon tech support did all the usual things like a hard re-set, and then had me drain everything out of the phone and then restore it. This didn't help and thus they sent me a new (refurbished) S9 Plus and the same problem is still re-occurring. Has anyone had this happen and if so, any solutions? Thanks! Tim

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