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    Root Jellybean on older phones

    Android Area: Galaxy Captivate i897 with Slim ROM Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware [Update] What do yall think about this. What is a "slim" ROM? Would it even be worth running? Sounds like they might have scrapped some of the reasons to upgrade. But then again, maybe not. Maybe they just cut down on...
  2. bob60626

    Help Editing home screen's bottom drawer

    Unlike my SGP and Galaxy Exhibit, I cannot seem to edit the bottom drawer on my Captivate. Any ideas? I want to get rid of the email app since I use the browser's home page for my Gmail. Also, is there any way to edit the dropdown options? I never use Bluetooth and would love to swap that for...
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    Root Captivate Gingerbread GPS issue and ICS Upgrade Error

    Hello, Ever since i upgraded to Gingerbread I can't use my GPS. It keeps saying "Searching for GPS." I've researched several forums, change the setting in Angry GPS but that hasn't helped. Here's what I've done so far to resolve the issue: 1. Rooted the phone and tried the h3llstorm
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    Root Upgrading from stock froyo to GB on rooted captivate

    First let me say Hello! I have a Captivate running froyo that I have rooted and back up with Titanium. Now I would like to ultimately upgrade to one of the developer ROMs for Jelly bean. HOwever, after spending the past two days reading and searching I have managed to become even more...
  5. D

    Captivate vs Galaxy SIII. Reception/Call quality?

    How does the new SIII's reception compare to the Captivate's? I'm considering upgrading, but if the reception isn't improved I'll wait. Removable battery and better than my Captivate reception are high on my priority list.
  6. R

    Root HELP!! I'm stuck with the at&t boot logo Captivate

    after i flash my samsung captivate using odin3 flashing the tar file for rooting my, i got stuck on the at&t boot logo... i do not know what to do, can somebody help me... i am in need so badly... :stickyman:
  7. V

    Help wifi won't connect

    suddenly my wifi will not connect. it goes to obtaining then disabled then scanning over and over. yesterday fios rebooted my router and all my computers work fine but my captivate will not connect. any help?
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    Root No mobile network when installing CM10 Jellybean 4.1.

    Using this page as a guide (CyanogenMod 10 (CM10) for Samsung Captivate i897. Upgrade to Jelly Bean Android 4.1. I install the corn kernel on 2.3.5 to get CWM and then install the newest devil kernel from the above page and then his CM10 rom. I reboot and the rom loads with everything working...
  9. M

    Root Cant get inside phone

    Phone will not boot up past the cyanogenmod logo. The phone was working fine before a DX home update on Friday. After the update the phone would go to the home screen but every app on the phone would force close and lock up the whole phone.
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    Help Wi-Fi Issues

    Okay. Recently I felt like rooting my phone. I have previously rooted 3 different Samsung Captivates with no problems at all. They all took approximately 5 minutes. Today, I tried rooting the device via SuperOneClick, which did not work for some reason. So I browsed around looking for and...
  11. Snow_Fox

    Root So Jellybean is awesome on Captivate

    If you still happen to own a captivate, go ahead and install Jellybean. It is probably the fastest I've ever seen this phone move. The hardware may be old but, it is definitely not bad by any means. I can honestly say Jellybean gives this phone new life.
  12. H

    Root TeamNyx RC5 MMI Codes

    Does anyone have a list of MMI Codes for the TeamNyx RC5 build?
  13. J

    Help Help!

    I got a captivate from my friend an it's In pretty rough shape, it is not rooted, the phone won't read the sim card, imei is unknown along with the basband also being unknown, anyone know what's wrong?
  14. U

    Root ice cream 4.0

    Can anyone help me if there is any way i can get ice cream 4.0 cause my firmware is still at 2.2 and i have 2.6 kernel version and im tierd of being behind lol
  15. S

    Help No Bluetooth For Samsung Captivate

    Hello, I recently bought a samsung captivate which has gingerbread 2.3.3 already installed. However, when I try to turn on the bluetooth it will keeping saying turning on and give up. I try to factory reset my phone and remove the battery but I got the same results. Any help would be greatly be...
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    Help Can't update or emergency recover

    I have a Captivate batch 1007. I tried to update via Kies Mini this morning. I installed the drivers from Samsung to my XP computer and everything went fine there. When I attached the phone to the USB cable, my computer found everything and installed the drivers just fine. I enabled debug mode...
  17. S

    Root Loaders not working still stuck!

    i need help recovering. ive used 2 different loaders and all uploads sucessfully, but still reboots to att screen. help
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    Help Packet Data

    What exactly is packet data. Was messing with my settings. Clicked packet data off then on and a prompt read something to the effect of turning on packet data could incur extra data rates. Please explain what it is or what I'm paying for.
  19. S

    Help Loaders not working still stuck!

    I have an GS Captivate which is stuck at the att screen after using 2 different ( MFC I897uf6 & Samsung Captivate one click ) laoder. Can there anything I can use to help is the Bricked?
  20. C

    Root Jelly Bean?

    anyone know when a jellybean rom.will ne out for the captivate
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    Root ***need help rooting gingerbread 2.3.3!!!!***

    Hey, I'm new to this site and rooting and either I'm dumb, blind, or just not looking in the right spots.. I have a Samsung Captivate with Gingerbread 2.3.3 on Rogers. I have looked at Youtube videos on how to root as well as websites. I tried using Super one click with johnnythegeek on...
  22. G

    Root Captivate Upgraded to ICS, but has App Storage Problem

    Hey Guys, Just rooted & upgraded my Captivate to ICS the other night. I just noticed today that when I download apps it stores in a specific app partition & that only has 2gb. The rest of the internal storage is basically free over 11gb. I was under the impression that ICS just lumped...
  23. L

    Root Help Please. Need Stock 2.3.5 ROM.

    I have a bit of a problem. I was having trouble with my Captivate and sent it off to SquareTrade for a warranty repair. When I sent it off, it had the stock Android 2.3.5, Baseband I897UCKK4 on it. It came back today and I found out they flashed it with Android 2.3.4, Baseband I897UCKH3. I...
  24. J

    Help Incoming calls sent to voicemail while texting

    My wife and I both have Captivates (2.2). Her phone has a specific problem that mine doesn't. While texting, incoming calls are not displayed on the screen and the call is sent straight to voicemail. Also, the incoming call isn't logged. The only way she knows if someone called is if a voicemail...
  25. M

    Help A twist on the typical "dropped phone in water" thread

    I have a Samsung Captivate, version 2.3.5. A week ago, I dropped it in water. Instead of immediately getting online to see what I should do, I made the mistake of letting the components air dry for a couple minutes, then hitting it with a towel and seeing if it worked. At first it worked, but...
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