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    Help samsung 551 screen isue

    Hello guys I have a pretty big problemm.... arrrrrrrrr My cellphone screen is a bit messed up it kinda have the inverse colours of what should be... It's like when we squeeze the screen of a computer and the colours go messed up. Well the cellphone came in a box from a order that I take and the...
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    Help Error in recovery console while trying to root

    Hello, first post here so please be kind. I have tried to search for an answer to this but with my lack of knowledge in this area, perhaps I'm not phrasing the search to get the hits. I bought a used 551 that had been upgraded to 2.3.6 by the previous owner. It seems to boot fine and works well...
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    Root Galaxy 551 wiki with list of ROMs

    Hello fellow Galaxy 551 owners, I was having a hard time sorting through all custom ROMs for our phone, so instead of making a synthesis for myself I decided to make it public. It's at Samsung GT-i5510 Wiki. I wish some goodwilling and well informed people to contribute and make it exhaustive...
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    Help Root problem

    I already rooted my phone a while back, also I was able to install stock Gingerbread 2.3.6 on it. Two days before, I tried to run Titanium Backup to backup my SD card, before installing Link2SD. I noticed that the app wasnt able to get root rights, it stayed all the time on asking for root. The...
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    Root USB OTG on 551 ..??

    i read somewhere that almost all samsung phone(even older ones ) are capable of having usb OTG capability by using kernel patches. has any one tried this on the 551...??
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    Help Only vibrates once?

    I'd like to get my 551 to vibrate more then once when a new text comes in. I don't always notice it so vibrating until I answer the text would be nice like my old cell did. I've tried a few apps but non seem to do the trick. any suggestions would help.:)
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    upgrade to ICS enabled data plan by accident?

    I upgraded my phone from ginger breadto ICS. But i noticed that my data plan is accidentally enabled. I talked to my carrier. They said they didn't do such thing. So I would like to know if it is ever possible that this upgrade somehow over wrote some setting so my data plan is enabled by...
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    Help Upgrading to Jelly Bean

    Hello everyone! I'm new here, so I apologise if I'm a bit of a n00b. I bought a Samsung Galaxy 551 running GT-I5510T in Australia from Telstra about a year ago, where they told me it was running FroYo and I could easily upgrade. I want to upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean (preferred)...
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    Figured a few things out..GB/Root/Downgrade

    Okay i bought a Bell Canada Samsung 551M and decided to root it first to save data..so i rooted with Z4root to my virgin phone... tried superoneclick first but i did not work....After root and titanium backup... I up graded to gingerbread 2.3.6 (XEO I550XWKP) then rooted with Root2342..(tried...
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    Help Back to 2.2.2 now mo network ??

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    Root Updated to 2.3.6 and then rooted.then...

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    Root Root or Gingerbread First????

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    Help Draw Something & Galaxy 551

    I'm hoping someone can help me out...I have a Galaxy 551, I've downloaded Draw Something...it is fine until I have to guess a drawing with a long word, I can't see how long the word is...seems like it is zoomed in too much...I've tried to zoom out using my fingers, but nothing works.
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    Help Upgrade samsung galaxy 551 android from 2.2 to 2.3

    Can anyone help me by telling if i can upgrade my 551 from Android 2.2 to 2.3 or any other upgrade.
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    Help Performing a perfect factory restore

    My Galaxy 551's bluetooth never worked. The GPS did work at the beginning. Then it started to take ages to guess my position. Now, it barely manages to do so. No bluetooth, no GPS... time for a service return I guess. Only thing is, I've installed several non official ROMs on it (currently...
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    how to prevent storing history and activities

    Hi, When you go to Contacts, you'll find for tabs there -- contacts, groups, history and activities. Is there an option not to store text history?
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    Help imei problem

    my imei is blank wen i try *#06# and no network in my cell plz help me i m from india and my imei is 353454040298780
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    Help Galaxy 551 random photo's

    Hi, maybe someone can help me here. I JUST started using the Galaxy 551 phone through Bell. I added some photo's to my gallery using Kies (sort of indirectly... I can't add them with Kies itself, but it does allow it to make a connection similar to a thumb drive). Recently, I had a bunch of...
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    Help 551 install problems

    Hi friends, i m using samsung gt 551 from one and half years now and have been constantly facing some or the other problem. now suddenly i m facing lots of problem together 1) i cant connect my phone to my pc through usb, the phone is getting charged but it doesnt show the usb symbol and...
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    Help Phone Lock and Home Buttons Won't Work

    So I've had this phone (Samsung Galaxy 551) since last December. I loved it until about the beginning of this month (May) when it started acting funny. The lock button doesn't work and if it does lock it shuts the phone off. The home button, as well as the lock button, initiates the menu with...
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    [ASK] Emergency Download Mode

    did anyone know how to use Emergency download mode in galaxy 551 a.k.a Callisto? i have tried it with odin n doesnt happen. only my callisto got hot.. i think it can used with KIES but i cant test it yet because my connection, KIES use connection to upgrade firmware.. if anyone know it does...
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    Galaxy 551 FAQ's

    This is a work in progress and, as such, if you feel that there is anything that needs adding, please PM a guide or start a thread in Private Chat With Staff with your suggestions. Many thanks :) 1. General Android phone FAQ's? 2. How can I improve my battery life? 3. Are there any Galaxy 551...
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    Help HELP! I can't access Call Settings

    Hi, guys! I need a bit of help with my Samsung 551. I just got it rooted with SuperOneClick earlier today. Once it was rooted, I downloaded Titanium Backup 'coz I wanted to delete some bloatware/system apps like Maps, Layar, AllShare, etc. HOWEVER, I accidentally deteled/uninstalled one of the...
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    Help Somethhing unusual..!

    As shown in pics "ALL" and "sd" ,clearly theres lods of space empty for a normal app to be installed..so when i try to install titanium backup..no space error occurs..as shown in pic..anybody?knows y is it happening..i run cm7
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    Help Need help with app updates on Galaxy 551

    Guys i'm unable to update Angry Birds Space on my Galaxy 551. Even though i got 90+mb of internal memory, everytime i try to update the app it says insufficient disk space. App. Size - 27MB Same happens with a game app 101 games in 1 (22mb appx) . Here the app itself doesn't install...
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