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  1. O

    Help Prevail wont boot.

    The phone turned on when I had a charger plugged into it, in a certain position. When I take out the charger out of the phone, it automatically shuts out. No matter how long I hold the power button for, it doesnt turn on.
  2. N

    Root rebooting when powerd on

    when I turn on the power it starts off saying Samsung galaxy previel then the boost mobile sign and music then my screen will then say "Samsung" in white letters and that's all it does and remain to do help....
  3. B

    Charging extra battry out of the phone with a USB power port???

    I have extra batteries for my Prevail. I am looking for a way to charge them when on the road. I need to charge them outside the phone. I did find chargers that plug in to a ac wall socket to charge the phone. But I need to do it though a USB power port so I can charge them when driving on...
  4. wyelkins

    Root New 61010 PRL

    Just updated to the new Boost 61010 using the handy Koumajutsu HA2 ROM. Back to CM7 and everything seems good so far. How has the the new PRL been running for everyone?
  5. W

    Help Need help SPH-M820-BST android 2.3.6

    Ok, first I'm new in this world of android. I have a samsung galaxy prevail with the follow specs: Model: SPH-M820-BST Android: 2.3.6 Kernel: 2.6.35.7 Hardware Version: M820.07 My problem is I get a warning sign that say "low space". I tried move some apps. But I notice not all of them can't...
  6. out of ideas

    Root Good CHEAP batteries for the prevail?

    Hey guys and gals. So I retired my prevail a little while back, and it kind of had a rough life toward the end and since. I recently started making apps and stuff, so I want to break it back out for testing on samsungs. Im trying to charge it up, it will show the battery charging green...
  7. C

    Root please help with prevail..sd card error....stuck in recovery!!

    please help..I partition my sd card with recovery.i download 2 roms to test out.when i went into recovery to flash rom,but said error cant mount sd card..so i reformatted my sd card to original size and fat 32..but when i insert back into phone to try toflash still gives me same error..can...
  8. M

    Root what the heck, prevail.

    so I flashed the livewallpapers app for CM7 and my phone has been a lot more prone to freezing as of late. Then I hard-reboot and everything is wiped clean. almost. default CM7 wallpaper, my app folders (some app for organizing other apps into folders with icons) are all still there but "cannot...
  9. bobl61

    Root Internet speed?

    I just don't understand this. Even when I'm home, and connected to wifi, my internet browsing is horrific. I've tried several different 'internet speed booster' apps, but nothing seems to help. I have high speed internet access. Is it the phone itself, or am I missing something?
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    Help Charging in area with no cell service

    We recently moved to a rural area that has no cell phone service. I still need my Prevail when I'm at work or out and about, but of course can't use it while at home. Since we have moved my Prevail has stopped taking a charge. I don't know if they are related or not, but I've tried putting the...
  11. C

    Root Information overload. Please help

    Hi. Noob Here. I have read a lot of threads, sticky's and guides for dummies. Evidently I am below the dummy level. There is way too much info out there and some of it seems outdated. I cannot filter and determine what is applicable now. Just when I thought I understood things well enough, I...
  12. mjhealy1978

    Root Just Bought a 8 Gig. Class10 MicroSD

    Please can someone tell me the best way to partion my microSD and what numbers and type like fat or ext etc. Im kinda not too good at following directions sometiimes and I had a 8Gig. Kingston class4 & it was wicked slow! Please Help!
  13. jSavvy1641

    Root lockscreen issue

    hey everybody im back on the forums again because recently my sister has beem having a problem with her phone. We have the same "Galaxy Prevail" phone but some how when she clicks her lockscreen power button it does not go to her lockscreen nor will even go to the power off menu. Her phone is...
  14. M

    Car Charger?

    So who here has a car charger that works flawlessly with their prevail? I've tried searching the forums a bit and couldn't find anything.
  15. M

    Help Battery woes

    Can I use any charger with my phone? What i mean is, i bought a generic car charger and it doesn't seem to charge my phone all the way. the battery also gets kinda warm. Specifically though, CAN I? like okay the battery is 3.7V but chargers (and USB ports) all seem to run at 5V. So could I...
  16. B

    Help Phone is over heating ....

    This has happened three times. Every time when in my car connected to a car charger. I get the message that charging has stopped due to temperature. This has happened with a cheep charger and good ones. With chargers rated at 2 amp., 1 amp, and 800 mamp. The phone feels HOT. Not just warm...
  17. B

    Whants to buy rooted Samsung Galaxy Prevail

    I am looking for a Samsung Galaxy Prevail that has been rooted for a friend of mine. Can pay though PayPal. I am located in Arizona zip is 86442
  18. adamhos1234

    Root Subway surfers

    is it possible to play on this phone? I edited the build.prop but its still incompatible... Im guessing due to arm6?
  19. tehnoob

    Root Touchwiz

    Someone should definitely port this. ...I don't have the knowledge to
  20. NightThorn

    Goodbye

    I want to thank anyone and everyone who helped me on this forum. I am retiring my prevail, I bought a galaxy rush. Thank you again for all the help rooting and making the prevail the best it could be.
  21. adamhos1234

    Root Boot loop

    Every Rom I flash results in bootloop I started by flashing a stock rooted through Odin. Rom boots, everything seems to work Updated to latest cwm...5.0.2.7 Ive tried several wipes in a row, and several. Flashes in a row Every Rom ive tried just bootloops Ive wiped dalvik after flash...
  22. M

    Help My Prevail keeps wanting to Force Close

    I have a Galaxy Prevail. I can call, use my camera, calculator, etc. as long as it doesn't have to connect to the web. When I use any ap including messaging and email, I receive a message that google. android has experienced a problem and needs to close. Then I have one option, which is to...
  23. BloodBlade

    Should I Let Boost Do This To Solve My Problem?

    hi guys a few days ago i woke up to find my phone with no reception. it kept making a sound every few minutes and when i checked it it had a red X in the right hand corner that indicated no service. I had this problem before and i don't remember what i did to solve it. I tried taking my battery...
  24. adamhos1234

    Root Anyone still rockin this phone

    I've got a prevail laying around, and I'd like to flash something to it, It will be WiFi only and for games and music only. Going to give it to my 6 year old, and was wondering if there is a Rom/kernel that is more stable than others. I see the ct mod Rom on top, so I'll try that first, but...
  25. D

    Root specific stock apps redownloadable?

    Well I deleted the stock calendar app without backing it up and seems like no matter which new calendar app I get it really dosent work right without that main calendar system app. My question is there a way to get it back without formating the whole phone?
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