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  1. B

    Poor Pandora Quality

    The quality of pandora on my SGS 4g is horrible, even when using high quality. It sounded so much better when using my old blackberry. Do you guys think this is particular to this phone or maybe just pandora for android in general?? I tried using a few eq apps, but they made the music hiccup...
  2. Y

    Help Sudden errors - different kinds!

    Hello, Yesterday, my Galaxy started experiencing a strange error with every incoming call. I'd see an error box appear and then it would ask me force close and something else I don't remember. I can dial out, but I cannot answer calls and have to force close the phone app. Then I'd see the...
  3. E

    Root Galaxy S 4G won't boot past initial screen after root attempt

    Like an idiot, without really knowing anything about it, I attempted to root my Galaxy S using the method given here: [X] I followed the instructions exactly as they were written, however after successfully finishing the step starting ODIN with zImage in PDA, my phone boots and gets stuck...
  4. D

    Help Notifications: Does not vibrate in Silent Mode

    Hello, Me and my wife are trying to figure out how to have the notifications vibrate her phone when in silent mode. My phone does it but her's does not. We went through the settings on both phones and compared, but we could not find anything that was different. Thanks ahead of time. Dan
  5. EManU3LXX

    Root [HOW-TO] CWM Recovery, Gingerbread Update w/ Custom ROM and UNBRICK!

    I noticed there were parts and fragments of tutorials, but never a fill tutorial. For this phone, so I decided to make one. This tutorial will guide you through the process or rooting your phone, using ODIN for CWM, and Installing a custom ROM. You can also use the STOCK Rom ODIN file to restore...
  6. 7

    Help TuneIn stream suddenly won't work

    Over the weekend, I got an updated version of TuneIn. Since then, my favorite station will only stream if I'm connected to a wifi network. The other stations I listen to work fine on 3G. I never had a problem streaming the station prior to this weekend. I emailed TuneIn, but haven't gotten...
  7. E

    Help phone not working

    My phone is the Samsung epic 4g (galaxy S) not the epic touch, mine has a keyboard. I used rom manager to go to a rom called ERA, i did not wipe the dalvik cache before and upon starting i had tons of force close errors. I said screw it i just want it back to the way it was before so i restored...
  8. D-U-R-X

    Samsung Galaxy S 4G FAQ's (WIP) - updated 24th April 2012

    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...
  9. repairsuniverse

    How To Fix Samsung Galaxy S 4G T959V Screen

    This written repair guide shows how to disassemble the Samsung Galaxy S 4G T959V smartphone quickly and securely. This will help you to install replacement parts to repair your damage phone. This guide will help you to install the following Samsung Galaxy S 4G T959V part(s): Samsung Galaxy...
  10. S

    samaung phones warning

    To all cell phone users, beware samsung equipment. I've had a my touch 3g slide and a galaxy s 4g, unfortunately both got extremely hot while charging which killed both phones. The my touch carer was t mobile and the phone was replaced 9 times in a year and a half,rediculous right having to re...
  11. G

    Help Bluetooth no longer auto-connects

    I have only one BT device, a Jabra media remote control/headphone jack thingie, which has worked smoothly since day one (more than a year ago). Suddenly I've noticed in the past couple of months it will no longer connect automatically when I turn on the device and I'm forced to go to BT...
  12. F

    Data Throttle?

    it is a way to block data throttle? my galaxy phone is connected with t-mobile but my data bandwidth started to get slow after few weeks of use, it is a way around to defeat data throttling?, I have been around the net searching for possibilities of how to defeat the situation but I did not find...
  13. D

    Help Re-Installing Original OS

    My sister just bought a used 4G from craigslist, works well with a few exceptions. Previous owner tinkered around it and the phone doesn't save pictures/music/etc on to the miniSD card, for one example. I'm wondering if there's anyway to revert back to 2.2 Froyo? It's currently, on 2.3 Gingerbread.
  14. M

    Help Cannot access Samsung App Store on Telus

    I have had my Galaxy S 4G (Fascinate on Telus) since last October. Love the phone even without dual core. Everything has always worked perfectly. No problems. I just picked up a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and again, no issues. Everything works perfectly. Last week, I tried to access the Samsung App store...
  15. chillyb

    My SU experience - FYI

    Ok...so I was running EL22 for awhile. rooted via odin and with the help of the amazing qbking and his most helpful vid's. So of course SU was installed back when i first rooted. (cant remember which version), all the while trying out different security apps such as...
  16. C

    New Sim No Signal

    Before coming down here to Argentina, I asked T-Mobile for the unlock code and they gladly gave it to me by email. All I'd have to do is put the new sim card in the phone and it would prompt me to enter the unlock code. Well, I put the damn card in and there was no prompt and suddenly the signal...
  17. R

    Root Is my phone garbage now?

    I got a Samsung Galaxy S 4g from a friend and I tried to root it via this youtube vid: How to Root Samsung Galaxy S 4G Gingerbread 2.3.6 Part 1 Well I got to the end where the phone started Talking and a static screen showed up into an infinite boot loop. Now the only thing I can do is...
  18. M

    Root How to root and install CWM and flash ROM

    I was wondering how to root my phone and flash it and install CWM and a rom, i have 2.2.1 firmware
  19. V

    Root Seems like a ruined i ruined my phone but I would like to get a 2nd opinion

    I have finally rooted my galaxy s 4g yesterday. naturally i was really excited and decided to delete some apps that came with my phone. as a consquence i have a few error messages keep popping up: com.android.phone; com.android.mms; com.android.settings have has stopped unexpectedly. Also I...
  20. T

    Root Please help, Complete noob here.

    So here is my problem, I am trying to root my Samsung Galaxy S 4g from t-mobile, i have the SGH-T959VUVKJ6 and it is upgraded to GB using samsung kies mini. Anyone know of a step by step up to date guide so i can root my phone? Please PLEASE someone help me out, i have been trying to get this...
  21. M

    Root Rooting failure.

    Hi, I tried rooting my phone today and somehow screwed it up. I followed a youtube video, which I would post the link here, but I'm new and I can't post links. :( Basically I installed the Samsung Kies mini, restarted my computer, downloaded and extracted some Heimdall and Kernal things...
  22. S

    Help Caller can't hear my voice! Plz help :|

    Hey Guyz, I need ur help. I have Galaxy S 4G, I can hear caller's voice but they can't hear my voice until I double press Speaker button during the call :(, after turning on then off the speaker during call I become able to hear my caller. Can you please help me to fix this issue so I have good...
  23. isaemm

    Help Not able to send or receive mms.

    My girlfriend's phone just suddenly stopped being able to send or receive mms/picture messages. No new apps have been installed, tried battery pulls but its still not working. When she tries to send them, her phone will say "sending" but the message never gets sent, it will just stay that way...
  24. A

    Help Galaxy S2 LTE Charging/Battery Issues

    I just got the new Galaxy S2 LTE and having problems with charging. 1. The battery dies quickly regardless of me doing everything the forums recommend to reduce battery consumption. 2. When I charge the battery via the wall adapter (or basically the usb cable plugged into the ubs/wall...
  25. M

    Root Odin stuck on modem.bin

    Hi, I have a rooted t-mobile Galaxy S 4G and tried to do a factory reset through ODIN, but now every time I try to flash through Odin, the process fails at Modem.bin. My phone no longer turns on, but pushing the volume buttons, inserting the USB plug, and then the battery does successfully put...
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