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    Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Screen Replacement

    The glass cracked on my S4 Mini, so I bought a replacement screen. I watched a YouTube video of a guy replacing his screen and he used a hair dryer to melt the glue and get the screen off with small tools and he did it fine. So I did the same, but it was tricky to get the screen off because the...
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    Help Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000M keeps rebooting

    **Here's my problem:** I have a Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000M that keeps rebooting after trying to install a custom recovery so that I can root it. **What I did** I followed the steps (1 to 11), of `Installing a custom recovery on Galaxy S` mentioned in the following page: How to...
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    Samsung Galaxy S Forums Official Galaxy S FAQ

    Samsung Galaxy S Forums Official Galaxy S FAQ Here are a list of common questions that arise often. If you wish to add to this FAQ or add a how to you can submit them here and we will add them to the list. When will the Galaxy S be receiving the Android 2.2 Froyo update promised by...
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    Root !Desperate need Help

    I was trying to root my phone using this thread-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852546 Everything went fine until it finished and i tried to restart the pone and it would just switch on and off. Any help will be appreciated :) I have a Samung Galaxy S I9000 I can aces...
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    Help The 3G connection hangs/dissapears

    Hello, I recently experienced a problem with the 3G data connection. And I say recently, because in the past it didn't seemed like this problem existed or I wasnt aware of it. The phenomenon is like this: I enable the data connection; It connects, the indicator shows incoming and...
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    advanced wifi settings

    i was going through advanced wifi settings looking for anonymity. i need some help decihering through the settings themselves
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    Help aux jack problem

    when the phone connected in aux jack it shows no cable connected and speaker works and if nothing connected to the aux jack its shows like it is connected and the speakers do not work someone knows how to fix it? =/
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    Root looking for an app to solve my problem

    Hi all I have an old galaxy s i9000 I have just installed cm11 on it and it works great The only problem I have is with the headset.. I get very very very low audio sound when I receive an in call But then when I push the end call button, the sound is kind of normal again (still low but I...
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    No Google Play or Android Market

    Hello everyone! I bought a used Samsung Galaxy S yesterday from my friend (I trust her). The phone was not in heavy-use before and everything seemed normal but we couldn't find Google Play or Android Market. It was not listed in Apps or anywhere. We tried factory reset but it didn't help...
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    kies3 & ext card backup

    recently installed Kies3 to backup my S3. after a few backups i just noticed it doesn't backup the SD card that has most of my images and stuff. could be me, but i don't see an option in preferences to include it. is this the case with Kies3? if not where do i config this? if not...
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    Help International roaming disabled?

    My venerable Samsung Galaxy S i9000 (rooted, Android 4.2.2 using CyanogenMod 10.1.2 ROM, on Virgin) has always served me very well when roaming abroad, and up to last year I had no problems with data connections. I'm just back from France, and could not get any data connection for the entire 2...
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    Move contacts from Blackberry storm to Galaxy S

    Hi all, I have been with Blackberry for many years and recently sold out my 9530 on eBay due to the lack of apps. I bought an second-hand Galaxy S from the local store, I am wondering how can I transfer the contacts stored on the old device to Galaxy S without typing it one by one. There are...
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    Vibrant SGH-T959 Dead

    Samsung Vibrant SGH-T959 was my daily handset since 2011 and it was a nice phone. Battery life was great with a 5000mah battery got from Mpj. Fantastic screen, running fast and very thin. I really like my device and the only drawback is no camera flash. Not really sure what
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    Help 929 error

    Code 919 error when downliading app from playstore
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    Root 95MB/s SD for SWAP?

    Hi, I can see that my Samsung Galaxy S not enough memory for applications. Is it good idea to use fast sd card for SWAP? I'm thinking about 256-512M swap file on Sandisk-8GB-Extreme-Pro-UHS1-MicroSD-Micro-SDHC-Memory-Card-TF-95MB Can I reach max speed with Samsung Galaxy S I9000 and newest...
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    Root my samsung galaxy S is switching to airplane mode

    I have a Samsung galaxy S and it keeps switching to airplane mode on its on. I can't get the airplane mode to turn off. I have done factory reset several times and it keeps doing it. Any suggestions?
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    Help Photos

    Hi, probably a stupid question but how do I 1 get video on the phone to play, keeps saying I need to download an app ?? 2 how can I open a photo sent attached to a text, grateful for any help thanks.
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    Device won't boot - displays big multicolored "X"

    I apologize if this isn't the correct forum. I looked around and couldn't figure out where to go. My son has a Samsung S that is activated on PagePlus. He put the newest version of Android on it. A couple of days ago he was downloading an app, and it kept hanging up and giving him an error...
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    Help Samsung GT-I9000 Dead After Firmware Update Error

    Hi All, can anyone help me actually while updating firmware by using ODIn3 its showing error st the end and updating stopped and mobile hang so i putout the battery but when i put in and try to switch on it wont work even with volume+menu+power on button its cant show on my laptop can anyone...
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    Help GalaxyCaptivate I897 2.3.5

    I first rooted the phone following the instructions found here..... well it wouldnt let me post the links..... I follwed the instructions to the letter.... Except one major thing..... there was 2 files I was supposed to copy to the root storage and I didnt do it..... so now I'm stuck with the...
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    galaxy s home button wake up

    Hi I have two galaxy s mobiles. On one I can wake it up by pressing the home key but not on the other. I remember I had to do something to thefirst phone to make this work but cannot remember what I did. Either I found the fix on these forums or it happened when I upgraded to...
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    Root Android SPH-D700 (2.2)

    Hi, is it possible to update from EB13 to El30 in one shot, or not? My phone info is: carrier: Sprint Firmware: 2.2.1 Baseband: DK28 Kernel: 2.6.32.9 ViperRom Build Synergy EXT 4- RFS dual EB 13 5.0 From this i would like to change to CleanGB 2.3, phone is rooted I have clockwork mod...
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    Help Transfer of photos

    Mods please delete. In wrong forum
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    Help Lee

    I have a galaxy s tracfone from straight talk and about a month or two ago the screen started jumping and it keeps trying to to connect to usb even though its not plugged into a computer and after a while the status bar crashes. Once the status bar crashes the screen stops jumping. The only...
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    Galaxy S Series.

    I am just curious how long has the Galaxy S series been on the Market in all its forms?
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