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    Help timestamp wrong

    so my intercept just started acting up a few hours ago, I looked up all the possible reasons and none of them add up. my timestamp is aheadd about 3 or 5 mins on incoming texts and its the right time on sent txts . the thread is completely out of order now. please help. I'm not roaming, either.
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    Root [ROM] Ubuntdroid 4.2

    We are proud to present to you, Ubuntdroid v4.2. This ROM is the works of bigt62187, wwsean08, dodgejcr, and myself. This is also the first FULL ROM for the Intercept 2.2 meaning that it WIPES the /system folder and most of /data. I would like to add a special thanks to one_love_420 for...
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    Help Terribly slow GPS lock time

    Seems like after the 2.2 update the GPS acquire time is very slow - in the 3 to 5 minute range. Once GPS fix has been made lock times are in the 10 second range from that point on. This is outside in clear skys. But after a day or so the GPS is back to slow lock times. It seems like the GPS...
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    What happens on hard reset after 2.2 update?

    My Intercept upgraded OTA fine. 2.2 working, little problems. However, I am wondering what happens if I need to do a hard reset (Factory Reset)? Do I keep 2.2 or will I be back to 2.1 and have to do the update again. I understand about loosing data and installed apps. Question is just what...
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    Possible to change Carriers?

    Ok, I have searched this site and didn't find any information outside of Sprint/Virgin Mobile concerns. I've been sifting through Google for the better part of 2 hours and all i can find is information for other phones, and even then nothing concrete. I have a Sprint Intercept, I'm from...
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    Help Hard Key lights go out

    Since my upgrade to 2.2 my backlights on the menu, home, back, search buttons only come on when I turn on the phone and Unlock. Then on for only a few seconds. I use my Intercept at night:cool: and I can't maneuver with out them. v2.1 I was able to swipe the center button and them lights...
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    Uninstall updated Android version

    I have searched the forums trying to find out about downgrading my Sprint Intercept phone back to the previous version of Android and found nothing. If this is not the correct area to post this, please advise where to go as I am new here. Problem: I cannot stand the new version of Android :mad...
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    Help New to the FORUM, have a pressing question

    I have a Samsung Intercept & I was wondering if anyone had found a way to install apps to the SD card. I understand that with the release of Froyo 2.2 (or whatever iteration it is now) this will be supported but was wondering if perhaps there was a manual workaround. Thanx 4 any replies. PEACE
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    Help My phone is randomly playing song tracks from a game

    I installed the game called Gun Bros Beta. It didn't work well on my phone, so I uninstalled it. But every so often, my phone seems to open a music player and starts to play songs from the game all by itself. Anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix it?
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    Worthy Birthday Gift?

    Hey guys I need your help and opinion. I want to get my gf an android phone for her bday but she's so stuck on Blackberries. I wan't her to see how much better android phones are. This is the only phone that is small enough with a keyboard that does not require 4g added cost. What are your...
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    Help Factory reset deleted my contacts.

    Just factory reset a Samsung Intercept. Half of the contacts were deleted, N-Z, but A-M are still there. They were deleted from gmail. I cant figure out how to get them back, I tried to use the gmail restore feature, to as far back as 30 days ago, and still only a-m are there. What happened...
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    Help I can't view my documents!

    Ever since installed the android update it won't let me view my documents past the first page. Is anybody else having this problem? What should I do?
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    Help Choppy MP4 playback

    I'm very disappointed in the Intercept's MP4 playback ability. I've tried every possible combination of bit rate (384-700), frame rate (23.97 - 30), resolution and codec (h.264 - FFmpeg) in both Handbrake and DVDFab 8 and I still get video that jumps around like Flipper on blotter. I've tried...
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    Help problems texting certain people

    I currently have a Samsung Intercept. This was sent to me to replace the Moment I had that was having issues. I'm still having a problem with texting. At first I thought it was the phone but now it seems bigger than that and Sprint is extremely unhelpful. I have 3 people that are having trouble...
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    a few questions about the samsung intercept

    Hey guys I'm posting from my brand new samsung intercept, the onr I have been asking so manny questions about. It is great. However, a few questions remain. I downloaded the handcent sms app from the market, and I want to know how to delete the stock messaging app from the phone, because every...
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    Few questions about this phone.

    1) Is there a difference between the Sprint Intercept and the Virgin Mobile Intercept? 2) How do you change the UI? I currently have ADW Launcher but I want Launcher Pro installed and cant seem to find the downloaded file. 3) How do you pull open the dock on the menu? For some reason I always...
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    Help Is anyone having this problem?

    My Sprint intercept just updated to 2.2 and know my battery life is next to nothing when I run my task killer there are things opened that I never opened such as Amazon MP3 and my settings is there any way to stop this or is my phone stuck on next to nothing battery life?
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    Help Storing Contacts in 2.2.1?

    Hey everyone, Sorry if this is in the wrong forum... I'm new to this board. Anyhow, I am currently using a Samsung Intercept on the Sprint network. I just updated to Android 2.2.1 last week and since the update, have not been able to store contacts directly to my phone. The phone option has...
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    Android and Windows live compatability

    I'm having a problem that no CS people can assist with. When I set up Windows live on my Dell Laptop, the email stops working on my Samsung Intercept. When I delete the account on my laptop the phone email starts working again. Both the laptop and phone are pointing to same POP and SMTP servers...
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    Help Locked out of my phone, Google login doesn't work, hard reset won't work! What to do?

    Hey guys, I have a problem. I've gotten locked out of my phone. My app refuses recognize the unlock pattern I set for it and I'm unable to login via my Google account for some odd reason or another. I've tried following the hard reset instructions shown here with no avail: How to...
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    Patched version of angry birds, no lag

    Here linked is a patched version of angry birds where the textures have been recompressed for the samsung spica (same gpu as intercept) This will work much faster without lag. MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service Original: Patched angry birds that works on spica...
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    samsung intercept 2.2 update

    where can i go to do the Samsung Intercept Android 2.2 update?
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    Froyo built in task manager?

    I have froyo and heard that it has a built in task manager, but how do I get to it?
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    Incompatible Apps?

    Ok guys so I'm thinking about buying this phone for a friend, the Virgin Mobile version. I would of posted this on the virgin mobile version's forum but that forum is pretty much dead and I would of most likely got no response....they're the same exact phone anyway right? Well anyways, sorry...
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    Problem Solved For Missing Wifi,Bluetooth,Etc

    Last night I was messing around with my phone and I finally found out to get the bluetooth and etc back. Go to your home screen press down until the add to home screen menu pops up, go to widgets and hit power control. Place the widget where you would like. Hope this has helped some!
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