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    Help my phone shows that its charging but not actually charging

    when i plug the charger in, my phone (samsung vibrant) shows me that its charging because it has that little charge symbol but the battery is not going up at all. whats wrong with it? so the phone recognize that it's receiving charge but something is blocking/broke that comes after the charger...
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    Help Odin Cant recognize phone

    Hi, I consider myself a fairly knowledgeable guy when it comes to root and customizing my phone(vibrant). but this problem is beyond me. So i flashed SLIM ICS and in the middle of installing, it rebooted itself which i thought was normal. The vibrant logo comes on and stays there for hours...
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    Root MIUI has become slow

    I am with MIUI the last version, we all know that they are not developing MIUI for Vibrant anymore :mad: All of a sudden I am noticing that my phone is getting slow in starting apps etc., Is there a way to clean / remove history or anything else to make it faster?
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    Root softbricked /cry

    I screwed something up.. and can't put humpty dumpty back together... :( I think I know where I messed up (now), but I've tried everythind I can find so far to try to resolve this. I don't have a nandroid backup :( I do have a full Titanium Pro backup but that won't help me until later. I...
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    Root samsung galaxy (tmobile) sgh-t959v to straight talk

    I'm trying to switch my brothers phone (Samsung galaxy sgh-t959v) from T-Mobile to straight talk. I know I need a different sum card and that straight talk offers T-Mobile compatible phone sum cards but what exactly do I need to do to switch it? Do I need to unlock anything, or change something...
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    Help Phone used 2 GB of data while I'm asleep!

    OK - I'm not too happy. This morning I got a text from Tmobile saying I was .3 GB away from reaching my data limit of 5 GB. Confused, as I still have 3 weeks left in this cycle, I checked my data page. Sure enough, my phone used almost 2 GB of data while I was asleep! This is the first time...
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    Help upgrade firmware...

    so i just started using my phone again and i want to update the firmware. right now im on 2.1-update1 and im on the sgh-t959 im not so good with this sorta stuff so is there anyway i can update the software? thanks guys
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    Help I need help ASAP

    i've just recently started having problems with my Galaxy s vibrant phone, i have tried to hard reset the phone and however that did not work. my phone keeps saying its charging when its not and the only way my phone will turn on is if it it connected to the computer through a USB cord. Can...
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    Help Please help my samsung galaxy s vibrant

    Hello. I'm really in need of help. I just installed an ICS OS to my vibrant and it was successful. However, it does not display a signal or network. So I wanted to stock back to Eclair, through Odin 1.3. But the problem now is that it won't detect my phone and there are no numbers popping out in...
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    Google play update on Samsung Vibrant

    did anyone get the update for google play on their samsung vibrant? if so how can i get it or do i have to wait for the automatic update?
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    GPS has fixed itself!

    looks like this forum is dying.. so here is some good GPS news - a few months ago, my GPS suddenly started working reliably, locking on within a few minutes to at least 6 or 7 satellites and estimated accuracy around 20-25 ft once it settles down. Still wanders off a bit in city blocks with...
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    Root Unlocking/Rooting Bell I9000M 2.2

    Okay I think I rooted the phone I used superoneclick and it said it was rooted and it installed busybox. Superuser is on the phone now. I am trying to unlock the phone now what do I use? It tried the app galaxy s unlock when I click save actual efs folder it but then it says Error not saved.
  13. D-U-R-X

    Samsung Vibrant FAQ's (WIP) - updated 25th April 2012

    This is a work in progress... Please continue to post support questions in the forum, but feel free to add to the FAQ's and we will update this post (to avoid information being lost later in the thread). 1. General Android phone FAQ's? 2. How can I improve my battery life? 3. Are...
  14. repairsuniverse

    How To Fix Samsung Vibrant Screeen

    This written repair guide is for Samsung Vibrant. Following this repair guide will assist you to securely and quickly disassemble your Vibrant and replace the LCD screen and touch screen digitizer. You can also replace and repair other internal components of your Vibrant. This guide will help...
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    Help Internal memory?wtf

    I joined this forum a few weeks ago in the hopes of figuring out this %#$&!ing samsung galaxy fascinate 3g(aka vibrant)?i bought a 16gb memory card because my phone would not download new apps,saying "not enough space on internal memory". I thought this would give me more memory for new apps...
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    Help what is this "sdcard" when there is no sdcard

    i just bought my very first smart phone and possibly the biggest upgrade of my life. i went from the motorola w490 for about 4.5 years to the used vibrant. it is awesome!!! i love it. (keep in mind im new the the smart phone world) i understand that apps are running from the "sdcard" when you...
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    Root What does the check mark do in gallery app (ICS)?

    I have ICZen... When I open the Gallery App, there is a check mark in the top left corner. I can long press, and then highlight a few pictures. When I press the check mark in the upper left, nothing happens. What is the function of this???
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    Help Facebook contacts link

    This is my first post so bear with me.. I have the Samsung vibrant and i am attempting to link my Facebook contacts with my phone contacts. it was pretty easy for some even though i had to do it manually but for some of my contacts i cant find the corresponding Facebook contact... i have over...
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    Root Custom ROM with FLAWLESS WIFI Calling?

    Can someone point me to a clean ROM that delviers excellent WIFI calling with T-Mobile?
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    Need a motherboard

    Anyone have a broken lcd/glass phone that they want to sell their motherboard? I can pay $20 + $5 for shipping.
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    Root Want a rom, help?

    I'm looking for a/the 2.2 FROYO rom. Something that keeps everything Samsung in it, just 2.2. Kies won't work for me, so I just want a rom for my phone. :3
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    Root Want stock TMO 2.2 for my Vibrant

    I've rooted, installed ICS Passion V11, restored back to stock, and now I can't get Kies to detect my phone. I've tried the drivers, all that nonsense for Kies mini, but still nothing. I'm just looking for the STOCK Froyo for my Vibrant. All the download links from the Vibrant Bible are...
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    Is samsung galaxy vibrant bricked!?

    Hi all! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJTqnHxnFjM&feature=youtu.be to see a video of the problem I am having or read below... I bought this samsung galaxy vibrant (t-mobile) more than a year ago. So now since i was outta warranty, i tried to do a few tricks... A) installed 'rom manager' from...
  24. VibrantGalaxyS

    Root Original Avatar.apk on Ice Cream Sandwich?

    Has anyone found a way to get the Avatar app to work with ICS? I've downloaded the original APK and did adp push to get the file into the "/system/app" directory, but it will not install or even run. I've tried moving the movie folder to the external_sd folder, and even that fails. Any...
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    Accessories Vibrant tvout wont work

    My tvout wont work on my samsung vibrant and I dont know why. Ive bought multiple different av cables for it, the most recent being the av cord for the galaxy i9000 tablet as I heard that it works good. Needless to say it didnt work for me. Ive tried a regular camera av cord as well with no...
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