The Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) is classified as a high-end smartphone at the time of its launch. Variants include Epic 4G, Vibrant, Captivate, and Fascinate. Add a device tag only if your question is genuinely specific to your make and model!
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Show the time an SMS was sent, not received
Scenario is as follows-
Switch flight mode on. Go into meeting/go to sleep.
Switch flight mode off. Receive a message.
Timestamp on the message is the time received.
With my old Nokia, under ...
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Galaxy S keeps accidentally taking screenshot
Galaxy S on 2.2 supports taking screenshots by holding the back button and tapping the home button simultaneously. However I find my phone occasionally doing it when I only tap the back or only the ...
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Is Samsung Galaxy S II rear camera Gorilla Glass too?
is Samsung Galaxy S II rear camera Gorilla Glass too?
It sticks out a little above the case, so I would like to know if it's durable enough not to need to buy special case which, obviously, makes the ...
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My alarm didn't go off this morning!
I set an alarm up and I can see the alarm symbol at the top in the notification bar. However, the alarm didn't go off this morning! Thankfully I'm still in the crossover where my old phone is still in ...
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are there any lag fixes for Samsung Galaxy S that don't require rooting the phone?
It seems like the Samsung Galaxy S is notorious for its occasional lag. Various lag fixes are out, but most of them require me to root my phone.
I am reluctant to void the warranty on my phone, so ...
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Why won't Kies let me tried to update to Froyo again after a failed upgrade attempt?
Yesterday I connected my i9000 to Kies which showed a message about the Froyo upgrade. I clicked on Firmware Upgrade, it started with an progress bar, and when it got to 100% it tried to reconnect to ...
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I can't send a picture attachment together with a text message any more ( Samsung Galaxy S). Any idea why?
I tried to send a text message - attaching a photo already on my phone ( the first time ) and attaching a picture taken at time of send ( the second time ).
However, when I try to send this text ...
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Notification snoozes alarm?
Found a pretty interesting feature/bug from the combination of K-9 Mail and the stock Alarm app on my Galaxy S (rooted + Darky's Rom 10.2, 2.3.4). This morning, just as the alarm started to ring, I ...
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How can I take a photo when battery <20%?
How can I take photo when battery level is less than 20%? My Samsung Galaxy S always says "battery low" and then closes the camera application when I try to. Is there a way to get around this? Or is ...
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SMS thread message total doesn't increase past 201
I have a Samsung Galaxy S running firmware version 2.2 with pretty much the default configuration it came with from the shop. On it, the (Unread/All) counter with one of my contacts has been stuck at ...
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Can only access 2.2GB of internal storage from Windows
Anyone have any thoughts about this:
It seems to me that when the phone's internal storage is mounted using the Mass Storage mode, Windows only sees the first 2.2GB of space. If I try to format it ...
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Does Samsung Galaxy S keep GPS location in camera taken photo metadata?
Does anyone know if Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000's camera taken photos keep information about GPS location from when they were taken?
Thank you
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how to watch DVDs on my Captivate
I would like to rip and watch a DVD on my new Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate variety) handset. Sometimes I get a goofy sci-fi on Netflix that I would like to watch but the wife wouldn't bother. So I ...
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No internet connection after sleep although Wi-Fi connected and working well, Android Samsung Galaxy S I9000
Problem: No internet connection after 1+ minutes of sleep. Wi-Fi is still connected, i have IP assigned through DHCP, i can browse shared folders on PC in network. It looks similar as if i didn't ...
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Samsung Galaxy 7" (GT-P6210) USB debugging is not detecting in Linux?
I am using ubuntu Linux 10.04 Pc in that my Samsung Galaxy 7" (GT-P6210) homeycomb 3.2 is not detecting for development its showing in eclipse as
DeviceMonitor] Failed to start monitoring ...
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Display On when plugged in
Is there a way to keep the display "ON" whilst the device is plugged in?
I am running Android 2.2 Froyo on Samsung Galaxy S.
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Samsung Galaxy S having internal sd card problems
I have Samsung Galaxy SLCD having android 2.2.1 which is around one and half year old. Around one month back my it started showing message in notification bar 'internal sd card removed unexpectedly' ...
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I lost all my contacts on Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000
Yesterday I lost all the contacts on my GT-I9000. Nothing strange happened, there was no warning, suddenly they were just.. gone. This is the second time this happens. Is there any method to get the ...
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Galaxy S3 cell standby is eating my battery
My battery on my new S3 seems to be being eaten up by the cell standby using more than 50%.
I appear to get a decent signal on the phone. Does anyone have any idea why this figure would be so high?
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SGS doesn't go to download, recovery mode nor does it connect via USB after installing a battery MOD
I installed some app called "Galaxy s battery icon mod 2" on my rooted Samsung Galaxy S (with a lagfix OCLF), it required rebooting my handset.
Then, it didn't boot up, my handset entered an infinite ...
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Odin not allowing firmware to be flashed
I'm following the instructions here to try and upgrade the firmware to I9000XWJS8:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
As soon as I hit start it does nothing, as you can see in ...
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Is it possible to temporarily disable the screen timeout?
Often, during updates/downloads or backup operations I would like to temporarily disable the screen time ( found under the 'menu - settings - Display - Screen timeout' ) without having to navigate to ...
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If I flash a custom recovery img, will I be able to boot the normal old system?
Can I flash a custom recovery (say, the one from Replicant with heimdall flash --kernel path/to/recovery.img, or ClockWorkMod) and then be able to boot the old system?
Without reinstalling the main ...
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rooting Samsung captivate with the new gingerbread release
I just got a message from my cell provider that the official Gingerbread release is out for the Samsung Captivate. I recently rooted my phone so I could install non market apps. Will I have to un root ...
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Can I install Darky ROM using CWM even if I'm not coming from a previous Darky ROM?
I want to install Darky ROM to replace my stock Gingerbread phone.
Can I do this without Odin, using CWM, or will that only work if I have a previous version of Darky?
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My Samsung Galaxy S doesn't recognize when it is plugged in to USB
When I plug in my Samsung Galaxy S (Model SAMSUNG-SGH-I897, Firmware 2.2, Kernel 2.6.32.9, Build FROYO.UCKB2) to a computer, it starts charging, but does not recognize the USB connection for data. I ...
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Why does my Galaxy S keep corrupting and resetting?
My Samsung Galaxy S was working well, but about a month ago it turned itself off, and upon restarting went through the initial setup again (language, keyboard, etc.). At the same time, lots of apps ...
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How can I diagnose this problem: Can't flash ROM to my Samsung Fascinate
When I boot into recovery all the text moves so fast I can't read what's happening, then it just boots normally without the new ROM. Is there any log I can review to find out what is happening?
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Does assisted GPS fix Samsung Galaxy S's GPS problems? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does Froyo fix Samsung Galaxy S I9000's GPS problem?
the GPS on Samsung Galaxy S is said to be somewhat broken. Is this true even when using assisted GPS?
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Which modem firmware for Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) works best with the mobile networks in Russia?
Trying to use a Samsung Galaxy S device coming from China or Korea in Russia lead to the observation that the quality of the connection to the mobile network is much worse than on Samsung Galaxy S we ...
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USB drivers for using ADB with Samsung Galaxy S on CyanogenMod 7.1?
I recently installed CyanogenMod 7.1 on my Samsung Galaxy S i9000 and I have some problems now to get ADB on my Windows 7 64-bit computer to recognize the device.
Currently, adb devices returns no ...
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Video calling options
I don't see full support for video calling in my Samsung galaxy S.
I am not able to set a direct shortcut for video calling.
Not able to disable self image when video calling so that able to see ...
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Is the Voodoo lagfix compatible with Darky's ROM?
My SGS has awful lag, and I'm considering my steps.
The first step I want to do is install Voodoo, because I'm under the impression that it's relatively easy and will not require my to reinstall ...
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Is there any way to sync my Outlook calendar to my Samsung Galaxy S without Kies?
I am trying to sync my Outlook 2010 calendar to Samsung Galaxy S using Kies. For some reason, it doesn't sync.
Kies has a nasty habit of hanging, so I would really like to use something else, if ...
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Will installing the Voodoo lagfix clear all my settings?
I want to install the Voodoo lagfix on my SGS with Froyo. Will this wipe my settings, or can I install it without worrying about it?
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Why doesn't my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate have self shot mode?
I just bought my Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate).
My self shot mode is missing from the camera options. How do I get it? What should I do?
