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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Samsung Galaxy S i897 not detected by PC
I have read every forum and every "help" site on Samsung's website and all over the internet. Nothing has worked. I bought an unlocked Galaxy S i897 on ebay, originally an AT&T phone but I'm using ...
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How do I backup data (SMS/contacts) from a device with a broken screen?
I just broke the screen of my (unrooted) Galaxy S.
How do I get back my SMS and contacts?
PS: I tried Kies but it won't detect my phone for some reason. (Kies works fine with another Galaxy I ...
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Contact names not showing for the calls and messages
My Galaxy S3 was working great until I installed a firmware update on 26/11/12. Immediately after, the names dropped off the calls and messages and it is now showing phone numbers only. When I dial ...
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how to ota update firmware on rooted samsung galaxy s 3
Is there anyway of using ota update, to update the firmware of a rooted phone. I've used framaroot to root my phone.
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Samsung Galaxy-s blocks the app to install after download
Why I can not install the app after download on galaxy s, if the app is not from the play store it blocks the app to install. I know there is an option on new models of galaxy, if it blocks your app ...
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Samsung Galaxy S stuck upgrading firmware. Should I unplug my phone? Should I keep on waiting?
I tried to upgrade my firmware on my Samsung Galaxy S using Kies
The Firmware upgrade appears to have gotten stuck.
Kies says
Upgradeing firmware... Do not disconnect a mobile device from the PC ...
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Samsung Galaxy S stuck at bootloop
I've bricked my old Galaxy S (GT-I9000) into a bootloop.
Trying to fix that, I've uploaded Semaphore's ClockworkMod Recovery to my device successfully via Linux.
However, when I press ...
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Galaxy S I9000 does not boot at all
My Samsung Galaxy S I9000 does not boot at all, the screen does not come, no vibration, no backlight on the soft buttons. It's as if it was dead.
I reset the battery and hard reset. But nothing seems ...
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In my Samsung Galaxy S under Settings - Status - Phone number is says 'unknown': Why?
Title says it all ( I think ), if I look under the 'Settings - Status - Phone number' on my Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone, it says 'unknown'.
What does that mean ? Do I have to enter the number some ...
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copying music, pictures and movies from a galaxy s 4g to the pc
My daughter would like to copy (not transfer) her songs, pictures and a movie she has on her Galaxy S 4 G cell phone over to our PC. How can she do this?
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How to restore my IMEI on Galaxy S if I don't have a backup of /efs?
I installed CyanogenMod 10 Nightlies on my Galaxy S1, coming from CyanogenMod 9.
On every reboot I get the message:
Warning! A problem was detected with your device. Your device IMEI number is ...
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Can't boot phone or access recovery mode
I tried updating a custom ROM on my Samsung Galaxy S: Semaphore Version 9 (Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean). The update was successful except that it produced an error after completion saying the process ...
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Why can't apps connect to the internet?
Running on both WiFi and mobile connection, the browser can connect to the internet ok but apps can not connect.
What can cause this?
Samsung Galaxy S
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My phone galaxy GT-I9003 is stuck in flight mode and not able to detect Sim card.
I want to disable the airplane mode in order to return to normal state. After a long press on power button, I do have the "device options", however nothing happens when I press Airplane mode (airplane ...
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Can't update Cyanogenmod on AT&T Galaxy S III
I updated to Cyanogenmod 10.1 RC 2 and can't update beyond it. When I try to update to RC5, I get:
assert failed: getprop("ro.bootloader") not matching
"I747UCDLK3" or "I747MVLDLK4" or "I747MUMBLK3" ...
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Set MP3 as ringtone on CyanogenMod 10
Without using a market app, how can I set a custom MP3 file as ringtone?
I've tried placing the MP3 in media/audio/ringtones and variations (e.g. media/ringtones), but the MP3 does not show in ...
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Samsung GT-i9000 not detect USB connectivity in Windows 8
I bought a new windows 8 laptop and tried to install the phone driver to recognize it, but can't succeed: I installed and restared the Samsung driver package and restared my computer, I also tried to ...
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Phone won't turn on after attempting to upgrade Galaxy S to ICS
I tried upgrading my Galaxy S to ICS like I did my Galaxy S2.
I used the exact same steps. However, Odin froze and shut down. So, I unplugged the phone, powered off, and went to power back on in ...
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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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Why won't my samsung galaxy s turn on?
i have a galaxy s and i have tried updating it to ics (ice-cream sandwhich) android 4.0. In order to do this i had to change my baseband version to make the last 3 letters JW4 (my original was KB1) so ...
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com.phone.android keeps crashing immediatelly after factory reset
I am having the very-well known problem where com.android.phone keeps crashing all the time. I have done a factory reset and the problem had immediate effect just after the 1st reboot. So, we can ...
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Why does Odin say FAIL and how do I fix it?
I looked at this guide and have tried the steps, but when it comes to step 13 it always fails:
Now, hit the START button to begin the flashing process. When it finishes, your phone will ...
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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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Why is my Samsung Galaxy S still on Android 2.2.1?
I have tried by using samsung kies but it says there are no updates. i have even tried to update it within the phone (software update). Other people are on android 2.3 but i am still on 2.2.1 and it ...
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My Samsung galaxy s GTI9003 stuck in flight mode
I want to disable the airplane mode in order to return to normal state. After a long press on power button, I do have the "device options", however nothing happens when I press Airplane mode (airplane ...
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rooting an ZHTC EVO 4g and samsung epic s 4g
Can I root either device by sharing files between each other rather than using a pc?? Another words rooting phone to phone via file sharing or blue tooth??
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samsung gt i9000 does not start
I flashed my Samsung Galaxy S with 4.1.1 through Odin. But I didn't like it, so I wanted to restore it to Android 2.3 -- and and while restoring it, my computer suddenly restarted and my mobile phone ...
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Jelly bean upgrading Problems
My new Samsung Galaxy Advance S is running with android Gingerbread. I am thinking to upgrade it to Jelly Bean. I am very new to Android devices.
I have following basic questions
Are there any ...
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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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Windows cannot detect the Galaxy S I9000 when connected through USB
When I connect my Galaxy SI900 with the PC, I get the message, "A USB device connected cannot be recognised". I reinstalled drivers on the PC and it resintalled Kies. Thses didn't resolve the problem. ...
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Galaxy S GT-I9000 is slow
My GT-I9000 takes ages to come "alive" after powering up. It has been slow for a while, but now it has gotten even slower, anything up to 10 minutes sometimes. When it activates, everything works ...
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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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Missing edit icon on Galaxy S launcher
I am trying to change the 4 icons that are along the bottom of the screen on my Samsung Galaxy S. All the answers I have looked at say 'press menu and then select edit', but I don't have an edit ...
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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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Is there a “hardware reset” for the Galaxy S?
I have had my Samsung Galaxy S for less than a year, and never did anything like rooting it. Just normal use.
About 60 minutes ago I opened from it's "sleep" state to check a web page and left it on ...
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Why does Spotify say that there is no Internet connection available when there is one (Samsung Galaxy S)?
When I start the Spotify Android app from my Samsung Galaxy 1 it seems that the internet connection is not working:
What can I do to resolve this?
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Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 can't receive incoming calls
After updating to version 2.3.7 of Android the device can't receive calls.
Although it can call. The caller to my device is said to line was busy always, it happens from any kind of callers. Need to ...
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What will I lose if I reset my samsung Galaxy SI (GTi9000)?
I've had this phone for two years so all my photos are saved on the actual phone (not a micro SD card). I'm wondering if I reset it, will I lose all the photos saved on my phone? I'm not bothered ...
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A better way to take screenshot in Galaxy S 2.2?
In Galaxy S with Froyo installed, you can take a screenshot of your phone by holding the back button and tapping the home button. However, this involves the back key, and a lot of application close ...
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I can not reboot my Glaxy s 9000
I was running CynogenMod 10 successfully on my Galaxy S 9000 till I got an update message which I unfortunately applied. It seems it could not get access to my apps installed to sdcard. Unfortunately, ...
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Can I replace the OS of a Samsung Galaxy S?
I was attracted by the hardware specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S.
However, I don't like the default TouchWiz skin developed by Samsung. I'd prefer to use the native Android UI, as in the Nexus ...
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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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How to flash a custom recovery with heimdall (without touching the main system)?
The first recommended step in the installation of CyanogenMod on Samsung Galaxy S is flashing a custom recovery like ClockworkMod or the one from Replicant with a command like:
heimdall flash ...
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Getting call options such as skype/viber again
My question is similar to this :
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s2-international/473947-calling-dialer-viber-skype.html
But not quite the same. I've chosen phone as my default calling ...
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Why does my power button take screenshots?
I haven't installed any screenshot applications, in fact my phone was recently wiped when upgrading to gingerbread. I have Gingerbread 2.3.4 and I use the GoLauncher homescreen. Samsung Mesmerize from ...
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How to restart an Android device?
Is there a way to restart an Android device? Now I have to shut it down and manually turn it on again, but I'm looking for a solution where the whole process happens automatically.
This might be ...
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How do I bypass the Verizon activation on a Samsung Galaxy S?
I want to use a Samsung Galaxy S (model sch i500) in WiFi only mode for development and testing purposes. The device has been factory reset and boots to the Verizon activation screen. How do I bypass ...
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How do I change the home screen's Email icon to go to GMail instead of the default Email app on the Samsung Galaxy S?
On the bottom of the home screen there is an icon for EMail. I don't ever want to use the default Email app. I only use GMail and would rather use the Google GMail app. How do I change where the icon ...
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How to install Cynogenmod on a Galaxy S w/ Android 2.1
I got a Galaxy S today. It shows a "Firmware version 2.1-update1", which I suppose is Android 2.1.1. I want to install an up-to-date Android version on it, so I thought I'd turn to Cyanogenmod. I have ...
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What does the 'Failed to move application. Not enough memory' error mean when choosing 'Move to SD card'?
When I choose 'Settings - Applications - Manage applications' , and a 'Move to SD card' I get the 'Failed to move application. Not enough memory' error.
Anyone know why ?
I am running Froyo 2.2 on a ...
