Things to do with a Samsung Galaxy Europa GT I5500

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Just bought one of these brand new for £39.95 today. My old phone gave up the ghost so needed something cheap for the time being.

I've got a few questions.

What Android version can I upgrade to (currently on 2.1)?

What is the best way to update Android?

What are some 'must have' apps?

Completely new to Android so I really haven't got a clue where to start. :o
 
According to GSMArena you can update to 2.2

Thanks. It seems like it's already been updated to 2.2. They told me it had 2.1 in the store.

It's a good little phone for what it does. Can't really argue at £39.95. £15 top up (PAYG) on 3 also gets you 300 minutes, 3000 texts and unlimited web browsing (30 days to use it).

Perfect for those needing an Android phone on a budget.
 
Hi, first post on the forums but been lurking a while.

There's a few things you can do, unlock it, root it, overclock it, upgrade the ROM to a custom one running Gingerbread 2.3 (4.0 Icecream in development), Get flash working (iplayer etc).

I unlocked mine from 3 a couple of nights ago, then installed CyanogenMod 7 which is the unofficial way of getting Gingerbread on it. Once Cyanogen is installed you can overclock from the settings menu upto 768Mhz (600 standard).

My phone is so much more responsive now - wish i did it sooner.
My Quadrant score went from 600 to 1800 (quadrant is a benchmarking suite for android find it in the market)

If your intrested in looking into it heres some links

CyanogenMod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416190

Enable Flash player by installing this 10.2 apk
https://sites.google.com/site/androidcampus911/download-flash-player-10-2

Forum for Galaxy Europa
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-europa-5/

Forum for custom roms etc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/

I unlocked mine using this guide - method 1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335548

Some apps you may want are:

Getjar - Its another market for apps, but you get apps for free which are paid for else where, updated daily

Unlock with wifi - Stops you phone locking when at home and connected to wifi

WiFi file explorer - connect to for phone from a browser on your PC or lappy

Tapatalk - Forum tool for mobiles

smart office - office suite compatabile with Microsoft Office

Dolphin Browser HD - good web browser

App to SD Free - makes moving apps to SD quicker and easier

App lock - lock apps with a password

Astro - File manager

All of those apps are free on getjar and a few are free from the android market.

To get Getjar just google it from your browser as i dont think you can get it from the android market.

Think thats enough for now lol

Gav
 
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Well it is a budget smart phone - cant expect much in terms of performance, but once its modded it will play some decent games etc without lagging, i've had PES '12, GTA3 and NFS shift working fine - just needs a bigger screen :-)
 
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