Samsung Galaxy S... highest spec Android phone released... also with QWERTY!

alex24 · 18 Apr 2011 at 21:07

Good luck with getting it sorted rG-tom.

News -

Samsung has apparently pulled the Gingerbread update from Kies, reason unknown, but it may be because it's still pretty buggy. Additionally, the sources have been released already, slightly quicker than expected. Perhaps Samsung want the community to fix it for them!

muon · 18 Apr 2011 at 21:11

alexhull24 said:
Good luck with getting it sorted rG-tom.

News -

Samsung has apparently pulled the Gingerbread update from Kies, reason unknown, but it may be because it's still pretty buggy. Additionally, the sources have been released already, slightly quicker than expected. Perhaps Samsung want the community to fix it for them!

You sure? Branded versions are already out.

http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/Abou...date-for-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S/m-p/718863#M626

alex24 · 18 Apr 2011 at 21:36

Yep, Kies seems to have stopped offering it. Apparently Samsung have stated 'technical issues' as the reason.

Meanwhile, JVA Gingerbread firmware (XW this time) is about to be released, according to samfirmware.

Hen_Dawg · 18 Apr 2011 at 22:09

New Spotify app is now out. Faster, UI improvements but the best bit for me is you can now store your music on the external SD!
You have to log out, then at the login screen press menu, SD location /sdcard/external_sd

fozzy · 19 Apr 2011 at 02:28

Has anybody tried darky's v10.0 RC4? Flashed it last night before I went to work, so far battery drain is on par with 9.5. So far I'm impressed, will see how it goes over the next few days. No bugs as of yet and bloody quick too.

rG-tom · 19 Apr 2011 at 08:36

alexhull24 said:
Good luck with getting it sorted rG-tom.

All sorted, its now running Darky's rc4. I have to say the people in the darkyrom irc channel on freenode are bloomin helpful.

Aliboy · 19 Apr 2011 at 13:21

fozzy said:
Has anybody tried darky's v10.0 RC4? Flashed it last night before I went to work, so far battery drain is on par with 9.5. So far I'm impressed, will see how it goes over the next few days. No bugs as of yet and bloody quick too.

Yup

I had shocking battery drain at first but I let the phone completely discharge before charging it fully and wiping the battery stats. Now I get great battery life from it :cool:

It's a cracking rom so there's no complaints from me about it

fozzy · 19 Apr 2011 at 15:26

Ha! I spoke to soon.

Battery was on 65% when I left it this morning, when I wake up Seven and a bit hours later It's dead. I'll leave it to recharge full then wipe the stats to see if that works. There is a fix for the mystery battery drain which I can try, if wiping the stats fails.

True_Scotsman · 19 Apr 2011 at 15:29

How do you wipe the battery stats, a friends SGS looks like it isnt holding a charge for long enough, want to give this a try.

fozzy · 19 Apr 2011 at 16:44

You can use Battery calibrator but you will need root access. There is an option in CWM also.

Aliboy · 19 Apr 2011 at 18:30

True_Scotsman said:
How do you wipe the battery stats, a friends SGS looks like it isnt holding a charge for long enough, want to give this a try.

If I'm right you go into recovery mode, advanced then wipe battery stats

Balb0wa · 20 Apr 2011 at 12:07

Google suspends Samsung Galaxy S update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer...-samsung-galaxy-update-android-23-gingerbread

True_Scotsman · 20 Apr 2011 at 12:14

Is there an app to root the phone, as I am at work and cant use the works PC to install Odin.

rG-tom · 20 Apr 2011 at 12:45

True_Scotsman said:
Is there an app to root the phone, as I am at work and cant use the works PC to install Odin.

rooting the phone isnt something to be taken lightly, you need to do it properly and not when you only have 5 minutes. Wait until you get home.

True_Scotsman · 20 Apr 2011 at 12:47

rG-tom said:
rooting the phone isnt something to be taken lightly, you need to do it properly and not when you only have 5 minutes. Wait until you get home.

Yeah knew that, but just thought I could try something else while here at work.

Will wait till I get home to do it

Thanks

UKDTweak · 20 Apr 2011 at 14:14

Those of you with GPS problems... new thread on XDA with possible fix... did not make much difference to mine as far as I can tell, but most replies are saying it worked a treat...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13056079#post13056079

For those that don't like links... you basically pull the back cover off and apply pressure to the top of the GPS antenna...
If you get better lock, you stick some tape over the top and put the cover back on so the cover always applies the pressure to the antenna.

Credit to SXI200 on XDA

alex24 · 20 Apr 2011 at 14:31

Noticed that yesterday too, sounds very promising! I'm waiting for a scientific explanation first as to why it works. I have the GT-i9000 service manual here and I can't work out what part exactly is having pressure on it. Any ideas? I assume it's a GPS antenna, but I don't see that on the disassembly pictures.

UKDTweak · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:05

Thats what the OP says it is, the GPS antenna, I gave it a quick go myself, but results were not conclusive, needs much more testing when im Not in work...

alex24 · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:19

Well, I just tried it and it didn't make any difference whatsoever. So either it's only a problem for some people, or I'm not doing it right. I consistently had 5/6 satellites in view, no lock.

If you have the GPS wander problem, turning off the positioning by mobile towers and just using GPS makes the fix more reliable and I find it doesn't offset my position strangely. Doesn't improve accuracy though.

UKDTweak · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:23

Yeah, I stood by a window to get veiw of sky, got 6 sats fixed, then pressed the area and got 1 more sat, let go and dropped back to 6, pressed again and held a little longer and got 9 sats fixed... let go and no change, so I put a peice of paper over the antenna and put my case back on, and sitting at my desk, only getting 1 sat fixed, no more than I have had before... not a clear fix for me... but I will test further when I get out of work.

I think the suggestion is that it works on pre October build models, I got mine around that time...