Questions tagged [samsung-galaxy-s]

For questions specific to the original Galaxy S. The Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) was 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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The Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) is an Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung in March 2010. It features a 1 GHz "Hummingbird" processor along with 8–16 GB internal Flash memory, a 4-inch 480×800 pixel Super AMOLED (PenTile) capacitive touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel camera and on select models, a VGA front-facing camera. The base version of the phone, the GT-I9000, was quickly followed by variant models for the US carriers, including the Epic 4G, Vibrant, Captivate, and Fascinate.

The Samsung Galaxy S has a PowerVR graphics processor yielding 20 million triangles per second, making it the fastest graphics processing unit in any Android phone at the time of release. It was the first Android phone to be certified for DivX HD, and at 9.9 mm it was the thinnest Android phone at the time of release.

Samsung Galaxy S

Variants

The Galaxy S comes in various other incarnations in the Americas and Korea. Some versions include a camera flash, hardware keyboard, a fourth touch button (Search), etc. (Source)

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Samsung Galaxy S firmware codes

When Samsung Kies offers an update it doesn't tell you what version of android the update is. All you get is seemingly meaningless codes like PDA:JPI / Phone:JPP / CSC:JP4 or similar What do these codes mean? How can you convert these codes to…
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Samsung Galaxy S : Why can't I set cursor position in text boxes in browser?

When using the default browser on my Galaxy S, I can't see a cursor in text boxes that have focus. With no cursor I don't know where letters I type will appear. This seems to occur on all sites I have tested. Can someone with this phone confirm…
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Unable to boot Galaxy S - only see a picture of phone -> "triangle with an exclamation point" -> computer

I just bought a Galaxy S phone for my son last month. He was trying to download Clockworkmod firmware and probably loaded the wrong version. It initially was in a boot loop. After I took it to the dealer, an inexperience staff tried to reset the…
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Samsung galaxy i9000 switching off on its own like a gazillion times a day

I have been a proud owner of a samsung galaxy i9000 for about a year now. However, my phone recently developed a problem that I had not anticipated. The phone now just switches off on its own. Sometimes it can do so up to 5 times a day. One moment…
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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 I would like to avoid rooting it if possible. …
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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 won't update
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Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 froze during firmware upgrade

I accessed Samsung Kies and a screen message said that there was a firmware upgrade needed. I followed the screen prompt exactly and during the update a drop down message came up saying that there was a problem and to disconect the phone from the…
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Can I use an iPhone 4 micro-SIM card on Samsung Galaxy S?

I borrowed a Samsung Galaxy S device in order to test an app. I have attempted to insert my iPhone 4 sim card (micro-SIM) into the Galaxy S, yet the device won't recognize it and display a 'No SIM' error. Is the Galaxy S compatible with micro-SIM or…
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Galaxy S won't boot, stuck in recovery mode

My galaxy S was working good until about a month ago when it froze and needed to reboot. Now when it boots, a screen showing a mobile phone and a computer and an exclamation mark in the middle is appearing. How can I resolve this?
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Galaxy S plus does not see files on external SD

I bought a 32Gb external SD for my S plus and can upload video files from the PC to the card. They show up on windows explorer as uploaded, but I cannot access them from the phone. The /mnt/sdcard folder shows the /external_sd folder as empty apart…
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Battery getting very hot and draining unusually quickly on the S2, S3, and now the S4?

This is a pretty unusual problem, and I've encountered the question in various forums but never the answer. I've had this problem on and off since the Galaxy SII. What happens is I'll take the phone off the charger in the morning, and it will be…
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Why does my Samsung galaxy blaze randomly shut off and won't reboot until it is plugged into the wall?

My galaxy blaze phone randomly shuts off (even though I have plenty of battery life left) while using it and then tries to reboot itself but never fully starts up. Therefore, it constantly keeps shutting off and on until I charge it. While it is…
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Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 - MicroSD Card not recognized

My Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 rebooted unexpectedly and when it came back up all my app symbols showed a grayed out android image with SD written in the bottom right corner. All my music was gone too. I went to check under "SD Card and Phone Storage"…
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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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Is JPA/JPP/JP3 an android 2.2 ROM?

Sumsung Kies is offering a firmware upgrade to PDA:JPA / PHONE:JPP / CSC:JP3 Is this Android 2.2 or 2.1?
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