• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Search results

  1. S

    Help I wiped my phone and my sd card, so why do application folders still exist??

    I booted into recovery, did a factory reset/wipe, i did it 3 times, and also wiped the cache partition 3 times and I formatted my sd card in my computer 3 times. And then I put the sim and sd card back in the phone and booted up, set my settings for my phone but never turned on data and never...
  2. S

    Should Ice Cream Sandwich be installed on older model smartphones with slower processors?

    Ok, with Windows, I follow the logic that computers with older/slower processors work better and faster with older versions of Windows like XP rather than Vista or Win7 or Win8, since those newer OS's demand more system resources to run properly. Does the same logic apply to Android? Should...
  3. S

    Is firmware update permanent?

    I recently plugged my samsung pocket into my pc and let Kies do a firmware update. Didn't succeed on the first try but 2nd try it worked. Now what I am wondering, is if I go into recovery mode and do a factory reset on my phone, will that also revert it back to the original firmware? or will...
  4. S

    Help Boot Loop problem after uninstalling Amazon Kindle app, very frustrating!

    Hello - I am new to Android and to Smart Phones, I always used a basic phone. Recently I bought a Samsung Galaxy Pocket GT-S5300, a cheaper model to test out Android and familiarize myself with it. And I love it. However, I have run into my first problem with Android. And really hoping for...