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    Help [privacy] Contacts syncing against my will

    I'm not one for putting my private data in the cloud so I sync my phone contacts and calendar directly with my PC locally using MyPhoneExplorer. I disabled Google syncing in Settings > Accounts > Google > [my account name] where the syncing of the various Google applications can be 'controlled'...
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    Help What's the latest official Android 2.3 version for Galaxy S (1)?

    Hello I haven't been paying attention for a few months and don't know where to look for the official latest. I have 2.3.6 (Gingerbread.XWJVZ). Is that the end of the line for Galaxy S? Or is there a 2.3.7, 8, 9...? It might seem like a simple question but it's not obvious if you're coming in...
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    Help How to root 2.3.6?

    Update: Finally found this thread at XDA. Works for me. ====================================================================== Apologies for this cross-post but the one in the Root sub-forum has had no reply for three days. Having trashed my apps and settings in updating from 2.3.3 to 2.3.6 I...
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    Help Simple (for some) root question

    If you root your phone and later update the firmware does it stay rooted or do you have to root it again afterwards? Sorry if this is a stupid question but I've never rooted my phone. I am guessing the answer is that you have to re-root it each time you upgrade but I don't really know what...
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    Help Not bricked but messed up after upgrade

    I finally caved in and upgraded from 2.3.3 to 2.3.6 with Odin 3 after the new firmware was not forthcoming on Kies. I used the procedure here. It worked, in as much as the firmware is now upgraded, but my phone is somewhat downgraded overal. It lost its settings. First thing I noticed is the...
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    Analysing output from My tracks

    Hello I took my phone out windsurfing today and it said my max speed was 62.79km/h. I'd love it to be true but it does seem a bit fast even if some gusts were probably not far short. Are there any free of low cost apps, for phone or Windoze, that help you analyse the collected data in more...
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    Help Any luck with SIP VoIP?

    So far I've tried three SIP compatible apps (3CX, SipDroid and CSipSimple) on my Galaxy S unrooted with 2.2 but none of them has given satisfactory call quality. Sipdroid had a bug where the sound came out of the rear speaker and fed back as an echo and although this is fixed I find with all of...
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    Anjyone using Logitech S315 speakers?

    Hello I'm looking for a portable speaker cradle for a Galaxy S. The Logitech S315 looks OK to me but it's marketed primarily for iPhone. I'm wondering firstly if the Galaxy will fit physically and secondly if there's a USB charger built-in (I read that it will charge an iPhone but I guess using...
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    Help Which driver for Kies on XP?

    Windows 32-bit XP SP3 (Intel). The road to this point has been long but I'll try not to bore you with all that. Now though (finally), with the Galaxy S connected to USB in Kies mode the MTP Device in Device Manager says no drivers are installed. If I let Windows try to find the driver it says...
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    K-9 quickie: what is "save all headers locally"?

    I've got half an idea but have been losing emails and would like to know exactly.
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    Help Intermittent wifi unsuccessful with excellent signal and right password

    Every so often my Galaxy S refuses to connect to my home wifi. I know the password is correct because it does work the rest of the time. It also happens even right next to the router with excellent signal strength showing. I go to Wireless and network > Wi-Fi settings and click my network. It...
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    Help Not finding Bluetooth devices

    [resolved: see end of post. I'll just edit this rather than bumping with a new post to advertise my ignorance.] Galaxy S f/w 2.1. It doesn't find either of my bluetooth devices - headset and handsfree. My old phone worked fine on both of them. I enable Bluetooth. The icon goes nice and green...
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