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samsung galaxy ace 2

  1. pm5544

    Help Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 original Battery...Faulty??

    When I charge my phones battery it reaches 100% but then it will show 93% and start to go down from then slowly, is it normal for it to go from 100% to 93% in such a short space of time? I am wondering if I have a faulty battery as sometimes the phone will switch itself off by itself even at...
  2. M

    sim card not working after upgrading to jeally bean 4.1.2

    Hi today i upgraded my ace 2 to 4.1.2 using this flash GT-I8160P_DBT_I8160PXXME1_I8160PDBTME1_I8160PXXME1 every thing is working fine except my sim card is not detected please any help?
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    Root Cyanogenmod 10 for Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-i8160

    Just thought I'd create this topic to bring to everyone's attention that there is now a "stable" unofficial port of Cyanogenmod on the Galaxy Ace 2!! There may be a few of you like me who have been flashing endless revisions of Samsung's stock Jelly Bean firmware for the device and found that...
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    Help Kies firmware update fails with ErrorCode 5

    My phone is a ACE 2 GT-i8160 Sim free and un-rooted. I picked this phone as it was to be upgraded to Jellybean. PC is Win 7 Pro 64bit Kies reports there is an update, Current firmware version : PDA:LK7 / PHONE:LK7 / CSC:LK7 (BTU) Latest firmware version : PDA:MF1 / PHONE:MF1 / CSC:MF1...
  5. W

    Help Alarm display is blank

    This have been happening on and off,When the alarm sounds in the morning the display is blank:confused: Normally the display shows the alarm?
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    additional languages

    Is it possible to get additional languages for predictive text beside preloaded ones? Samsung Ace 2 (S 7560M).
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    Not registered on network

    I got a samsung galaxy ace 2 and everytime I trie to call or text someone I get Not registered on Network ... Plz Help !!
  8. W

    Help Task Manager not showing SD

    So ive installed a 32gb card and i put some apps etc on to it but when i go into task manager it shows me the internal memory and how much is left but on the external SD card it shows it as empty.
  9. W

    Help samsung galaxy ace 2 usb otg

    does the ace 2 support otg if not how do i get it to work? do i need to flash a custom rom?
  10. H

    Help samsung galaxy ace 2

    Hi i have a samsung galaxy ace 2 and when it comes on and even when its on it as these grey lines coming down the screen and then the phone freezes please help
  11. C

    Serching for GPS problem

    Can anyone help me? I have a Galaxy Ace 2. I use the navigation tool on Google Maps. It used to work well but now I just get a message saying Searching for GPS and it never locks on. I have tried various things that people have suggested which were: Taking the battery out Downloading another...
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    Help Phone stuck on bootscreen after Root

    I have updated today to JB. Then I tried to root but using the I8160XXLD8_ready_to_root_ANT.tar.md5 and Odin. I didn't know that Odin is not needed for JB rooting. After flasing it with I8160XXLD8_ready_to_root_ANT.tar.md5 the phone is stuck on boot screen displaying the phone model. Right now...
  13. pm5544

    Stock Browser Message About Adblocker

    Im curious about a message I received when tapping on listen on a webpage which said "Ensure Adblocker is turned off" I dont have an adblocker so I thought to disable pop-ups but that didn't help, any ideas?
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    Ace 2 Phone Screwed

    Been using my Ace 2 for the last 12 months using the Gingerbread software without any major problems, the other day when I connected to the dreaded to back-up my contact list I noticed there was an update to Jellybean 4.1.2 so I upgraded, I now have a problem in that all my contacts are joined...
  15. pm5544

    Help Software Update... OTA

    While I was out and using packet data there was a software update message that appeared, and it gave me some options whether to install or postpone, so I chose to postpone for 3 hours, later I checked and saw that it had downloaded and was just waiting to be installed, so I waited till I got...
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    OTA firmware update today

    Anybody received an OTA Firmware update today? (I live in the UK). It says it is for "improved stability" and is 42.34mb. I am currently running Jellybean 4.1.2 which I updated to two months ago through Kies.
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    Root Help!!! Can't Download on Hotfile

    Hey Guys! I Need your help I really can't download from hotfile i need my stock rom : Hotfile.com: One click file hosting: I8160DXLK2_I8160OLBLK2_SMA.zip Can someone let me borrow a hotfile premium account for a day or is there any other way pls. Thank you in Advance :(:(:(:(
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    Help Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 freezing & rebooting

    I have only had my Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 for a few days but it has been freezing and rebooting several times. Anybody know why and is there a fix - is it a hardware or software problem. I have updated to Jelly Bean 4.1.2. Thanks.
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    Help Android 4.0 ICS ROM for Galaxy Ace 2

    Hi everyone does anyone know where can i get an Android 4.0 ICS Rom for Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-18160 - Gingerbread(Now) Rooted. I want the ics that have the Round App Drawer Icon
  20. W

    Help Do you use Zedge? wallpaper resolution wrong

    Hi Seems using the Zedge app doesn't work very well with the Ace&Ace 2 because it uses the wrong resolution,So what i have been doing is to go on the Zedge website and selecting a different phone that has 480x800,The phone i selected for the Ace 2 is Samsung S8500, then i save the pictures on...
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    Root No Recovery

    Just downgraded my Ace from a custom rom back to stock Gingerbread so i can upgrade to Jelly Bean. down graded success, but then tried to upgrade. I recall not wiping cache etc? Used Odin to re flash back, no joy. The problem now is i cannot get recovery at all. Done the three button bit, kept...
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    Help Samsung Galaxy ACE Moving Apps from Internal to External Memory

    I've downloaded Facebook and Dropbox to my new phone and that sucks up the internal memory. I have since deleted them (an a couple of others) so I can receive text messages. Is there an easy way to sort my internal memory out without having to root the phone or going into the system by...
  23. J

    Help Lagfix app and does Ace 2 suffer Brickbug

    Ok, so I think this might be my first thread asking for support (in a manner of speaking). This is to all Ace 2/Android buffs that have their phone rooted. I've been thinking about trying out the Lagfix app which performs the fstrim process. However, my main reservation is that some Samsung...
  24. W

    Help Can you get your wall paper to stretch to fit the screen.

    One thing that annoys me is that you cant seem to have the full picture on you home or lock screen,You have to select a part of the picture,Never had a phone where the phone didn't make the whole picture fit. There seems to be no option to stretch the picture or select portrait or landscape.
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    Help Viewing websites?

    This is all new to me looking at websites so i guess ive just got to get use to it,But everything seems so small i have to keep zooming in,Any tips on viewing websites would be handy? Also which way do you hold the phone to view websites Portrait Or landscape. Thanks