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samsung galaxy europa

  1. Studio Muppet

    Help Feeds & Updates Widget (No Facebook images)

    Hi there! I use the Touchwiz Feeds & Updates Widget on my Samsung Europa GT-i5500 running Android 2.2 I've noticed that my Facebook feeds are coming through with no user images (or any image thumbnails at all!) Strange as Twitter is absolutely fine. Anyone have any ideas? I've tried...
  2. V

    Help Samsung I5500 Firmware Upgrade

    Hello Friends, I have a Samsung I5500 Phone which i bought 3-4 years ago. Now, this has a very old version of android. The phone works fine for basic calls and messaging. The issues are the battery does not last long on 3g. On Usage of every 15 minutes of 3g/2g. The phone hangs. The only...
  3. N

    Help What are my options if my Menu button is broken? No root possible.

    Hi guys, The Menu key of my galaxy 550 is broken, found some apps that may give access to Menu but all of them require the phone be rooted... I tried to root but I apparently I have to enable 'USB Debugging' which can be accessed through the Settings Menu... which I don't seem to have...
  4. A

    How to increase Ram?

    Hi, anyone know how i can increase RAM, right now my mobile running on CM9 i.e. using whole ram therefor mobile is running very slow. is their any trick to increase RAM?
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    Help Is there an Android update from 2.2 to 2.3

    Hi all just registered and a bit of a noob, I am trying to upgrade my Samsung Europs GT 15500 from Android 2.2 TO 2.3 so I can run an app that requires 2.3 and up. I have searched the web and seen many dubious upgrade mentioned but when you read further people who tired them were having...
  6. luke198824

    wen will there be a new verson of android?

    Hi douse any one know wen there will be a new verson of play store? I have verson 2.2 and i have found some apps that i wond like to use but they not work with the venson 2.2 witch i have.
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    Help Problem with keypad and double click to unlock

    When using my wife's Galaxy Europe to make a call via the keypad the phone emits the usual tones. The dreaded "double click to unlock" icon usually appears once the call has started and double clicking does NOT remove it. I have found just one way to get past it, I press Home. Now I am back in...
  8. S

    Help Dead Samsung Europe

    Hi my europa is completly dead wont even show boot screen, ive actully replaced it with a sony xperia u. But I was just wondering if i could any life out of the old thing. Is the anything I could do. I know i spelt Europa in the title wrong!:)
  9. R

    Unknown Icon at Top of 2nd Home Screen

    Hi, on my 2nd homescreen I have 5 large icons at the top which toggle various services on and off when pressed. [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]From the left, the first is wi-fi, the second is blue-tooth, the third I don
  10. dickyboos

    A really odd 'bricked' GT 15500

    Help!!!! I need some serious assistance. I've had my phone for a couple of years now, and I've grown quite attached to it. Yes I know there are far better handsets out there. Well, about a week ago I downloaded "BOOT ANIMATIONS FOR ANDROID" 'cos I'd got kinda bored with the standard Froyo...
  11. P

    Help GT-I5500 no notification sounds?

    Hi, I hope you can help. A week or so ago I had trouble with my phone saying that the memory card had been unexpectedly removed (when it hadn't), it did this a few times before I removed the card and cleaned it. This seemed to sort the problem but ever since I've had no notification sounds...
  12. teenf

    need the documentation please

    Hi. I have a gti550 its rooted, i can push/pull, chmod/chown but i want to learn more. Where can I find extensive help files, similar to info or man pages? Also adb commands, I have this C:\android-sdk\docs\guide\developing\tools\adb.html but i'd like more detail about the mount/remount command...
  13. I

    Looking for "lite" ROMS

    Hi! I've got a Samsung Galaxy 5 with "original" 2.2, the problem is that I can't install a lot of apps, because it runs out of memory, as many of you might know. I would like to know if there is some "lite" ROM that doesn't include programs such as AllShare or the social hub (I know they're part...
  14. P

    Help So sick of this phone. Duplicate text message error & cant update firmware

    Hello, I had this phone 2 days and Im sick of it. It all started with the duplicate text message error. I found the long thread on here and worked out I needed to update the firmware using the newest version of Kies. So I install that ready to sort this crap out and now Kies tells me this...
  15. J

    Speech to text

    Right I have no Idea how I done this but I turn't off my Speech to text in text messaging and I have no idea how to get it back on any help?
  16. M

    Help Memory Loss

    Samsung Galaxy europa with froyo 2.2. Internal memory has 18mb free yet I am getting a low on space warning, also it will not receive sms texts because it is full (about 3 texts) any ideas?
  17. L

    Help loop boot after installing chainfire 3D drivers

    Hello, I have problem with my Samsung galaxy 5 (I5500, Europa). After successfully rooting my phone with "Super One Click v1.9.5", I have installed "Chainfire 3D v1.7" (along with "Root Explorer", "SetCPU for root users", "Quadrant Adv Pro Benchmark", "Spare Parts Ad Supported"). The problem...
  18. P

    Help application not installed.. why?

    Hi guys ever since i updated my phone to froyo 2.2 i've been having some problem with some application... Whenever i try to download anything from 4shared or other websites it wont install even if the "demo" version works to install in google play. When i had 2.1 everything worked even if...
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    Help URGENT! Galaxy 5 won't load past Samsung screen how to factory reset via usb????

    My Samsung galaxy 5/Europa (Gt i5500) won't turn on after I turned it off because it was running slow, trying to fix it I installed a completely wrong .tar file and now it only shows the Samsung screen. I need help on how to factory reset it?! Or fix it somehow.
  20. D

    Help europa update help

    today i got kies to update my galaxy europa gt-i5500 ver.2.1-update1.i connected the phone and all but kies says my phone does not support software upgrading via kies i also tried going settings>about phone>system update but the system update button is nowhere to be seen.so im wondering how can...
  21. 1

    Root Is there a port of the new jellybean 4.1 software for the samsung galaxy 5?

    Hi guys, I'm new to this forum but I recently rooted my phone then installed a rom called cynagenmod by madteam except they only have ports up to 4.0.3 which I've tried but preferred gingerbread 2.3. So if anyone knows where I can download the new android software 4.1 for the samsung galaxy 5...
  22. N

    Help Hard Reset without Touchscreen?

    Either that or a touchscreen fix, if it's at all possible. Hello everyone. I was being an absolute idiot with my Samsung Galaxy Europa, and trying out all the 'secret codes' that I'd just found. (You know, like finding your IMEI number and stuff?) Well, I found a complete list of them, and...
  23. L

    Root updated method to root galaxy 5

    hi all i have a samsung galaxy 5, and i have tried following the methods in this forum to install CWM and a custom rom, but some of the links to the downloads needed to do this do not work. is there an up to date method somewhere? the stock rom on this phone is so slow!!
  24. N

    Update to 2.2 on my Galaxy 5

    Hi guys i have a Samsung GT-i5500 Galaxy 5, and i've just noticed that theres is an 2.2 update :) However my question is if i update this via kies will it completely remove everything from my phone? because i have many things in my memo, calender etc. and i dont know how to backup And also...
  25. D

    Help GT-I5500 wont connect via USB

    Hi, I am trying to connect my GT-I5500 to my PC to update it and transfer contacts etc. When i connect the USB cable to the phone it makes the noise to show it is plugged in but nothing else happens. Kies doesn't see it and i don't get any messages on the phone saying Kies mode or Mass...