samsung galaxy portal

I have this phone (samsung galaxy spica) and i have been using the same old market not google play my firmware is 1.5 ........how can i a change it to be in this current google play thanks

I rooted my Prevail 4-5 months ago and everything's been going fine,Ive been looking into partitioning my sd card and took it out today to put it in my computer to make sure it was all backed up but after I put it back my titanium back up went whack and superuser access wouldn't be granted.The...

Hi, I've just had my Samsung Galaxy Portal GT-I5700 unlocked (I was with Three) I am unable to remove the 'Three' shortcut from the app bar which contains four main icons which are 'message, contacts, phone, Three'. Can anyone suggest what action I can take to remove the Three icon please?

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Hi, This is my first post, so I hope you will forgive me if my problem seems a bit elementary :o. I have about five apps on my phone and recently tried to download two more but a msg came up "There are no matches in Android Market for ...." Another msg comes up "the download was...

SSOOOO LOUD after a root :confused: Is there a fix or am I needing ear defenders? :D

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Hi guys, After an upgrade to the Sensation XE, I decided to pick up a 2.1 rom, Odin and attempt an update... Phone was originally locked to T-Mobile (UK) which i've unlocked. After installing the new Firmware, I was able to use the phone with no issues on O2 for about a week. I've switched...

Hi all I've got Galaxy Portal from 3. Is is slow and crashes all the time. I want to install unbranded software on it as i heard that 3's sofware is crap. So question is anyone know how to do it and where can i get this software from? Thanks in avance

Hi After some difficulties getting the files I upgraded my galaxy portal to android 2.1 using I570EXXJH6 and rooted it But now I've found that there is no sound during calls or when playing music, but sounds, alarms etc work. Also switching over to speaker during calls works but there's a...

I am wanting to update my phone to latest firmware and root it I am new at this but once something is explained I can usually do it. The thing is im a bit confused as to the files i need I have read A few posts on the subject some say use this file another that file or use odin and tick one...

(I've looked for similar threads and can't see anything which matches my problem) So I attempted to root my Galaxy Portal using the guide which is the third option down when googling "root samsung galaxy portal" (sorry, can't post links yet :(), and everything went as it said it should until...

Hello people i was using my samsung galaxy spica and suddenly it switched off and now i cant go into recovery mode and it just shows the charging symbol ... and hen i try to open it the charging logo goes away ..what should i do ? Any help would be helpful thanks in advance

I have a galaxy I5700. Eclair 2.1 update 1 Baseband i570EXXjc1 Root@SE-S611 #2 which baseband/ Firmware should i use for uk The phone is from 3 it is unlocked to all networks but i use 3

Hello All I just purchased Galxy 5700 portal and this is my very first android phone I have insert the SIM and import all contacts to phone, but contacts are not shown in list but I can search the contacts by name. how to fix that problem. Incoming calls also shown with NAME. its mean contacts...

My gf's HTC phone is on 2.2 and can create wifi hotspots which would be SO useful for me to be able to do on my phone too! Sadly my phone (a Samsung Galaxy Portal) never updated to 2.2.1 like her's and is only on 2.1 update 1, which doesn't seem to have that feature. Is there an app I can use...

Good afternoon. I have my wife & my daughter under the 'Favorites' tab on my Samsung Galaxy Portal (I'm not sure how they got there!!) but I can't find a way of just copying them to my 'Contacts' tab. I've tried sending it to myself (using 'Share' under 'Options) and saving once received but I...

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I've tried to change settings, switch off wi-fi and strip out applications but I'm not sure I've managed to identify why/what is causing a huge recent spike in data internet downloads. I've exceeded my account limit with the provider this past month by

Hi, please can anybody out there help me. I have been sent a text message from a friend but it won't delete. The little smiley face in the top left corner is continually there which makes it difficult for me to know if i have received a new message. Any suggestions will be really helpful...

Hi, please can anybody out there help me. I have been sent a text message from a friend but it won't delete. The little smiley face in the top left corner is continually there which makes it difficult for me to know if i have received a new message. Any suggestions will be really helpful...

Hi can anyone tell me if there is a way i can leave a personal voice message for anyone trying to ring me when i can't pick up?? thank-you.

Hi, bought a samsung galaxy portal of ebay about 2 months ago as a replacement for one that was stolen and it all worked fine until the screen started becoming very unresponsive, all the buttons worked fine as did the menus so we figured it was probably just a dodgy screen, so i've just changed...

well since I dropped it I get little to no signal, i'm on T-Mobile but i used to get good signal until i dropped it yesterday :( it was on carpeted floor and the back did come of (its it 3rd-4th fall in about 15mths). Is there anyway i could fix it or get it fix and does anyone know what the...

hello guys, ive just joined and it seems to be a great forum and alot of helpful guys..... My problem is that i rooted my samsung galaxy portal yesterday and i succesfully did it . but the only reason i want to root my phone is that i can wifi tether, i am going on a long train ride to leeds...