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samsung intercept (sprint)

  1. C

    Broken Screen ,need to access locked phone

    I broke the screen, but cannot put password into phone. No insurance on phone. Just want to retrieve all data especially my sms and contacts. Can I hook a usb cable to it and retrieve stuff?
  2. M

    Help Platinumtel Root?

    I am attempting to root a samsung intercept on the platinumtel carrier. It is running android 2.3.3. I have tried Superoneclick and interceptrook.apk, but have had no luck. With superoneclick it always gets stuck "waiting for device" on step 5. Interceptroot.apk will not go past the point...
  3. L

    Help how do i update from 2.1 to 2.2 on stock phone?

    sprint intercept running 2.1. wanna update if possible. phone is bone stock...
  4. A

    Root Anyway to boot into Recovery with SD card?

    So I semi-bricked my phone and I cant unbrick because I flashes a wrong OTA ROM from another phone. The screen doesn't work and it only starts to boot if the charger is connected and you can "hear" it boot but can't see the screen. I remember years ago when I changed an old HTC touch and I...
  5. A

    Root Bricked/Semi-Bricked. Intercept HELP ASAP!

    First off all sorry if this has been answered already. I've been breaking my head trying to solve this. Ohka, so my sister wanted me to root her phone and Flash to another ROM so that her phone wouldn't have as many problems as the stock rom has. So for some reason I tried upgrading rather...
  6. A

    Help Bricked/Semi-Bricked. Intercept HELP ASAP!

    First off all sorry if this has been answered already. I've been breaking my head trying to solve this. Ohka, so my sister wanted me to root her phone and Flash to another ROM so that her phone wouldn't have as many problems as the stock rom has. So for some reason I tried upgrading rather than...
  7. E

    Help Will viber work w/ platinumtel intercept- how?

    I would like to use use VoIP with a pay as you go plan. Platinumtel (Sprint) offers the Samsung intercept, 2,1. Has anyone used Viber with their Intercept and with Platinumtel? What has been your experience? Are there any other ways or service to do this? Your thoughts / advice will be...
  8. D

    Help Samsung Intercept can't copy images

    I have read the threads concerning connecting to my PC through USB. That is no problem. However, when I drowse the directory and click on the DCIM directory I see the 14 jpg files that are listed. However, it will not let me view/move/copy them, either one at a time or as a group. The pc comes...
  9. mvoxoxo

    Root help me please.

    I rooted my Samsung Intercept 2.2 today, just so I can change the font of everything in the phone. I picked a font, but I didnt like it so well, so I found a better font & after the font installs its supposed to reboot the phone. well, my phone was frozen for about an hour. so i just took the...
  10. D-U-R-X

    Intercept (Sprint) FAQ's

    This is a work in progress and, as such, if you feel that there is anything that needs adding, please PM a guide or start a thread in Private Chat With Staff with your suggestions. Many thanks :) 1. General Android phone FAQ's? 2. How can I improve my battery life? 3. Are there any...
  11. V

    Sprint Intercept Tethering for tablet

    Hi, I have an intercept with Sprint. I just bought an android tablet (acer a500) and am looking to tether my intercept for a mobile internet connection. I have seen some older posts on this site, but wanted to see if users knew of different versions or easier ways to accomplish this now. I...
  12. dkl1

    Root I quit

    I have spent an entire Sunday afternoon trying to root my wife's Intercept. I rooted my EVO 4G back in January and I swear to you it was a cake walk compared to this thing! After following the 'recommended' process from a couple different sites and authors, I simply cannot get anything to...
  13. 3

    Help Unrooting?

    I know there are a lot of posts on this and I've googled the crap out of all this and I havent actually found something to work. I've been getting the notification to update my phone. I kept getting triangle and exclamation point and i finally realized the update is failing because my phone is...
  14. W

    Root Z4 Virgin Mobile remove

    How do I remove the the root in my Samsung Intercept? I have Virgin Mobile. Also, is there any way maybe I can entirely wipe the android and install software again? Any help would be appreciated. :)
  15. Billkwando

    New OTA update for 2012?

    Yesterday I was prompted to download an update for the intercept. Of course, since I'm rooted with slapkernel it failed, but does anybody know anything about this? Was it some kind of fluke? I'll be getting a new phone in 3 months anyway, but I am curious. I thought I heard someone mention...
  16. Rowbin

    Help Voicemail is broken

    Hi, forgive me if this isn't the right section for this. I've had my Samsung Intercept for about a year and a half now, and I've never really had any problems up until about a month or two ago. I can't recall doing anything to the settings, but one day the built-in visual voicemail stopped...
  17. A

    Help How to undo my idiot brother's damage?

    I recently inherited my older brother's phone. Like the fool he is, he tried putting on a custom ROM a week before I got it. It went fine, but the THE DAY HE GAVE IT TO ME, he screwed something up. I have no idea what he did. I can't use the phone at all, it just flashes the logo "b ROM 1.3"...
  18. J

    Help custom ringtone

    How do I select a custom ringtone for a contact? Does it need to be placed in a certain place on the phone for it to show up on the ringtone screen?
  19. B

    Gingerbread

    My wifes Intercept just got an update for Gingerbread, didnt think it was gonna get GB. Anyone else get it? UPDATE! I had a mind blank, its the Samsung Replenish, not the Intercept. My bad!
  20. G

    Help Turn off phone without turning off entire device?

    Is there a way to set my phone so that it sends all incoming calls directly to voicemail without ringing first? In other words, turn off the phone part without actually shutting down the entire device? Will airplane mode do this?
  21. F

    Help Is it possible to change the WWF app out of my ram ?

    Is it possible to change the WWF app out of my ram and maybe put it in the sd card(memory card) because that app is making my phone slow!! or how can not make my phone slower or slow with the WWF app? thankyou guys :p
  22. sevendust007

    Root Ubuntdroid bootloop issue

    Trying to flash UD 6.0 but after wiping data, cache, and dalvik, then flashing zip file, it's stuck in bootloop. Recovery to backup does nothing. Help please!
  23. scary alien

    Root Samsung Intercept (Sprint): All Things Root Guide

    *** Important Note *** Since this is a new root guide for your all-things-root sub-forum, we need your help to populate it and keep it organized with the best and most relevant information. Please contact (by PM) your favorite Guide, or drop us a note in the private chat section if you have...
  24. C

    Help Dish Network sling adaptor

    Just signed up with dish and wanted to know exactly what i need to view tv everywhere. I heard i had to have a sling adaptor but do i need a sling link turbo as well?
  25. A

    Root Umbuntdroid

    Any idea what happened to them. www.ubuntdroid.com I told a buddy with an intercept to go their to install this. looks like they didn't pay their bill.