Official Samsung I5801 Thread

[utkarsh007]

Hey can anyone tell me that is there an app by which i can end call with power key in 2.1?

[reddead]

Anyways, any new news on official froyo?

negative,whats up with these samsung guys
i called them and they said they will contact me,it has been more than 15 days no one called...

[babloo81]

Hi All...I am having a problem with my G3. I have configured my official account on Outlook. I have problems syncing the mail. When I click on the outlook (email) icon, it opens all the mails but automatic syncing does not seem to happen. I have checked the sync frequency and set it to 'sync every 5 minutes' but the sync and auto-notification does not seem to work. Can someone let me know what to do?

[Aditya11]

I hope G3 owners are keeping a watch on custom ROMs that are available over at XDA forums. There are quire a few impressive ones, some made by even Indian guys.

Kyrillos' ROM (Gingerbread edition) seems to be the most popular one..

[reddead]

I hope G3 owners are keeping a watch on custom ROMs that are available over at XDA forums. There are quire a few impressive ones, some made by even Indian guys.

Kyrillos' ROM (Gingerbread edition) seems to be the most popular one..

saw them...do phones need to be rooted to use these roms???

[Aditya11]

Custom ROMs will replace the factory ROM, thereby erasing EVERYTHING that you have on your phone (but not the data on SDCard). Thus, your phone need not be rooted to use any of those.

Additionally,

1. Some ROMs are pre-rooted, (with live wallpapers enabled)
2. Some ROMs are not pre-rooted and you can manually root them yourself, but it is not compulasory

However, know that if you are installing a custom ROM with FroYo which is not officially available for G3, it will NOT be covered under warranty. But ask yourself this: how frequently do you need to give your phone for servicing anyways? Also, you can simply DOWNGRADE to official ROM anytime (2.1 Eclair).

Most people also don't seem to know that one can always UNroot the rooted phone to gain back the warranty. Much simpler way is to just flash it with original official ROM, however!

[reddead]

Custom ROMs will replace the factory ROM, thereby erasing EVERYTHING that you have on your phone (but not the data on SDCard). Thus, your phone need not be rooted to use any of those.

Additionally,

1. Some ROMs are pre-rooted, (with live wallpapers enabled)
2. Some ROMs are not pre-rooted and you can manually root them yourself, but it is not compulasory

However, know that if you are installing a custom ROM with FroYo which is not officially available for G3, it will NOT be covered under warranty. But ask yourself this: how frequently do you need to give your phone for servicing anyways? Also, you can simply DOWNGRADE to official ROM anytime (2.1 Eclair).

Most people also don't seem to know that one can always UNroot the rooted phone to gain back the warranty. Much simpler way is to just flash it with original official ROM, however!

thanks for info...
but i dont feel like flashing my phone as i have seen people bricking their phones
my phone is just 4 months old so i will try flashing and other stuff after a while

---------- Post added 09-03-2011 at 03:30 PM ---------- Previous post was 08-03-2011 at 08:31 PM ----------

atlast ! found a decent game that works on g3:GT RACING[GAMELOFT]
graphics are decent but the game lags a bit which makes gameplay difficult ....anyways to play the game you nedd to download 120 mb data

[bksgs1]

Looks like something is coming -

"Samsung company has announced two news, one about releasing a Gingerbread update for Galaxy S and another about Froyo (Android 2.2) update for Samsung Galaxy 3 (I5800) and Galaxy 5 (I5500).
....

..... Galaxy 5 (15500) will get an update next week (14-20 March) and Galaxy 3 (15800) will be updated by the end of the month.

As the two news are from Samsung Romania Facebook page and not from company’ global Facebook page, so the news may be only for that specific region but we can hope so soon."

link -
Samsung Showers updates for Android-run Galaxy S,Galaxy 5 and Galaxy 3 Mobiles

[reddead]

^wow! great news,hope this is true...
will it be OTA or through kies???

[babloo81]

Hi All...I am having a problem with my G3. I have configured my official account on Outlook. I have problems syncing the mail. When I click on the outlook (email) icon, it opens all the mails but automatic syncing does not seem to happen. I have checked the sync frequency and set it to 'sync every 5 minutes' but the sync and auto-notification does not seem to work. Can someone let me know what to do?

[sameer.pur]

^^ I don't think it would be OTA for us in India. AFAIK OTA are provided by carriers and ours is not carrier-bound, so i think it would be through Kies. Hopefully it comes as the news says..

[reddead]

^^ I don't think it would be OTA for us in India. AFAIK OTA are provided by carriers and ours is not carrier-bound, so i think it would be through Kies. Hopefully it comes as the news says..

my friend has a nexus one and recently got his 2.3 update through OTA

[sameer.pur]

Well... Then as i said... i don't know for sure...
But IMO for Galaxy 3, we will be getting it via Kies.

[reddead]

any info on the update??date or something??
i cant wait for 2.2

[sameer.pur]

^Looks like it's available through Kies in European countries. (Check AndroidForums)
Waiting for release in india..

[reddead]

guys good news froyo out now through kies
not checked yet,heard through xda...

[gopi_vbboy]

^^ Ya some say its available now though latest kies.

Have to try


Should we unroot before 2.2 upgrade?

[reddead]

^^ Ya some say its available now though latest kies.

Have to try


Should we unroot before 2.2 upgrade?

nope,i dont think so....
BTW iam getting connection timeouts again and again
samsung's server might have some issue...

[bksgs1]

Have successfully upgraded to Froyo thru the official update using Kies at the fifth attempt. All data, settings are intact. Prima facie all looks ok.

Am now moving Apps to SDCard to free up phone memory thru - Settings > Applications > Manage applications. Press on an app , and then tap the Move to SD card button to make the transfer.
Refer link - Androinica » How to Move Apps to the SD Card on Android Froyo the Easy Way with SDMove

Gopal

[babloo81]

Have successfully upgraded to Froyo thru the official update using Kies at the fifth attempt. All data, settings are intact. Prima facie all looks ok.

Am now moving Apps to SDCard to free up phone memory thru - Settings > Applications > Manage applications. Press on an app , and then tap the Move to SD card button to make the transfer.
Refer link - Androinica » How to Move Apps to the SD Card on Android Froyo the Easy Way with SDMove

Gopal

Hi...Since you have updated to Froyo, let us know if you are based out of India or somewhere else and if in India, please let us know the procedure to update so that we can enjoy Froyo as well...thanks in advance!!

[Aditya11]

FroYo is at last available on Galaxy 3. Though many geeks must have tried FroYo-enabled custom ROMs already..

FYA:

Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 gets Android 2.2 FroYo update in India + How To

[gopi_vbboy]

^^ did you try ?....is it working with kies

[bksgs1]

Hi...Since you have updated to Froyo, let us know if you are based out of India or somewhere else and if in India, please let us know the procedure to update so that we can enjoy Froyo as well...thanks in advance!!

Yes, I am based in India - Mumbai. As mentioned in my post I updated using Kies.
for detailed tutorial - link - TechGom: [Official]Upgrading Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 to 2.2 [DDJP2-India] via Kies

[babloo81]

Yes, I am based in India - Mumbai. As mentioned in my post I updated using Kies.
for detailed tutorial - link - TechGom: [Official]Upgrading Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 to 2.2 [DDJP2-India] via Kies

Thanks a lot man, I have successfully upgraded to Froyo
Keep me posted if you find something new in this version or any special care to be taken etc..Can I move already installed apps to the SD card? I tried for 1 app but the option of "Move to SD card" is not highlighted.

[Aditya11]

You cannot move all the apps to SD. Some apps NEEDS to stay in phone memory for them to work, and thus the option "move to sdcard" remains non-highlighted for them. Also, you should not move apps that have their widgets placed on any of the home screens.

Check out various move2sd apps in the market for better management of apps. I personally use apps2sd free.

[utkarsh007]

Hey guys m unable to get froyo update coz i am unable to connect g3 via kies. It jus shows connecting but does'nt connect. I have installed all the drivers and m in idle mode. On the phone it shows connected and on pc my sd card is also connected but kies still stays connecting.
PLZ HELP FAST

Can this b a prob due to lack of a driver called bluetooth peripheral device?
Now latest kies version is not even showing the connecting box when g3 is plugged in

[babloo81]

You cannot move all the apps to SD. Some apps NEEDS to stay in phone memory for them to work, and thus the option "move to sdcard" remains non-highlighted for them. Also, you should not move apps that have their widgets placed on any of the home screens.

Check out various move2sd apps in the market for better management of apps. I personally use apps2sd free.

Thanks for the suggestion. One more query...since I updated to Froyo my battery usage seems to have increased significantly. I completed the update yesterday evening at 5pm and by that time the battery was fully charged as it was connected through USB. By today morning 7pm (14hrs), the battery dropped to 50% already though my usage has not changed significantly compared to 2.1. Earlier my batter used to stay for 2-2.5 days at least with similar usage. I have installed Juice defender after the update and I also have "Advanced Task Killer" installed. Every time I open ATK, it has at least 10 active apps running which was not the case with 2.1. Can you let me know if I am doing something wrong please and if you are facing a similar problem? Also the battery widget app does not seem to work, it is installed but I cant see the icon in the menu list...i used to use this earlier

[Aditya11]

1. in my experience, upgrading to FroYo typically increases the battery life. (means, it should last MORE). It could be that you have not tweaked settings after upgradation. Check if any unwanted services are running by default, such as GPS, Auto-sync and such. I am sure you will find more tips on increasing battery life somewhere in this forum. Since you can see which programs are running again n again, (when you use ATK), take corrective steps accordingly. Simply uninstall apps that you don't use or very rarely use. (Google Gesture Search is one such app...I installed it just for testing n show-off but rarely used it, but that app used to re-start everytime, so uninstalled it)

2. About battery widget..have you moved the app to SD card? As already said, widgets don't work if the app is on SDcard.

3. Have you tried Custom FroYo ROMs? They typically are optimized for offering better battery life. I use Kyrillos' ROM and like it immensely.

[babloo81]

1. in my experience, upgrading to FroYo typically increases the battery life. (means, it should last MORE). It could be that you have not tweaked settings after upgradation. Check if any unwanted services are running by default, such as GPS, Auto-sync and such. I am sure you will find more tips on increasing battery life somewhere in this forum. Since you can see which programs are running again n again, (when you use ATK), take corrective steps accordingly. Simply uninstall apps that you don't use or very rarely use. (Google Gesture Search is one such app...I installed it just for testing n show-off but rarely used it, but that app used to re-start everytime, so uninstalled it)

2. About battery widget..have you moved the app to SD card? As already said, widgets don't work if the app is on SDcard.

3. Have you tried Custom FroYo ROMs? They typically are optimized for offering better battery life. I use Kyrillos' ROM and like it immensely.

What are custom ROMs? I have heard of this but not aware of the usage, installation, merits etc. I have checked the sync options. There is an option "Background data" which is checked. If I try to uncheck this, the autosync feature also gets disabled which I dont want and this was enabled even in my previous version of 2.1. The programs which I see running always are Juice defender, dropbox, yahoo mail,messaging, email, gmail, antivirus, mabilo wallpapers. Is there a way I can stop the auto-run of these apps? I understand the presence of gmail and yahoo mail but dont understand why others remain active.

[Aditya11]

I would advice you to check the official xda forums to know all the basics on custom ROMs, rooting and other things.

There are apps available in the Market which will prevent auto-run of other apps at the start up. Search for autorun killers and try installing and testing the most popular ones. As said already, simply uninstall the apps that you don't use. Also, personally, I wont recommend using any anti-virus app. Its simply not needed.