Official Samsung I5801 Thread

[gopi_vbboy]

As there are growing users of I5801 and many FAQ for I580I...I have started this thread



General Info
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Price in India:11.5-12.5k
OS:Android 2.1
Able to Root:Yes

Other Names
Galaxy3 Apollo
Samsung GT-I5801

Specs
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General

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2010, June
Status Available. Released 2010, July

Size
Dimensions 113.5 x 55 x 12.9 mm
Weight 109 g


Display
Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 240 x 400 pixels, 3.2 inches
- Touch Wiz 3.0
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Multi-touch input method

Sound
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)

Memory
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 512MB ROM, 256MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 1GB card included, buy memory

Data
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Camera
Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
Features Geo-tagging, face and smile detection
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps
Secondary No

Features
OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2
CPU 667 MHz processor
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Colors Black, White
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Via third party application
- Digital compass
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Organizer
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk integration
- Voice memo
- T9

Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by Up to 620 h (2G) / Up to 510 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 15 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 15 min (3G)

[gopi_vbboy]

Rooting Guide


HOW TO ROOT/UNROOT :

Simply use z4root. z4root it's an app you install from the market or by side loading, that has a single button that will root your device.
You can find all infos about z4root here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953

Download:
This application is available directly from the market. Search for 'z4root'
or click here for .apk
http://www.fileserve.com/file/z39RsmU

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OR


Register an account in forum.xda-developers.com

then


Follow these threads:
A)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778880
B)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742403

Remember:-

I)
Download the one click root from thread B)

After extraction use the following file as root.rar

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=128

II)Keep phone in usb debugging as mentioned

[gopi_vbboy]

FAQ

Most tweaks are summarised here-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858583

1)Does this phone have video call?
No


2)Is Rooting possible
Yes I580I android v2.1 is rootable

3)Is the screen AMOLED
No

4)What video formats playable?
AVI,DIVX,3GP,MP4,Ipod format
(mkv not playable in normal video player..even if you have external app..the processor is slow at rendering)

5)What apps work?
I have currently more than 50apps installed..the following market apps work-
Opera,
DroidWall,
aFirewall,
Task Killer,
ChompSMS,
IMDB,
Barcode scanner,
Swarm,
Compass,
GPSOPT,
Terminal Emulator,
Super User permmission(Root app),
RingDroid,
Switch Network,
APN widget
SetCpu
Chess
Motivation Quotes
Best Tube
Balloon
Root Explorer
etc


6)Does it face any resolution prob
Frankly i had 99%success rate with apps i tried from market..there was no resolution prob

7)Is the screen a finger print magnet?
Ya if you dont clean once a day...you see some prints...it can be reduced by using screen cover/guard

8)GPS Show Location is Unavailable!
GPS Problem - The device doesnot catch GPS properly for first use because of timezone of europe,
Solution use GPSOpt from Market!

9)Balance/USSD code not working?
USSD codes(*123# etc), Push SMS from vendors & IVR doesnot work when Samsung Mobile Tracker is enabled.

10)Mount SD-Card?
Make sure first drivers is installed
First configure ur usb setting as mass storage in Settings-->ABout Phone
Now plug usb and connect to pc
In Notification area(when u slide down from top of screen) Click Copy files...
select mount

11)How to setup exchange email account?

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/smartphones/?p=1581

[gopi_vbboy]

The I5801 USERS:

gopi_vbboy
Charan
Aditya11
sanlak23
sasuke
multi
NainO
ashishisdrunk
arvindr1234
sharma_atul85
salvachn
Xmen360
bhargesh
Sap_Sanam
useranonymous
comrade
creativensimple
vivek11
Voltage
sameer.pur
reddead

[Charan]

Good Work , you can also list Forum Members using this phone, Include me .

I would suggest you to add known issues and how to resolve those too. Following are the issues faced by me till now.

1. GPS Problem - The device doesnot catch GPS properly, Solution use GPSOpt from Market!
2. USSD codes(*123# etc), Push SMS from vendors & IVR doesnot work when Samsung Mobile Tracker is enabled.

[gopi_vbboy]

^^ welcome

[sanlak23]

Messaging problem in i5801
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Hi Everyone

I am Muthu from India. The first thing I wanted and tried on my newly bought Samsung galaxy GT i5801 is group messaging. I can't send group messages (SMS to many contacts) . Only message to first contact in the group list gets succeeded. For all remaining contacts, it is getting failed with "Message not sent!". It's annoying.

*I checked with my service provider (AirTel Tamilnadu) and found no issues their side.
*I tried other applications like handcent_sms, the same issue persists there also.
*I didn't find anything useful over internet to resolve the issue.

Could anyone help me to get rid of this problem?

Make & Model: Samsung galaxy GT i5801 aka Galaxy Apollo
Android OS: 2.1 Eclair

Thanks,
Muthu

[Aditya11]

Hey!

Good initiative! I am a proud owner of i5801 too! In fact I have written a review of it here.

Hoping to see more and more Galaxy 3 users around..

[sasuke]

my gps does not lock no matter what. pls help me!!!!

[gopi_vbboy]

Originally Posted by sanlak23

Messaging problem in i5801
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Hi Everyone

I am Muthu from India. The first thing I wanted and tried on my newly bought Samsung galaxy GT i5801 is group messaging. I can't send group messages (SMS to many contacts) . Only message to first contact in the group list gets succeeded. For all remaining contacts, it is getting failed with "Message not sent!". It's annoying.

*I checked with my service provider (AirTel Tamilnadu) and found no issues their side.
*I tried other applications like handcent_sms, the same issue persists there also.
*I didn't find anything useful over internet to resolve the issue.

Could anyone help me to get rid of this problem?

Make & Model: Samsung galaxy GT i5801 aka Galaxy Apollo
Android OS: 2.1 Eclair

Thanks,
Muthu

-Dude make sure you are sending to phone no that are active(i.e not switched off)

-Try a factory reset

-Try using chompsms app

Originally Posted by sasuke

my gps does not lock no matter what. pls help me!!!!

dude can u elaborate ur problem

u have to first use gpsopt app to fix timezone bug to get gps working

[Gollum]

Is this phone better than htc wildfire? Does it have flashlight? Does it have flash player in webbrowser to they youtube videos? How is the photo quality of macro photos? How is the reception? Does it have native support for divx? Does it have slide lock system like wildfire?

[gopi_vbboy]

^^
-I havent seen wildfire
-Divx rendering is very good
-Flash videos works fine with youtube app
-Flashlight is not there.Camera is ok.
-ya it has slide unlock...lock using power button press

[Gollum]

What does able to root mean?

[NainO]

Originally Posted by redlofredlof

What does able to root mean?

The process of changing the content of ROM of a device is called as ROOTING the device. This thing is specially popular with android phones.
Rooting the device will let the user access some features that are restricted by the the phone manufacturer. For instance a phone in android 2.1 eclairs version can be upgraded to froyo 2.2 by rooting, before the update is provided by manufacturer OFFICIALLY. Other example is having live wallpapers on galaxy 3 aka apollo.

CAUTION: Rooting your device will void your device warranty, as it is against manufacturer terms and condition.

Can anyone give me alternate for ULTRASURF (software used to bypass the firewall of a WIFI/WLAN) for galaxy 3.
I need it to bypass my college wifi firewall!!! :-P

[Gollum]

Can anyone give me alternate for ULTRASURF (software used to bypass the firewall of a WIFI/WLAN) for galaxy 3.
I need it to bypass my college wifi firewall!!! :-P

lol we are the same.
Do you think shifting from nokia5233 to this phone will be a good decision? How much do you think i can get for nokia5233 which is still less than a year old?

[ssb1551]

^^Not more than 3-3.5k!!I already inquired at my place.None of the shops were ready to gimme more than 3.5k!

[NainO]

Originally Posted by redlofredlof

lol we are the same.
Do you think shifting from nokia5233 to this phone will be a good decision?

Yes
You can feel the advantage of having capacitive touch and android. Capacitive touch is far more superior than the resistive touch of your phone, it can register even the slightest tap on your screen. And as far as android goes, it need no introduction...
Also galaxy 3 will be getting froyo upgrade soon...

BUT, if you are eyeing this phone and pretty much interested in buy it, i suggest you to wait for release of LG OPTIMUS ONE. Optimus one comes preloaded with froyo, have almost same processor and have good screen resolution of 320*480 (galaxy 3: 240*400)...
The low resolution of galaxy 3 is a big hinderance while viewing small text or while using the stock android browser (poor text visibilty at lower zoom). But working with opera mini is just fine.
This is the only problem with galaxy 3 otherwise it is good in every other aspect...

[ssb1551]

^^Very informative post NainO!!Moving from a phone with 360*640 to 240*400 can be a bummer!!Isn't LG Optimus already launched in India?Or is Optimus One a slightly upgraded version of Optimus?

[Gollum]

@naino
I bought this nokia only for the screen. But the resistive touch sucks. Its also very non responsive at the left and right edges of the screen. I've used wildfire but the jaggies of low resolution makes me not look at the screen. I'm also eyeing the soon to be launched psp2 aka psp-phone which has android3

[gopi_vbboy]

@redloredlof-it means u can root galaxy3

[NainO]

@ssb1551
Yaa, nokia provide 360*640 with most if their phones and this resolution is very good as compared to 240*400. But unexpectedly images are quite clear on galaxy 3.

And the phone you are refering is LG OPTIMUS GT540. Yes it is released in india. But it has older version of android, small 3 inch resistive screen and very basic processor. LG OPTIMUS ONE is advancement of this phone in many respects like bigger 3.2 inch capacitive screen and android FROYO (i think this wud be the main selling point of this phone).
OPTIMUS ONE is yet to be released in india and is expected to be tagged with price around 13k.

@redlofredlof
This unresponsiveness of screen will get uglier and (more)uglier with lifespan of your phone.

My friend too bought LG COOKIE PEP(with resistive touch), it was fine till the first month and responded nicely to small taps on screen. But condition went bad and bad and at last, time arrived when the tapping on screen is replaced with (literally)PUNCHING on screen.

[Gollum]

I think i will save up cash for a capacitive touch phone and buy one in jan. Need something to make me happy in the start of the next year.

[multi]

I just bought this phone yesterday .

1)right now I having trouble with editing contacts .
as per manual it for edit - press Menu button then edit or other options will pop up , but duno wht I am doing wrong it's not showing up .

2 ) how to add data to SD card ? via Kies ?

[gopi_vbboy]

Originally Posted by multi

I just bought this phone yesterday .

1)right now I having trouble with editing contacts .
as per manual it for edit - press Menu button then edit or other options will pop up , but duno wht I am doing wrong it's not showing up .

2 ) how to add data to SD card ? via Kies ?

1)Make sure u r not entering phone number in name field..i guess it happened once with me too
2)
Make sure first drivers is installed
First configure ur usb setting as mass storage in Settings-->ABout Phone
Now plug usb and connect to pc
In Notification area(when u slide down from top of screen) Click Copy files...
select mount

Done

[rohan.kwatra]

i also bought this phone 2 weeks ago....all features r gr8 except the screen resolution.the small text looks very bad but rest is awesome...is there a way to store apps on sd card without rooting...the internal memory seems way too less for me

[Gollum]

flaws are showing up. I hope its not one.

[bksgs1]

I picked up this phone last week. Works fine except for One issue - I hve a prepaid card and the balance is slowly reducing without even making any calls or sending messages. I have yet to activate gprs. After some googling have deactivated background data use in the settings. Even then there is something happening in the background which is eating up the prepaid amount. I installed 3GWatchdog which is showing some data being transmitted received but unable to pin down which app is responsible.

If I subscribe to a data plan will this stop.
note : I am on reliance.


Please help.

[NainO]

Originally Posted by bksgs1

balance is slowly reducing without even making any calls or sending messages.

If I subscribe to a data plan will this stop.
note : I am on reliance.

Android phones constantly access the internet for their applications. As no app can be killed on android plateform, they continue to run in background. Increasing Data Usage and Decreasing Balance

So having GPRS service enabled, this disease can be cured. If you dont have GPRS Pack all the time, just create a dummy APN and set it as default APN for you device. As dummy APN cannot access internet no balance will be reduced

[Gollum]

What's apn? Access point?

[NainO]

Originally Posted by redlofredlof

What's apn? Access point?

Yes, you got it right. Its ACCESS POINT NAME!!! eg. TATA DOCOMO INTERNET, MOBILE OFFICE etc.