Official Samsung Spica Discussion Thread

[sachitgul]

all my tags are now working on 2.1!!



except a few of em which have artist issues but rest all is great!!


but i found the music player to lag as hell during the cover flow and also generally and some of the cover art doesn't even load..
also it asks me to force close it after i browse it for like 2-3 minutes...
strange..

the provided headphones well feel a lil weird but i IMO they need to be burned in for 30-40 hours before i can judge em..

i use the music clarity EQ setting..
didnt try other ones..

IMO audio quality was very good..
but the bass was a bit dominant..

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the menu pull up is a bit laggy IMO...


rest all is pretty fast..
new widgets are great..


also i noticed that my barcode scanner ka "redline part" is in the lower bottom of the screen instead of the centre..

Sriharsha is it the same for u??

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my network still shows up as Hutch..
is this an issue bcz of the european firmware!?!?

does this make any difference??

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hey why isnt last.fm showing up in the android market??


and is there any way of having the smiley key and the enter key at the same time in handcent??

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btw..


do we have the i570EXXJCE firmware??


if so then y does it show up as i570EXXJC1 in phone info???


and which one is I570EXXJCF??

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

I have never used a gps.
Can sum1 plz assist me on how to use it on spica ?
I stay in delhi.
Plz tell me wht all cn b done without access to internet(outdoorsb.
Can i hv navigation directions also ?
Thanks

No, You cannot use navigation services without internet. You need a internet connection if you want to use any navigation service be it google maps or any other navigation app.

But for using GPS, Firstly goto settings -> security and location. There enable use wireless networks for A-GPS and if you want to use dedicated GPS then tick Enable GPS satellites.

The difference between A-GPS and GPS is

• A-GPS means assisted GPS, which uses your cellular and Wifi networks to determine your location. Mostly its accurate and consumes less battery than regular GPS.
• GPS uses positioning satellites to determine your location, for that it has to lock to positioning satellites(In i5700, GPS indicator in notification bar will be blinking until its locked to satellites, once locked that icon stops blinking) Its more accurate but uses up more battery too.

But if you want to use just the GPS data for Location,direction, speed, altitude data try "Compass" app, it doesn't need any internet connection. All you can do with is check which direction phone is pointing, what's the height of your current location, If you are on the move you can use this as a speedometer and it even shows which direction you are traveling & at what speed.

It's not like a complete navigation though since it hasn't got any maps. All you can have is GPS data, but since you are using it without internet, this is the only option I guess.

Samsung S5620 Monte Launched in India @ Rs. 8850. Is it good?

*infotech.indiatimes.com/personal_t...hes_S5620_Monte_phone/articleshow/5763356.cms

Boy the specs are damn good for a phone at that price, 3G, Wifi, GPS, 256K Capacitive TFT.... WOW.
But I have taken an oath that I wouldn't buy a phone with proprietary OS , So its up to you. But the specs are killer for that price.

all my tags are now working on 2.1!!



except a few of em which have artist issues but rest all is great!!


but i found the music player to lag as hell during the cover flow and also generally and some of the cover art doesn't even load..
also it asks me to force close it after i browse it for like 2-3 minutes...
strange..

Glad that it's working now

the provided headphones well feel a lil weird but i IMO they need to be burned in for 30-40 hours before i can judge em..

I actually threw mine inside its box, I have been using my trusty Philips SHE-9501 for that
BTW have you bought that 9551 and that amp

i use the music clarity EQ setting..
didnt try other ones..

IMO audio quality was very good..
but the bass was a bit dominant..

I don't use EQ much, mostly on default, but classic EQ in this suits my taste

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the menu pull up is a bit laggy IMO...


rest all is pretty fast..
new widgets are great..

Yeah menu and scroll lists are laggy

also i noticed that my barcode scanner ka "redline part" is in the lower bottom of the screen instead of the centre..

Sriharsha is it the same for u??

Yep it's the same for me
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my network still shows up as Hutch..
is this an issue bcz of the european firmware!?!?

does this make any difference??

NOPE No difference I guess

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hey why isnt last.fm showing up in the android market??

Only apps which support 2.1 are showed in market I guess.

and is there any way of having the smiley key and the enter key at the same time in handcent??
No idea, ask this in android discussion thread, they might know something

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btw..


do we have the i570EXXJCE firmware?? YES


if so then y does it show up as i570EXXJC1 in phone info???
It's the baseband version, dial *#1234# to see firmware details


and which one is I570EXXJCF??
That is a newer version, I saw that only after upgrading mine, so I'm thinking of flashing mine to it or else I'll wait for another build

Those Rooting guides are not working with newer firmwares I guess!!!! I have tried them but some how I'm not able to mount
everytime i run the :

adb shell mount -o remount,rw,codepage=utf8,vfat,xattr,check=no /dev/stl5 /system

all i get is

mount: Operation not permitted

Donno what's wrong

 

[sachitgul]

lol i flashed yesterday and nw newer version is out..



can u give me a link for the I570EXXJCF firmware..??



and btw i just noticed that my onboard memory is nw just 106mb..

damn!!

hw much is urs?!?!


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also is there a way to have a numeric lock like in nokia phones??

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

lol i flashed yesterday and nw newer version is out..



can u give me a link for the I570EXXJCF firmware..??



and btw i just noticed that my onboard memory is nw just 106mb..

damn!!

hw much is urs?!?!


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also is there a way to have a numeric lock like in nokia phones??

Samsung firmwares

^^You need to register to see that link I guess


Chill, mine is just 55.6MB

I've been looking for a numeric lock too,but I find this pattern unlock much safe

 

[sachitgul]

Samsung firmwares

^^You need to register to see that link I guess


Chill, mine is just 55.6MB

I've been looking for a numeric lock too,but I find this pattern unlock much safe

i signed up nw..
damn 55 mb..

now i think we need app2sd officially in 2.2

i only wish we had 8gb memory like the i7500..
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numeric lock feels safer..
i tend to forget the gestures pretty quickly...



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and what's I5700DXJB3 ???

is it asian 2.1??
shuld i try dis??

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

i signed up nw..
damn 55 mb..

now i think we need app2sd officially in 2.2

i only wish we had 8gb memory like the i7500..
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numeric lock feels safer..
i tend to forget the gestures pretty quickly...



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and what's I5700DXJB3 ???

is it asian 2.1??
shuld i try dis??

That's Asian 1.5
all eclair firmwares are like I570EXXXXX

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UPDATE Kies 1.5 now detects phone

 

[sachitgul]

That's Asian 1.5
all eclair firmwares are like I570EXXXXX

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UPDATE Kies 1.5 now detects phone

lol bwhahha
2.1 to 1.5 sounds great..


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btw Kies 1.5!??!

i also got a new pc suite i havent tried it tho..
got it from samsung firmwares itself..


btw link me to kies 1.5...
but isnt kies for windows 7..?/

im on windows xp..

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Don't worry its for all os
*3.ly/EAUh

 

[sachitgul]

well now new issues with my music player..


in my all songs ka track list i see 3 before the actual song timing..

so if its is 4 minutes its shows as 34 minutes.. :O

it shows the correct song time while the song are playing..

mayb i shuld try restarting the phone and removing memory card..

 

[ankitsagwekar]

i7500 not available

i7500 is not available in Mumbai maybe i will go for i5700

 

[maddu5731]

Hey!! Can anyone tell me the price of i5700 in DELHI...
Its not available in my nearby stores....

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Well.. Some how I managed to root my phone using leshak's guide from samdroid forums.

But the thing is how would I know if my phone is rooted or not

BTW I have installed Better terminal emulator and when I type SU there prompt changes to #, so is that it?? Does that mean I have successfully rooted mine??

If yes, then what else can I do after rooting
I badly need a screenshot app, any recommendations

 

[jain_pranav]

Hey!! Can anyone tell me the price of i5700 in DELHI...
Its not available in my nearby stores....

I got it for 12.5k n it was the last piece left at the store..
N it wsnt available at any of the samsung store..
Im talking abt last week

 

[sachitgul]

@Sriharsha

which app killer do u use??
i am using Advanced Task Killer..
was using AppKiller earlier but it killed my homescreen and widgets weren't working..
around 10 minutes ago ATK showed my free ram at 70mb and nw it shows it as 54mb..

i only have ATK notification on and ntn else..
which app would eat up 16mb of memory??

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also is there anyway of clearing search history from apps like google search,android market and youtube??

and for the AppKiller widget i had added an extra homescreen bt nw i dont need it..
is there any way of deleting the unused one??

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well now new issues with my music player..


in my all songs ka track list i see 3 before the actual song timing..

so if its is 4 minutes its shows as 34 minutes.. :O

it shows the correct song time while the song are playing..

mayb i shuld try restarting the phone and removing memory card..

help with this one please..

 

[maddu5731]

@jain_pranav
oh! so thats the matter.Now, I dnt think that it will be available anywhere in delhi.
BTW, from where did u buy it?

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OK. Thanx for the reply. Now I think, it will not be available anywhere....
BTW, from where did u buy it?

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

I used to have ATK and Automatic task killer combo in 1.5.
But now I'm using Task manager, which has both the functionalities.
Here are the screenshots
This screenshot app verifies that I rooted my phone

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It has a widget which shows free ram and clicking it closes all open apps or opens task manager based on your settings

*img251.imageshack.us/img251/5610/cap2010040810372.jpg

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Actually I haven't observed it earlier, but looks like me too having same issue

*img13.imageshack.us/img13/6540/cap201004081055.jpg

 

[sachitgul]

dude hw do i remove my search history from apps like google search,android market and youtube??

and for the AppKiller widget i had added an extra homescreen bt nw i dont need it..
is there any way of deleting the unused one?


and wat abt the 16mb of memory man its just vanished !!
damn!

is it some bug with my model or smtn!??!

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hey Sriharsha..

are u having widget issues!??!

i cant keep 1*4 widgets on the top except the search bar and i read that 4*4 widgets dont work...

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now even on that empty homescreen which i want to delete i cant put a widget..
says the space is to low for any widget...



this seems to be some bug...

 

[jain_pranav]

@jain_pranav
oh! so thats the matter.Now, I dnt think that it will be available anywhere in delhi.
BTW, from where did u buy it?

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OK. Thanx for the reply. Now I think, it will not be available anywhere....
BTW, from where did u buy it?

I got it frm samsung store in vasant vihar market

 

[sachitgul]

dude hw do i remove my search history from apps like google search,android market and youtube??

and for the AppKiller widget i had added an extra homescreen bt nw i dont need it..
is there any way of deleting the unused one?


and wat abt the 16mb of memory man its just vanished !!
damn!

is it some bug with my model or smtn!??!

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hey Sriharsha..

are u having widget issues!??!

i cant keep 1*4 widgets on the top except the search bar and i read that 4*4 widgets dont work...

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now even on that empty homescreen which i want to delete i cant put a widget..
says the space is to low for any widget...



this seems to be some bug...

no post for 2 days..
:O

bump..

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Exams yaar
BTW you can delete empty home screens by using edit in home screen
*img96.imageshack.us/img96/6365/cap201004091307.th.jpg*img41.imageshack.us/i/cap2010040913081.jpg

*img41.imageshack.us/img41/471/cap2010040913081.th.jpg

I don't understand that widget thing you said???