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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DimitriRed:
Bought new GALAXY S, after 2 weeks, NO USB NOTIFICATION when i plug in.

. Tried another PC, the same.

. FACTORY RESETED the phone.

. FORMATED MEMORY but nothing.

Suddenly it started to work, i could connect to MASS STORAGE...

the next day everything was working, in the evening again NO ANY USB NOTIFICATION.

Tried all USB SETTINGS, USB debugging. NOTHING.

PLEASE HELP! :confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
USB cable or usb drivers on PC .

Two weeks old i would have gone back to the seller .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] henrikusz:
It might be a driver problem. I had the very same issue when I have bought my Galaxy S, and there was a funny trick to resolve the problem: pull your USB cable into another hole. It helped me when I have had my connecting problem.

I hope I could help you!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DimitriRed:
its NOT a DRIVER PROBLEM, becouse when it works, it work on all PC's, when it doesnt WORK, it doesnt TO ALL PC's.

There are 2 answeres, THE PHONE, or USB CABLE. I DONT THINK ABOUT USB, but CAN BE.... :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] branalvere:
Did you install Kies? If not you may be missing some drivers, although your PC should recognise your phone as an external drive even without drivers.

I would take it back under warranty.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maartenjanvdwielen:
try playing around with

*#7284#

this will put you in the Phoneutil

Switch Usb to modem restart phone and switch back to pda and restart.

did the trick on my phone a couple of times,
[Droid Incredible General] kriskmk:
EDIT

: SEE POST #14.. I'VE ALREADY SWITCHED TO A THUNDERBOLT :):D

So I've been an avid follower of android over the past year.. rooting, trying different roms.. doing some adb programming.. coming up with some simple mods etc.. No question that Android is a tinkerer's paradise!

there are a few things that irk me about android in general.. which is not necessarily android's fault.

first and foremost there seems to be an alienation between the device manufacturers and android.. in the sense Android (with it's flavors) is probably the fastest OS to get obsolete by another flavor of itself. We have Sense 3.0 that is coming up in Summer.. Droid Incredible still hasn't seen any gingerbread or sense 2.5 development OFFICIALLY!..

True there are custom roms of the same available.. but it is patchy at best in terms of the whole android experience coming from the manufacturer. We all know the limitations of the Z-roms.. a lot of us are no fans of vanilla android and so on..

Lets face it.. the camera/ 720p recording on iphone 4 is unparalleled (try it first hand to believe it).. not to mention the display is gorgeous albeit smaller.

The OS integration with the hardware is very appealing with the iphone4.

I'm getting a little tired with the constantly changing android environment. I am equally miffed at the fact that many android devices including my Droid Inc are left alone to the user to be developed and enhanced. After a year of trying roms, keeping up with mods, working out bugs, testing etc.. I think my experience as a USER of the device.. is somewhat shadowed.

I'm thinking of making a jump to the Iphone where development is more organized compared to android.

I'm not an apple fan boy.. so please don't bash me if you don't like my post :)
[Droid Incredible General] davwman:
The iPhone 4 is definitely an awesome piece of hardware. I say go for it and if you get tired of that come back to android.
[Droid Incredible General] spatton:
You will miss Android keyboards. I'm sure of that!
[Droid Incredible General] cuban11182:
I've actually been thinking about the same thing. My buddy just got the iPhone 4and it's a nice phone.

Now the Incredible is my 1st smart phone and I've had it since pre-order. I rooted as soon as it became available and have been flashing ever since. I really love Android, but agree with some of the things you've discussed in the OP.

I still have till Christmas before I am eligible for an upgrade, so I have plenty of time to contemplate my decision.
[Droid Incredible General] DigitalDementia:
My recommendation would be at least to wait for the iPhone 5. There would be no point in downgrading to a smaller screen.
[Droid Incredible General] kriskmk:
Iphone 5 is not due until Fall 2012 or early 2012 at the earliest.
[Droid Incredible General] raptir:
The only point I would disagree with is the camera/camcorder. My girlfriend has an iPhone 4, and her pictures and video do not turn out nearly as well as those from my Droid Incredible. Removing any subjective analysis, the iPhone only has a 5MP sensor compared to the Incredible's 8MP.

That said, Nokia has put out phones with much better cameras than either.
[Droid Incredible General] Marcismo55:
I say you go ahead and give it a go. I've played with a few iPhone 4's and they are quality pieces and very smooth. As long as you stay with Verizon, you can always return it within that 30-day period if you are unhappy with it (of course you have topay a restocking fee though).

I just can't get over the fact that everwhere you go you see someone with the same phone. I personally tend to go against the norm. I not very well acquainted with the customization of the iPhones but I have heard it's on par with what we have going with Android.
[Droid Incredible General] DigitalDementia:
A leaked Verizon document stated differently. Also that doesn't seem to fit Apple's release patterns? Just saying.
[Droid Incredible General] Jacksonroh:
I switched to Android from iOS and I do agree about the screen, camera and hardware but for me Android doesn't compare to iOS. If I wanted a phone that did as advertised and only that I would choose the iPhone but if I want more control and customizable options I would go with Android. But that's just me, for you the iPhone seems to satisfy.
[Droid Incredible General] cuban11182:
That is a nice feature; being able to download ROMS and change them as you like I will agree. How much control do you need though? What options do you not have available on the iPhone that you will not live without?
[Droid Incredible General] kriskmk:
Yea, I am all for customizations and like I said..I tweaked the heck out of it.. but the downside of constantly customizing is you gotta keep up with revisions, market updates, bugs etc... and pretty soon ...though the pleasure of tweaking is always there.. there is a setback to the user experience.

The one thing that I think (at this point) that I absolutely need is Widgets. Don't have that on an iphone.. and don't know if that is something I can live without.
[Droid Incredible General] onfire4g05:
I also came from IOS (albiet an iPod Touch). The only thing I say it beats android in is text selection. I can do everything in 1/5th the time it took me on iOS. I was VERY skeptical of Android and preferred an iPhone a year ago on Vzw. I was actually WAITING on it. I'm so glad it came this year instead of last. Now, I have absolutely ZERO desire to be sucked back into the problem that is Apple and their godlike stance over their customers.

Take that for what its worth I guess. I also have a Mac and used to love it. But after multiple times of it burning several hours of my weekend for simple things a PC did better and for free, I've become an avid "hater" of Apple (and I don't say that about many companies). They overprice everything, but they know their uses will blindly go and shell out money. Take music downloads -- iTunes may be easier to use than Amazon MP3 (before CloudDrive), but I've saved so much money over the years switching to Amazon. Lets not even go into their overrated hardware or the times where they can provide a feature but don't so they can add it in a year to make just one more money. Our Dinc's may not be top dog anymore, but at least the hardware is good enough to push us into next year and beyond.

Speaking of beyond... I'm thinking about making a security came out of Dinc when I get another phone. hehe
[Droid Incredible General] kriskmk:
I couldn't imagine a life without Android inspite all of my complaints...it'd been a love affair for the past 1 year..I do have an Ipad..which is a giant iphone without the phone...

So I bought a thunderbolt today with my employee discount.

.after swapping contracts with my wife.... for about 150 bucks.. and boy do I love it!.. I thought the display would not be as good as the droid incredible... but trust me it's a lot better...and a 1550 quadrant score out the box! I guess it's time to switch communities....:) thanks for everything guys.
[Droid Incredible General] k_nivesout:
Congrats on the TB! Lucky bastard :)
[Droid Incredible General] ethan.r.besbris:
When I was still a T-Mobile customer, I had the 1st Android powered smartphone, the HTC Dream/G1. Boy did I love that phone. Once I rooted and started flashing I couldn't stop... After the HTC Magic/MyTouch 1.2 came out, I moved to that. The story was no different there. Roms, roms, and more roms. I moved to a BlackBerry for a time after that before finally giving up and leaving Magenta in favor of Big Red. Once there I had the LG Ally, and returned that after it overheated. In exchange I walked away with the OG Droid and loved it! Eventually, I moved to the Inc after acquiring the device through a 3rd party. Once the touch display stopped functioning I got the iPhone 4 out of necessity because the Thunderbolt was delayed, delayed, delayed. I loved my iPhone, the picture/video quality was superb. Facetime was nice, and the games... Geeze I miss Infinity Blade. Anyway, I soon became tired of the OS itself. The lack of customization was rather boring. I found myself spending more money in the Cydia store than Itunes. I was constantly buying themes and whatnot. After a time I could no longer cope without Android. I found the Thunderbolt on Craigslist and traded my used iPhone for the NEW Thunderbolt! I know this was a long post, and I expect to see the classic, "Cool story bro." comments. Long story short, do what makes you happy, make a decision and stick with it. Me? I'm an Android guy through and through. :)
[Droid Incredible General] POQbum:
Cool story broman.

I like a good Android plot-line.
[Droid Incredible General] ethan.r.besbris:
I figured I'd get at least one. Ha!
[Droid Incredible General] lennie paz:
In my opinion, stick with the Android. I just had an upgrade from Verizon and I figured what the heck, let me see what all this iPhone hype is all about. Well, after my first full day with the iPhone, the only thing I can find that the iPhone has over my Incredible, is the battery life. Gmail wouldn't push unless I used a workaround, you can't hide the keyboard, no separate volume controls for the ringer, email, and text, there is no back button to go back to an app you may have left, no trackball, no weather widget with clock, I sent a ringtone that I made through MMS and there is no option to save as ringtone,you can't share youtube videos through sms-only through email, and you are tied to stupid iTunes when adding pictures and media. Like I said, the ONLY reason I am keeping this iPhone, is for the battery life. When the Droid commercial says "Droid Does", they are telling the truth. I NEVER came across anything I tried on that phone that didn't do what I needed from it. Again, these are my opinions and I'm sure an iPhone fanboy will argue my points.
[Droid Incredible General] Mercutio5:
As many others, I too have extensive experience using both OSs daily.

Android makes a more usable phone. iOS makes a better tablet.
[Droid Incredible General] Tired of the Bull:
Good luck with the Thunderbolt, sounds like an awesome phone.
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
Just got my Xoom hooked up to my TV, but theres no audio on SNES. Any ideas?
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
Im a idiot nevermind
[Xoom General] MitchRapp:
hehe, the M stands for Multimedia (as in more than 1 type of media ... in this case Audio and Video)

hey some HDMI also support ethernet and other stuff now (1.4) ... it really is an all-in-one cable :)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cangri87:
As the title says, How many of you are experiencing issues where your data icon and signal bars turn white? ie: instead of being theme color - green or cyan they turn white very often and it looses sync with google apps ie: chrome to phone, Gmail.

it is kind of annoying as gmail isn't working as push email no more unless it icons are green.

same issue is present with nightly #39
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ags29:
For your gmail to refresh go into manage applications> Gmail> Clear data/ cache.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ags29:
And I've noticed that when the bars aren't green it's cuz the connection isn't as strong. They turn green when I have a good connection.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cangri87:
i strongly disagree, i know for a fact where my phone is at it has strong 4g connection all the time. and it still goes white and looses Google sync.

and as far as my gmail not syncing it only happens when icons are white. white they are green it syncs on its own.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] entropism:
That's because when it's green, it means it has a connection to Google's sync services, and when it's white it doesn't. This was implemented in Gingerbread.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camalus:
That.

That's all it means. Nothing else. No weak signal. Just means you are synchronized with Google.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdreww:
when my bars turn white i still have 5 bars but i cant call txt or use data
[Fascinate General] tripacer99:
I'm curious as to what browser you guys like to use. I've used Dolphin Browser HD for as long as I can remember, as I never really fancied the stock browser.

I don't really know about any of the other browsers available, so i'm looking for something new to use (and others might be too). Any suggestions?
[Fascinate General] spinnum:
I use the stock one for daily use, if I run into a page that insists to be viewed in mobile form then I switch to Dolphin.
[Fascinate General] bobloblaw1:
I use opera mobile.
[Fascinate General] TheSonicEmerald:
Opera Mobile. GPU acceleration makes browsing smooth as butter
[Fascinate General] david464:
You should try Miren browser!! It's blazing fast!!
[Fascinate General] sageDieu:
Opera mobile and maxthon.

Sent from my MIUI SCH-i500
[Fascinate General] TheSonicEmerald:
No broswer is as smooth as Opera Mobile on Android. It compares to the smoothness on Safari on iOS
[Fascinate General] tripacer99:
Tried it out. It runs VERY well, but nearly all of the pages I visit direct me to the mobile version of their site. Is there any way to change the user agent in opera so that I get the desktop version every time?
[Fascinate General] cbguitarschool:
Thanks for the tips...I'm definitely switching from the stock browser on my Droid X!
[Fascinate General] TheSonicEmerald:
Pretty sure there was a thread here on XDA about that. Might want to do a Google search about that. "opera mobile 11 android desktop agent" All the sites I use direct to desktop so it hasn't been a problem for me.
[Fascinate General] tripacer99:
Thanks for the tip! Found out how to do it, and works perfectly. I couldn't find it in the settings, so I figured it wasn't built in. :o
[Fascinate General] papstar:
+1 for Miren. Only issue I run into is embedded videos just leaving a blank spot on the page, and also opening an android_asset/webkit page in the stock browser.
[Fascinate General] Bobboman:
I've been using Firefox 4 mobile on my phone and tab, i'll probably try opera now because anything has to be better
[Fascinate General] iTz Nicholas72:
I using Dolphin Mini right now.

I've tried Firefox but its just too slow and too CPU intensive. It's sad because it's what I use on my MacBook Pro and would live to be able to seamlessly sync everything.
[Fascinate General] mzrdisi:
I don't know about anyone else, but the stock browser on the Fascinate is horrible compared to other Android powered phones. I'm not sure what it is, but it just runs like crap. AND NO ANIMATED GIF SUPPORT!!!! (Custom ROMs appear to not work either, it's really weird actually. Animated GIF support goes in and out)

So i use Dolphin HD mainly. Normally I prefer stock, but since switching to the Fascinate. I use anything else, BUT!
[Fascinate General] zeroxg4:
for some reason Opera Mobile won't install on CM6. Bummer.
[Fascinate General] DirgeExtinction:
Odd. The stock browser feels the same as my old Droid's. Not much of a difference.

Back to the topic: I use the stock browser. It fills my needs perfectly. I'll try out Dolphin HD and Opera to see how they are.
[Fascinate General] ezas:
I just tried dolphin mini again last night. After about an hour of use I saw no clear cut advantage over stock (for how I use it).

I don't use gestures and don't open multiple tabs on my phone. My web use is mostly simple lookups. My serious web use I do on my desktop computer. Almost every thing I do on my phone is app based. So the stock browser suits me fine and is as fast or faster as both dolphin HD and mini.
[Fascinate General] NOsquid:
I've always preferred xscope over stock and dolphin. Will try opera
[Fascinate General] Mystique:
+1 Miren

No flash

Images on wifi only

*All those default rss feeds disabled..
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
I've tried them all except Opera mobile. DolphinHD was nice but got a bit heavy after a while. Firefox4 is junk period. Miren was ....Miren....not impressed. There were a few others I forget now......and in the end I fall back to the stock debinged browser that comes with most current roms these days. It just works so well.
[Fascinate General] wideopn11:
Skyfire works well for me. It has a toggle to always show "as desktop". I haven't tried opera yet but I probably will soon.
[Fascinate General] rtimoff:
Only Opera mini.
[Fascinate General] SHAKEJONES:
I have been using Dolphin on my last 3 phones and its been as good as advertised
[Fascinate General] mzrdisi:
Since seeing this thread, I've tried out Opera Mobile. It works for the most part, but certain sites don't load properly or certainly functionality within the site doesn't work. (Like facebook.com, forces me to the m.facebook.com. I can't use touch.facebook.com)
[Fascinate General] gdnl:
Although too stripped down to be your primary browser, tampermonkey is the only android browser I've found that runs greasemonkey/user scripts. Handy for stripping clutter out of websites you use often.
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
Same here. Presentation was nice, ability to sync bookmarks with the browser on my pc is something I have been wanting a long time. But the inability to force the full site to load, and improperly rendered pages(something that has plagued Opera for ages) makes it more of a PITA
[Fascinate General] pwshadow:
Opera mobile is the only one that doesnt use the stock webkit. It is twice as fast and has a hardware accelerator so scrolling and zooming is buttery smooth. Once you try it you will never go back!

Evil Fascination 3.3.1 voodoo Nitro Honeycomb
[Fascinate General] cwingard:
Dolphin has impressed me, though I've been a long time xScope user. I toggle between dolphin and just occasionally opera for its extra features.
[Fascinate General] jk0l:
ive tried most of the popular web browsers and liked dolphin mini a lot because it has every little thing im looking for

however, it drains the battery drastically (check in battery use)

some people say wifi consumes a lot of power, but i think its actually the browser

anyway, if youve been using opera mobile (not mini), does it too use much of battery?

planning to try its buttery smooth zooming

but the size of it is pretty hefty (12 mb!?!)
[Fascinate General] dandar:
I tried Dolphin HD on my old droid and felt it was slower and too cumbersome. Went back to stock, then to Dolphin Mini. When I got the Fascinate the Dolphin Mini was one of the first things I installed. I really like its interface and ease of use. No more wondering how many tabs are open etc. It also formats pages immediately for easiest viewing.

Dolphin mini advantage over stock:

1) Better website formatting. Even desktop, non-mobile websites are easy to view with it.

2) Tabbed browsing, you always know whether a new tab opened. The stock browser opens a new window and you think the old site is gone.

Cons:

1) Stock browser is a bit smoother and doesn't take up any screen real estate with tabs, menus etc. The only thing other than the website is the android status bar.

Anyways, today I tried Opera Mobile and I was blown away. I had no idea what you guys were saying about smoothness until I tried it out. That was something else. The interface is definitely different than Dolphin Mini, and it's better than the stock browser.

The advantages are:

1) Being on VZW's 150MB plan the turbo mode is very useful (compresses data by up to 70%).

2) It feels very fast and smooth.

3) It tells you how many tabs are open.

The cons are:

1) non-mobile websites are not formatted for easy viewing like they are on Dolphin mini. Yeah pinch to zoom is easy and smooth, but on Dolphin you don't have to do it.

2) It doesn't take advantage of the menu button and the whole menu stays visible on the bottom taking valuable screen estate. Still the tabs stay on top of the dolphin mini and take even more screen so it's a wash.

3) It doesn't tell you if a tapatalk version of the website you're viewing is available. Dolphin and the stock browser do.

Right now I'm still considering the non-mobile friendly formatting of full desktop websites being a factor to going back with Dolphin Mini.

Regarding speed, Dolphin runs on top of stock webkit, so it should be as fast or as slow as the default browser. I ran some benchmarks for comparison:

Sunspider

Opera Mobile: 4295

Dolphin Mini: 5580

Rightware Browser Mark

Opera Mobile: 22790

Dolphin Mini: 29222 (was 32598 after fresh OTA 2.2.1 update, I guess some apps I installed since slowed the phone down.)

So looks like one browser may be faster in one thing, the other may be faster at another. I like them both much better than the stock browser due to tabed browsing support.
[Fascinate General] sunder74:
I like xscope pro personally. Simple fast and one of the better tab browsing features I've seen on a mobile.
[Fascinate General] RepAZ:
Always used Dolphin Browser. It was just the first one I was introduced to so I stuck with it
[Fascinate General] keith.mcintyre26:
Miren is the best. I always come back to it.
[Fascinate General] jpricesd:
I just downloaded Miren recently to give it a try because I heard good things about it. I'm really liking it and its currently my browser of choice. Its simple and gets the job done.
[Fascinate General] sanewicked:
^^^ completely agree
[Fascinate General] Scrappy1:
Thanks to the tips in here I tried Opera Mobile and found it very smooth at scrolling. It's not perfect however, which brings me to my main question:

Did everyone else notice the stock browser on froyo got really choppy at scrolling? Even simple websites. It used to be very smooth on 2.1. Other Galaxy S phones have much smoother browser in froyo. I tested my coworkers Vibrant on froyo, and it scrolls great. Also a Galaxy S 4G, (on 2.2.1 also), and it has no lag or chopiness either.

Other tib bits I've found online indicate Samsung added GPU acceleration back into the browser at some point in froyo. (Lost it at launch) How in the world did the Fascinate / VZW branch lose this? Its a huge step backwards from 2.1.
[Fascinate General] djfrost17:
I like sticking with the stock browser...
[Fascinate General] exnihilo:
That's an interesting method, I may adopt the opposite of that.

I typically just use Dolphin HD in Desktop mode, and if I need to use the mobile version I'll try it in the stock one, as I prefer Dolphin HD
[Fascinate General] obsidianchao:
I looooooove xScope.
[Fascinate General] djlim4:
Opera mobile if i'm on a page to stream video, otherwise Dolphin Mini.

Had not heard of xScope but now i gotta try it out
[Fascinate General] itzbob701:
Been trying Miren for the past few days and so far my favorite. I'll give Opera an extended trial soon.