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[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimov000:
Best to start with is apps2sd and follow their instructions . Further, now and then with a filemanager walk trough the folders and files. Last but not least checkout the cache. E.G. The stock mail apps take lots of memory and the bin can't be emptied so change to K9 e.g.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quarintus:
Dear all,

I am hoping someone can help me with the following problem.

My girlfriend was updating her phone (official update, her phone isn't rooted. It's completely stock) (I am not a SGS user myself)..

Then something went wrong, I don't know what. The update freezed.

The battery was removed and inserted again. When the phone was turned on again, a screen popped up: phone and pc connected, but between them a triangle. Probably meaning, there is no connection to the pc or samsung kies.

Sadly enough, the pc won't see the phone. So it cannot connect. I tried a hard reset. (volume up, home button, powerbutton). The only thing that happens is it starts up with the same screen.

So does anyone have an idea how to make the hardreset or to make it connect to samsung kies. Because now the phone is useless offcourse.

Thanks in advance!

(I have to admit, I did do a fast search but not very deep. I am not familier with samsung phone, or the samsung forum).

I hope you guys can help.

(30 minute battery pull did not work)

I called the customer service. They told me the phone is "bricked" and has to go back to repairing centre to fix it. I don't believe that.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lttldvl:
Try leaving the battery out for about 10 minutes, then put it back in. Try that and see how that goes.

Failing that I would give your service provider a call and see what they can suggest.

Did you try a factory reset?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quarintus:
Did try a factory reset, but if it even won't do a hard reset, or go to the bootloader or anything like that :p, I can't....

I am currently waiting for the battery. in 4 munutes I have waited 30 minutes. That should be long enough.

SADLY ENOUGH, THE SAME RESULT AFTER BATTERY PULL FOR 30 Minutes. No samsung logo, just the screen with the phone and the pc stating there is a connection issue.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lttldvl:
Can you get the phone into download mode by pressing volume down+home+power?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
As you went through kies, and you are stock, take it back too samsung, and while you are at it, remind them what a piece of sh*t kies is! ;)

Insanity cm 012/glitch
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quarintus:
Hahaha, Kies sure is...

Thanks for all the support. I am happy to announce that the problem is solved. I think I tried to hardreset the damned phone 37 times precisely the same. That was just because I was to stubborn to believe a hard reset wouldn't work. It goes on doesn't it? Than it should be able to hard reset.

Well the 37th time it worked. I was shocked! So everything is fine now and my girlfriend is happy.

Thanks guys.

SOLVED.

Thread can be closed.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] rmmorse81:
As the title says:

I was so utterly disappointed with the 10.1

The first one I got Friday Morning had dead pixels on the black status bar at the bottom of the screen. I returned it a couple hours later to Best Buy.

The second one has dust under the middle of the screen. You could see black spots while surfing the web.

Finally, the third one had 8 pieces of dust under the right side of the screen.

I decided to return it and wait for a rumored Nexus Tab or Ice Cream.

Don't get me wrong I LOVE Android. I have the Nexus S 4g, and I have always had android phones. I had the Xoom, but it was too heavy and large. I really had high hopes for the Galaxy Tab. Yet, its sad that the build quality is lacking..

And... lets be honest, Honeycomb needs a LOT of polishing. Its laggy, and has none of the media consumption apps people crave(i.e. netflix, Hulu, HBO Go, etc.)

If you like the Tab do yourself a favor and try not to look at the screen too close.. I fear that there are imperfections on most of them... which is inexcusable

:(
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Sandelb:
Sounds like you may have had a string of bad luck with the devices. Remember stuff like that gets shipped in bulk so it may have been just an issue with the one shipment to that Best Buy.

I haven't had any issues with build quality on mine. Was worried about the plastic backing but it doesn't dent in like the aluminum on my iPad so it's actually a plus (and it makes the thing lighter). I won't disagree with the Honeycomb needing polish however. For the most part it works fine but there is a significant lack of tablet optimized apps out there and the input lag in the stock browser is annoying at best.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] rmmorse81:
Word...

I just got frustrated man. when you are dropping that much cash on a tab it should be flawless. ya know
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] jvanbrecht:
Flawless is debatable... there is no such thing.. my $80k car (AMG C63 if anyone cares) is far from flawless, my house.. far from flawless. I have purchased $100+ software/hardware packages (Arcsight.. ridiculously expensive), far from flawless....

If you had asked me 10 or 20 years ago, then I would have agreed, but these days, everything is released with flaws and bugs, it is just how it is these days, and you will have to accept it, or you will never buy anything again..
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Sandelb:
Yeah man, I understand. I'd be pretty pissed to if I had to return my brand new shiny three times. But it's what all early adopters have to put up with; higher prices, untested technology, new waters and the like. It's what makes it fun, :D
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Seihaku:
This would be more shoddy QA than shoddy build quality wouldn't it? I actually quite like the build quality on the thing but could see getting pissed off if I had dust under the screen.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Berner:
My experience that some people who are hyper-sensitive to "flaws" in devices are those that were truly unsure about their purchase in the first place. When they experience buyer's remorse, they suddenly find "flaws" in the device rather than admit that they made a poor purchasing decision. This bad behavior is unfortunately reinforced by the return policies of the retailers that charge restocking fees except in case of defects.

I'm not saying this is the case with OP. Just an observation.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] hebbe:
totally OT: $80k for a C63??? how cheap are those cars in the states?? for a normal configuration we have to pay at least about $95k (~67k €).
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Seihaku:
The 2011 C63 AMG starts at < $60k in the US (though realistically, $70k is the cheapest you'll find it). I'm not sure what the differences are vs the euro models.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] freonix:
Ice creams starts at 59 cents
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] dscline:
My experience has been that some people who try to insinuate that any issues someone may have with a product are actually problems with the person rather than the device, are actually just trying to defend their own purchases.

I'm not saying this is the case with you. Just an observation.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] jvanbrecht:
They are definitely cheaper in the US then in most other places (even DE.. which is odd since they are made there...)

Base model runs around 60k, once you start adding options.. it goes up fast, I have everything but the Performance Package, and the number I through out is the avg for a model configured as mine, I did not pay that much (who ever pays MSRP anyways), as I picked mine up used (Certified Pre Owned model from MB).

You want horrible.. check out the C63 in Australia.. they run almost $200k AU. Half of that is I believe a luxury tax penalty....
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] matt310:
Come on now - the GTab and C63 have a lot of stuff in common - especially their use of copious amounts of cheap plastic. At least for the Tab, it's only $500 :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] jvanbrecht:
Yeah.. and it rattles alot.. drives me nuts.. granted that may have something to do with the monster V8 they shoehorned into the little C class.. but still, at the price point, they should have used better materials. At least in EU, and most of the rest of the world, you can get the option of leather dash/console/etc which replaces much of the plastic.. but that is not available on the C class for US AMG models, it is on the E and up classes though.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] matt310:
The rattles are caused by a combination of low-profile tires, punishing suspension, and clips that hold dashboard components in place instead of screws. Also, the torsional rigidity of the C isn't as stiff as the E so when you go up driveways and the chassis flexes, that eventually takes its toll on tight tolerance components. Sometimes covering them with leather helps; sometimes not.

The greater concern to me is why MB didn't include an LSD with that car as standard equipment. It's part of the P30 package or a $2,000 standalone option, which to me makes next to no sense. All that power needs a way to get it reliably to the pavement!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Jnn1:
Sounds like you had really bad luck. Did you exchange them from the same place? It might be the batch the store received was the problem, either tampered in production or in transportation. Overall, people seem to be happy with the build, including myself, so it seems you're case was exceptional, and you may give it another try at a different store or vendor.

Nexus Tab/Ice Cream are at best Q4, which can be 4-6 months away, and I wouldn't be surprised if they only came out next year. Honeycomb will definately improve before then, especially in a few weeks we should have custom ROMs too.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Digital Man:
Dead pixels AND dust under the screen! I agree 100% with the OP. If you really got three in a row with screen defects that is not acceptable. You can ignore virtually any nick, ding or scratch on the body of a tablet, but it's really hard to ignore screen defects. Especially central ones. In many respects a tablet IS the screen. It's what you interact with all day long.

I'm not that surprised. Samsung sometimes has quality control issues. I ended up returning three Samsung projection TV's in a row once. One of them actually had a picture that was physically tilted so that one side was higher than the other - can't quite understand how that got past quality control. And then there is the recent GPS disaster with the Galaxy S phones - I had one of those and finally ended up getting rid of it because It was impossible to navigate with it.

Samsung is a strange company. They produce cutting edge products that have lots of rough edges. But when you finally get one of Samsung's devices that works correctly, they are sometimes really good. When I finally got a working TV from Samsung, after my fourth try, it lasted forever - superb picture and no problems. Love my Tab 7. And even the Galaxy S was a great phone, as long as you didn't have to get anywhere on time.

I'm surprised that Best Buy didn't give you a hard time with the dead pixels. Every once in a while you get a smart-assed salesman who likes to quote a dead pixel rule: "we can only exchange it if there are 5 or more dead pixels. Just because there's a big black one dead center in the middle of your screen isn't sufficient cause for an exchange!") Had circuit city try this with me on an LCD TV. Course stuff like that is probably the reason they went bankrupt.

This is one reason I prefer buying from brick and mortar stores with items like this. If Best Buy gave you no trouble with 3 returns, thats really commendable on their part. They would get my repeat business just for that.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] SR45:
??? You have got to be kidding, right ? You may have low expectation and willing to take flaws, but not me, not now, not ever. Doing so just tells the manufactur we will accept the flaws and be done with it. Goodness, accept it ? No way :eek:
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] happilyaccosted:
Did you clean your glasses before you inspected the tablet?

(J/k I returned one due to back light bleeding)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] ericc191:
OP, if you got all of those from the same place, I suggest giving it one more shot and buying it somewhere else.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] pandamaja:
Agree 100%. No way I'm dropping good money on a second hand product. might as well just throw your money away
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] BlackOtaku:
I think you guys are seriously misreading what he said. There are no tech products nowadays that never, ever, ever have flaws or bugs. Apple gets really close but even they aren't perfect. Say what you will about low expectations, but I challenge you to find one truly flawless/bugless tech product.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Digital Man:
You know, you're right. When I got my Samsung TV that had the picture higher on one side than the other, I should have just propped up one side of the TV with some books, rather than complaining!!

And when I got my Samsung Captivate, where the GPS didn't work - well, hell maps are cheap!!

And dead pixels aren't a big deal. Just get glasses that are a bit too weak, blur out the image a bit and you won't even notice those silly dead pixels!!

Wanting products that work correctly is SOOOOOO Yesterday.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] akarol:
LOL! OP obviously has never owned/used a Palm Pre or an Asus Transformer. My GT has been absolutely flawless!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] BlackOtaku:
I bought you some reading glasses, you're welcome. :D

All good? Now read this: Once again, you're misunderstanding the point.

I happen to have a Nexus S that works perfectly, I have not had a single issue with it.

This does not mean Nexus Ss are flawless. Ask anyone who got a screen defect on theirs.

Many people probably have your Samsung TV. Theirs are probably working just peachy. Does that make Samsung TVs flawless?

Once again, no tech products are flawless. Yes, complain when something goes wrong. Get something that works right. But don't expect absolute flawlessness out of any company or product line, it's ridiculously naive.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Digital Man:
I think everyone understands that. What I take exception to is the speed at which we defend sloppy or shoddy work. There was a time when a company took pride in having a product that epitomized quality. That is what made America what it is. Now we live in a mass-produced throw away world where we are trained to accept less than the best. Its a dangerous mindset both for the company and the consumer.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] BlackOtaku:
Well, I agree! I wouldn't accept flaws in any device I owned, period. I just was trying to clarify what I felt the guy who originally posted his "accept it" comment meant. I don't think he meant "We should all just be happy when things come to us screwed up out of the box", but rather that unless there's a massive push for absolute quality going forward, there's never going to be a 100% flawless batch of anything.

Personally, (even though I'm not crazy about them) Apple is the one company I think really works hard to have the best quality products available. But even Apple has hiccups sometimes (iPhone 4 screen issues, 'Antennagate', etc.). It makes me really doubt that 100% batch flawlessness is possible unless each and every unit is thoroughly tested before it gets packaged. It'd be nice, though.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] ericlmccormick:
As a mechanical engineer, I can back up that not only do every tech product out there have flaws but so does every product everywhere. They are designed to work within limits and have safety factors.

For instance you buy a hard drive and it works, it works as designed and the user never knows the difference. This doesn't mean the hard drive doesn't have a few bad sectors, it just that the product has been designed to see those flaws, note them and move on. When you buy a car and it drives great and when you get in a crash it saves your life and you know why, they actually design it to fail in a certain manner, no because it made of some super strong material. Its why everything has fuses, it is designing failure into your product because they know it will fail at some point because they are not perfect.

If somehow you did have a perfect product, it would require a lot more engineering work, much higher production cost and it would fail on the market because it would be priced way above what the average person can afford. If your computer had no flaws you would be spending a billion dollars on every unit to satisfy everyone's definition of perfect.

When you have a production line, you accept that sometimes in the process, your going to have bad eggs. The problem in this case is that these issues are due to quality control and exactly why products have 1 year manufactures warranties because they know not everything that goes out is caught, specially with first runs, you will have more flaws.

So if you get 5 units from the same place and they all have the same issues, guess what, they all came from the same batch that went through the same quality check person... so go to another store.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Digital Man:
You're right. Apple is an excellent example. Apple isn't perfect, but there is a perception by the public that they are always striving to be better. That makes it much easier to forgive problems when they occur.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] jvanbrecht:
You are correct. I did not mean we have to accept garbage, rather that the things made today all have some sort of minor flaw or defect. Most will never see them, but sometimes you do.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] joebob1:
what i found...

i found similar issues with GT10.1 i've seen at several different stores. i went through 4 different tabs at fry's (love fry's) and they all had dust under the screen and i wasnt able to check for dead pixels in the store lighting. i've also checked display models at two different best buys and they had the same issues.

overall, the dust are small and only 2-4 flakes mostly on the edges. for the dead pixels, the one i ended up with has 3 dead pixels that i can only see on black screens in a really really dark room (shows as greenish pixels).

so, i think its more that most of the GT10.1 have these issues and only a few are near perfect. i find that some of us are just more sensitive to flews (like me :D).
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] ericc191:
One of the screw covers next to the connector pins is coming off. I'm kind of annoyed by this, lol.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Digital Man:
Wow that's not very encouraging. I have a big piece of relatively reflective dust in the lower right corner of my screen.

I was wondering what my odds will be with the next one. The way people are talking, I'm starting to wonder if its even possible to get a perfect one.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] jerrykur:
Don't forget the iPads. Google "iPad screen bleed" and see what you get. Some people have gone through 12 units in an attempt to find a unit that does not have screen bleed or dead pixels
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] xManMythLegend:
Noone should accept shoddy build quality. Considering the profit margins they should be doing everything to make sure there products are as close to flawless as possible.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Digital Man:
Returned my first GTAB 10.1 - large piece of dust under the lower right corner of the screen.

Recieved my replacement from BB today. And its condition is

Drum roll............................................................

Perfect!

No dust, no oil slicks, no dead pixels. So I guess it IS possible to get one without defects.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] dscline:
Good to hear. Now all we need to know is your address. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] jikantaru:
I have wildfire s can a goldcard s-off it. I saw a forum with goldcard creator program.
[General Questions and Answers] johjoh2k:
No :o

Goldcard allow you to flash a stock firmware on branded phone, skipping the signature verification.

For S-OFF googling: Alpharev :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrackaBoi:
Hi all,

My work Exchange account enforces security on my SGS2 which requires password protection. Only PIN and password is allowed, I cannot choose swipe gesture (annoying btw, is there a hack for that??).

I have a four-digit PIN set as it is the quickest to enter. It is still a bit irritating however to have to enter it and hit OK every time I check my phone, regardless of whether I locked it 10 seconds ago or 10 hours ago.

On my iPhone I could set the autolock not to engage until after 20 minutes of no interaction. I haven't found this setting on my SGS2 but I'd really like to have it.

Is there a way to accomplish this?

Thanks for all help!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arabbitte:
Me too!

Exactly the same here. Annoyingly, some colleagues using IPhones also sync with exchange and don't appear to have the same problem with enforced security.

I'd love to hear the responses to this thread, but in the meantime, this is all I have to offer:

Talk to your sysadmin and see if the permissions can be changed at the exchange-end

You can occasionally "switch off" exchange security in Settings - maybe in your "off-peak" times. Don't have the phone to hand, but in Settings - Security - Device administrators, delete exchange and then set your swipe security. Exchange will then stop working and will nag you with security messages when you try to access it. When you want it back, just click on the notification and rekey your PIN - exchange will "own" your phone again.

Seriously, whoever thought this was a sensible implementation of security must be an Android-hater.:eek:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hari:
For the second option, phone will take time to decrypt and encrypt which is even more annoying if the storage is almost full. I don't know whether its the encryption/decryption or something else that spoilt my Micro SD card but strangely it got corrupted after a bit of tinkering like this and firmware change.

See if Moxier mail app (trial version) as it encrypts within the app than at a device level. If it works, worth spending money later if it works. Touchdown or other mail apps haven't worked for me so can't really comment about them. I guess they also have encryption at an app level that will address exchange server security policies. Give it a try. See what happens!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baron von bubba:
not sure if this is what yer looking for but "juice defender" has an option to set different time out lengths for screen off and screen lock, it also an extra option to set the lock to never come on when in range of home wifi etc.

i use juice defender ultimate not sure if the "lesser" versions have this feature.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaibosh:
@hari: I read somewhere that Touchdown does a similar thing, enforcing things on a application level. Actually, I think it was on the touchdown website (which seemed a little odd that they'd avertise it)..

How does Moxier Mail go with integration? I.e. is the sync'd schedule available to other applications?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrackaBoi:
Thanks for the tips guys.

I do not really like the idea of completely disabling my work Exchange sync, I am dependent on it.

Furthermore, I don't think Moxier will do it for me as I need fully integrated calendar sync as well.

Juice Defender might do it for me actually if it lets me delay the lock engagement. I'll try it out and post back.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrackaBoi:
Doesn't look like JuiceDefender is able to override the PIN lock timeout enforced by Exchange security, unfortunately.

Aaahh, I'd kill to have that lock time out/wifi dependent lock functionality JD offers!

Stupid Exchange security..