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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidinsane:
Rom/kernel advice???

i am currently on rooted xxlpy fw...i want to install a custom kernel and rom...

please suggest the best one out there

do i need to wipe everything up at first install? and every time when a update comes

how to go back to stock?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atishey23:
Can this tweak work on our phone-

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2076101
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GaYoung28:
Can't play Nova 2 always force close after opening video

Why?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ragavanrags:
Any Info

When will jelly bean official firmware coming for other countries?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
QUESTIONS... Anyone, Please Answer...

1. Anyone knows how to change the "looks" of the "On/Off" buttons next to Bluetooth and/or Wifi in Settings app??

2. When you expand the Status Bar, you get the toggles for Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth, etc. right? My question is how to change the the "Greenish" background behind it? And also the small green "bar" below the toggle's icon when its on...

3. It is said that having too many scripts in init.d folder is bad.. as it causes some problems or errors.. I have added "34" scripts, so can anyone tell me which scripts are useless (i.e safe to delete) or can be merged so that the number of total scripts reduce..

I have added it as a zip file below, please check it...
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lisek517:
Question: If I gonna root on GB will it still be rooted when official JB will be installed?

Question: Is rooting on GB is diffrent than JB?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

You will need to root JB again. We have very easy method for JB.

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidinsane:
do i need to install a custom kernel to flash a custom rom?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Yes, because on stock one you do not have custom recovery. And for custom ROM instalation you need custom recovery (CWM or TWRP).
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidinsane:
thanks mate so if i install any custom kernel i will be able to install any custom rom?

also how will i be able to revert back to original stock 4.1.2 for both custom rom & kernel????

please clear doubts :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
Flash with Odin an stock FW and that all.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidinsane:
what about recovery?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lisek517:
Thanks - you talk about this method http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2087424 ?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Yes.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] te0o:
Just out of curiosity, what exactly causes the loss of the baseband when flashing? I'm seeing so many treads about this issue these days and I am wondering what can we do to avoid it?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atishey23:
Any one.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
Either no one has tested these tweaks on Samsung Advance, or who has tested not seen the question.

Why do not you test yourself and share/tell us again and if they works? :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frisky_bg:
I would really like if someone can tell me a way to lock the phone in memory in JB. I tried creating a file named local.prop in /data , but it doesn't seem to work and I'm open for sugestions.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

I give up on that, and I am using exDialer for some time...

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
Anyone with theming knowledge please answer....

My question is there on the picture attached below :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

Someone already done that, look on theme section. And ask user for help. :)

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
haha, I didn't check the Themes section for a very long time because last time I checked, it was empty :p

anyways do you know how to do it?

My ROM is "almost" finished, only Theming is left, as this is the most Hardest thing to do for making a Custom ROM (According to me) :cowboy:
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

I wanted to do it, but I got lazy. :) And then I saw someone did it already. :)

Sent from Galaxy S Advance
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apexbr:
Hey guys. I just installed LMT Launcher.

Service starts and Pie works fine, but i can't get the gesture input to work.

In the gesture input option list relative to screen parameters there are many devices but not ours.

Have anyone got the gestures to work properly?

I tested every option on the list.

Thx.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
I do not know if is a problem with my phone or, I do not know the correct settings, but still can not allocated a ringtone to a single contact or group contacts in the adress book.

I set a ringtone to a contact and group, everything are ok, make test and is fine, but after a period (dont know how long) resets, returning to the default ringtone.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidinsane:
i have flashed transbar+ripplelock effect but i want to remove the transbar how can i do that....?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Push stock SystemUI.apk in system/app.

What version of JB you have?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidinsane:
stock jb lq4 ...do i need to just put the systemui.apk file on phone itself with adb?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

Yes, change is in that file.

Here, I attached stock one. Push it to system/app. You can use some root explorer too for this. Or you can replace this file from the one in that zip, and flash it with recovery, like you did when you made a change.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidinsane:
ok done..thanks
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nemedi1:
Hi guys!

I have a problem with my phone (sgs advance), and i'm afraid i bricked it.

I tried to update it to JB via Odin, everything went ok, but before finishing the update, Odin said "Replaced!!". The phone turned off (it was in downloading mode), and nothing happened. I waited for 5 minutes, still nothing, than unplugged the usb cable and plugged again. Then Odin said "PASS" and "finished (1 successful / 0 failed)". Since then the phone doesn't react to anything, no recovery mode, nothing. Anyone any idea if I can do anything to fix it?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

I hope you do not have I9070P, because if you do you hard bricked it. :(

You can't go to download mode?

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nemedi1:
i hope not. but i dont remember if it was 9070 or 9070P. whats the difference or where can i check it?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

You can check it on box you got with phone. Anywhere NFC is written? If yes, then it is P.

If you can go to download mode, flash JB again (if it is not P verson of phone).

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nemedi1:
well i had NFC in it.... i wasnt paying attention :S

so can i do anything with a hard bricked phone?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

You can send it to service. Dev CallMeVentus had bricked it like you, he got it fixed. Hope you can too.

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thunderrr0:
Can galaxy s advance cpu be overclocked to 1ghz+ ??
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Keith577:
I will rather buy S2. I learn my lesson with i9001
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

Adi OCed it to 1.15GHz, but kernel is not stable still. When it is he will publish it.

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
Got this big list of errors when I tried to Recompile SecSettings.apk....? Any Help...!??
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

You are using newest files for apktool? What did you change, maybe you made some mistake in code?

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joehanh88:
Thumb.db? where you get those file? that is what cause the problem..

search at google how to get rid of it..
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
He probably open some image with some photo viewer. And it leave its thumbnail db file there.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
Now what to do??

Just for your info:

1. I'm using the latest Apktool from Google.. its version 1.5.2

2. I'm making my ROM on Windows XP in my Windows 7 Laptop (using VMWARE)... can that be the problem?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Remove that thumb.db from secSettings/res/drawable and secSettings/res/drawable-hdpi folders. Probably they are hidden, so you must check option to see hidden files in xp.

I do not know about XP, I use Win7.

You have in log in what folder you have that file. And that other folders, check them. layout-sw320dp etc... If you get error after you remove thumb.db remove those folders and try again.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
That was the first thing I did last night, but got no success... For me Hidden Files are Visible by Default.. but still those .db files do not exist anywhere in that folder...
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joehanh88:
try to look at this..

http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/what-are-thumbsdb-files-and-can-i-delete-them-windows.htm

or this http://ask-leo.com/what_is_thumbsdb_and_can_i_delete_it.html

or this http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/zanswers/98/

:)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
Followed all 3 of the webpages, Deleted both Thumbs.db from the respective folders but still getting the same error :(
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joehanh88:
try to check other folder..maybe in there have it either..
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

Again there is error about thumb.db or with that folder I already told you to remove?

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
Same folder... I tried searching for other Thumbs.db files on my entire hard disk.. only two were found, which I already deleted.. now there is no Thumbs.db file (even after searching) but still I get the same error :eek::rolleyes:
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
SOLVED ...

I think I found where the wrong setting custom ringtones on certain contacts.

I set the ringtone file that held the music, which was located on the external SD card now moved ringtones in Ringtones folder in internal memory and everything is fine.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobfrantic:
Greetings. Couple of questions. First, how can I have the battery icon in the statusbar not show. Seems redundant with being able to have the percentage there.

Also what is the color code for 50 percent transparency in the notifications?

Thanks in advance :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joehanh88:
here is your guide ^_^
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravijani:
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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
I finally got rid of all Thumbs.db files and here's what I get now.... :crying:
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joehanh88:
0_o

why its said like you just delete the file?

try to check all your xml back..there is must be some mistake..or some file or png missing..
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobfrantic:
Thanks for the guide, how about removing the battery icon from statusbar?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
That will take forever! even I don't remember what all pngs I replaced.. what all xml files I edited.. :p:o
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joehanh88:
well, i never tried this thread..but you can try..and tell us your result :p

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21621187&postcount=2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2158927

and standby for bricked phone..LOL..

MAKE BACKUP!!!! dont forget..
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
You have lot more milk do drink before you can make some good ROM. :D Why I didn't make any till now? I do not want just to remove apps, add some, make some minor changes and that is it... :angel:
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
ha ha, post of the day, shut! :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobfrantic:
The manual steps to remove battery icon worked :) second link you gave. thanks a lot. and yes I backed up stuff... always do hehe

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joehanh88:
nice man ^_^

i will try add the mod for my next project..

and thanks for testing :p
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobfrantic:
Your welcome, and give me credit for bring a guinea pig LOL :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joehanh88:
LOL..yea..i will..you get my word :D
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunnyhot:
unable to instal SuperSu flashable zip

Hi all -

Model: GSA i9070(my friends)

I am trying to flash SuperSu flashable zip file in stock recovery mode but could not apply, getting an error as 'signature failed'. I need to root the device without using Odin.

Please let me know is there any options to do this?

Since I have S2 and I was able to flash SuperSu in stock recovery mode.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Use this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2087424
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunnyhot:
Have few clarifications.

1. It states for JB but this device is still running on GB.

2. In the link there is a note states method to root S2, can same method be used to root S Advance (i9070) ( Note : This method has been derived from a method to root SGS2.)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
No, you can't root with this method then. And you can't flash SuperSU from stock recovery. You need to flash kernel that will root phone with Odin or flash rooted firmware with Odin. Those are only options for rooting GB for this phone.

I can't help you with second option. With first, if there is no stock kernel there for you (step 10) you can download your stock firmware, and send me kernel.bin.md5 from it. I will repack it for you, if you can't get how to do it. You read last few pages of that thread, there is explanaion.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunnyhot:
Ok not a problem. I will flash JB first and then try to root.

Anyways thanks for your help. will get back once JB is flashed.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shaaan:
Shutdown told you 2-3 times that the thumbs file doesn't matter! Why do you always act dumb?

Anyway, did you install framework and twframework?

I do not respond to tech support via PM
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
No, I told him that those .db files don't make any difference because apktool clearly mentioned that its skipping them... and yes I have installed both framework-res and twframework-res... I just decompiled SecSettings.apk and tried to Recompile it without any changes and I still got the same error.. maybe something else is wrong?

If you don't mind, then please give your Apktool.. mine is the latest one but is cause a lot of problems..
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idzhar:
why my jellybean got this error? lol
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobfrantic:
Here you go, the complete apktool set with the latest apktool.bat and aapt.exe and apktool.jar and all work for me with JB apk's hope this helps. :)

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
THANKS MATE!! :laugh::good::highfive:
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobfrantic:
your welcome, make sure to click the thank button too :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shaaan:
Protip : that thanks counter is useless!

;)

I do not respond to tech support via PM
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scinnox:
Could I unlock my samsung i9070p with this http://unlockthatphone.com? It says that you can unlock every phone, but you have to pay for it. I just don't want to pay for it and afterwards it won't work. Hope someone can help :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
Have you tried this first? (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2176845)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scinnox:
I am trying to unlock my phone, so I can use it with every carrier.

And it also says "Edit : it works only on jellybean", and because i have 9070P, I cannot have JB.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
That is for unlocking from lockscreen. He want to use phone on every provider, his device is simlocked to carrier. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ragavanrags:
Question

In pure vanilla rom, it dont having My files.pls fix it.(sorry for my bad english)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Install from CWM.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frzek:
I have question about minimum screen brightness.

In build prop if i change this line

ro.lcd_min_brightness=30

to 10 when i put brightness in settings after rebooting to minimum will my brightness be lower then usuall? And if yes, is that ok for screen life?

Sent from my GT-I9070
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravijani:
try "galaxysim unlock" app from play store.... it worked on my 2 other frnd's phones with specific carriers....
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

I made some mod in framework-res.apk with lower values of brightness. But it is just when on auto. And I can't remember for what version of JB was it. I could do it for LQ4 if you want it. :)

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frzek:
Well I don't use auto, just will be better for battery if I can put brightness to lower level.

Sent from my GT-I9070
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lisek517:
Does Sixaxis Controller works on this phone?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
You have an application that is specially designed to check compatibility of 'Sixaxis Controller' : check this - Sixaxis Compatibility Checker
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wox_:
Hey guys, I broke my display a couple of days ago which my insurance will cover, does it matter if my phone isn't running the stock rom?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
You must read the rules of that insurance.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
You can call them, and ask if broken screen is covered with warranty. After that you can try flashing stock with Odin.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lisek517:
I know this checker - but i want to know is this phone supported without install it - So, is it supported?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kneer:
call waiting option

where to find this option in 4.1.2
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Open dialer, tap left soft button for menu, Call settings, Additional settings. :D
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kneer:
thanks shut_down :D :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadvance:
How to back up EFS for our phone ( I am not talking about just copying the folder) permanently for safe keep? I saw EFS pro which is in SII forums, but didnt get a reply from there about compatibility for our phone. Has anyone backed up and restored their efs successfully for this device ?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

I made backup with it, didn't try restore.

As I remember Siri kernel is making backup of efs folder too in sd.

I think that app works on system like Triangle Away, go execute command for you, instead of typing it in terminal emulator, or adb shell.

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadvance:
Can you elaborate ? U mean its just a script . still it has to be compatible otherwise can brick right ?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Одг: [Q & A] Ask ask your questions here !!

Evolution_x tried to restore my backup of it, because he do not have network... It was successuful but he didnt get it fixed. So I cant confirm it is working. And you make backup similiar like you make backup of kernel partition, Shaaan put dd command for that on his kernel thread. So we need to see if that is the same partition like ob SII. If not, then to find out what partition is, and make a backup. I do not know that. :)

P.S. and like I said, Siri kernel is making a backup of it. Sure Adi know what partition is that, he is consulting our other devs.

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnMotass:
Why my phone reacts even when my finger is at 0.00000000001mm from the screen? :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catelusii:
please, info

Is it a good call record conversation app for i9070 advanced? I nedd one! both side call recording.

thank you !
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mannulko:
Is there any notification light on this phone?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
Not that I've found yet.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mannulko:
I got this phone 2days back so i wanna know when will get ics

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Pls tell me some gud apps for this phone
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roymate:
I`m tired with these derivative models.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pplu18207332:
i have bought it,and i never regret!!!

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haha ,,you aore right! the same to you !!
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daredavel:
New SGS Advance user here!

I've bought this phone 1 month ago and been very pleased with it..:D Although, the screen is not made by Corning, it is still tough as hell..cause my device sleeps together with my keys and lose coins in my pocket.. Now, where is that ICS update..:fingers-crossed: