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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TMReuffurth:
Today i restartet my SGS and on the reboot i swyped the Display over my T-Shirt to clean the screen. Even before the Pin-Input showed up, in the left bottom corner i had "safe mode" written. As my intention was not to go into this mode i restartet again.

After this, my widgets didn´t work anymore, so i had to take them of the screen and put them again. And all my well sortet apps in the menu are now unsorted.

But no big deal.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TMReuffurth:
Finally i found out how to go into the Safe-Mode every time you need.

As soon as you start your SGS you have to press for a half a second constantly the left Softkey, meaning don´t have it pressed all the time, but touching it every half a second. When coming to the Pin-Input you cann stop it and you will see on the left bottom corner Safe-Mode!

Very usefull if a third-party Launcher or Widget makes some trouble.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
i tried it, it didn't work

Which firmware are you on?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TMReuffurth:
Really? tried it 3 times now and every time i was able to get in. I´m on 2.1 I9000XXJF5

You have to touch the button as soon as the screen shows the Samsung Logo, even when the Softkey only will light up 2-3 seconds after the Power on!

I´ve taken a photo. As my Phone is in german it shows not Safe mode but sichere Modus. But it is the same.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
it might be another key for the JH2 ROM

i'll see if i can figure it out, but so far the few methods we've figured out doesn't work on the JH2
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TMReuffurth:
Ok thanks for testing. Maybe its like the Recovery mode that doesn´t work on some devices without patching.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
i'm hoping that is not the case, but it might be true :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
update!!!!!!!

i managed to get into SAFE MODE just once! no fricking idea how i managed to get there, as i can't reproduce it any more

but it was similar to the idea of pressing the Left soft button at the right time, which i still can't figure out when
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ussmeister:
I just remove the battery for about 10 minutes, when it boot again, it was in safe mode.

CMIIW.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goon54:
so i tried the left menu button, menu and home and still cant get into safe mode......

is there any updates that anyone found on how to do this?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Perhaps you have to remove battery then while holding left soft key insert battery and power on while still holding the left softkey. Just a guess from everyone's descriptions of getting into it by accident.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lpy:
Just read this thread and thought I'd see if I could work it out, just in case I need to know one day. I did it.

And a video to help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNKrbB3u0Fo

The mystery of entering Safe Mode, which you may have accessed by accident, or have been trying to access.

The trick is to be holding the left/menu button during the transition from the animated "S" screen to the screen that follows. BUT, the key must also be unlit during the transition. Because the LED automatically turns on again after 3 seconds, you have to tap and hold the key every couple of seconds, and do it quickly.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nashaib:
some guys help me too???

hey guys, im seriously in need of help.

my samsung galaxy s is disabled 3 button recovery mode. so i cannot go to recovery or download mode.

now my mobile cannot boot. i can only see samsung galaxy s and after sometime it blink but not booting. and i cannot use adb as i cannot go to desktop of my mobile.

please help me someone
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turilas:
Try to heat your phone with hair drier. I had read that high temperature may fix (maybe temporarily) 3-button combo. But i think you need to remove battery first before doing it :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nevzat74:
What is the key combo for JPY safe mode?

I'm desperately looking for the right key combo for entering into safe mode on my GT-I9000. None of the solutions worked for me. Anyone knows?

Note:

I'm on the XXJPY 2.2.1 froyo firmware and my download/recovery modes are working since JPU update)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fl1nt91:
any news?

i need the safe mode!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tenz0:
I've just managed to get into downloading mode on my uk galaxy s (latest firmware iirc and everything is legit + only free apps on my phone from android market). Also on the orange network.

*I pressed power+menu+home+volume down buttons together.*

note that volume up or both volumes do not work to get to this screen.

I have the same problem where I turned my phone off last night and when I turned it on this morning it wouldnt load up past the S screen, just vibrates every so often and the 2 keys light up.

It's been on this screen for a while so I'm not sure what to do next :confused:

Won't get back to my pc for about another 9 hours due to work. Hope someone can sort this :cool:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
You will find the faq's invaluable for this kind of stuff! ;)

Insanity cm 014/glitch
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lunchbox115:
Sorry, pls delete! :eek:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KiRAdot47:
vol down+menu+power (hard buttons)

menu being the center button

+1 to lunchbox115 :))
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doktorV:
I think this answers what was going to be my question - how the hell did i end up in 'safe mode'?

But now that you mention it, i restarted phone because there was some sudden error about data connectivity loss and there was an "R" adjacent to my reception bars up the top of the display (?what that was all about).

Think as phone started up I also noticed some smears so gave the screen a wipe with my shirt, including soft keys - as it started up i noticed it was in safe mode, with lots of apps missing from app menu. though i found my widgets to this 'missing' apps did actually work for some reason.

Turned it off again, then into recovery mode and reboot it form there - don't know if that was needed or not but then it started in normal mode and reception bars all good.

Can you also turn safe mode off by simply restarting the handset normally (ie no recovery reboot)?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doktorV:
no, i do have another question...

anyone know what the use of safe mode is, now that i've found it? just for future reference...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] excubitoris:
Actually it DID the trick - I am in the safe mode now.

My LockMenu went to the loop after I uninstalled the GO Launcher (will but it back) and did not let the stock launcher to start.

Soi did get to safe mode by removing the battery and started and tapped and voilaa it WAS in the Safe Mode. Only the stock

apps where present. Before i was able to do anything i dropped the phone and battery fell off LOL.

Now starting all over again after 2 min and so one.

................................
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bagguley:
I've tried every key combination under the sun to get into safe mode but nothing works. I don't want to have to perform a factory reset and re-install all my apps again.

My SGS i9000 gets as far as the glowing S logo and vibrates once. Then the screen goes blank and every so often it vibrates again with the two soft buttons lit up constantly.

I can get to the recover screen and the download screen using the other key combos but for some reason the safe mode combo just won't work. Any ideas?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lar3s:
Oh... Just turn on the phone, wait until the animation disappears and "S" will stop at the center of the screen. Now, just hold down the "Menu" button. Within seconds, the phone will be loaded in safe mode. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patelmehul1111:
hi

i found this on google its help me

pandyarushi.blogspot.in/2011/12/samsung-galaxy-safe-mode.html
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piokon:
Any idea how to get the safe mode on S I9001 (plus)? I tried everything described here, googled for other solutions, nada. (I can get into recovery mode, but I want the safe mode first).
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] HectiQ:
I stopped sing launcherpro and installed adw instead and now my screen is 100 times more responsive. What the..? Anyone can confirm this?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Sichroteph:
The reason of ts issue is kernel related, try to walk with adw and scrolling at the same time and it will hang. (if you have the auto rotation feature activated)
[Vibrant General] dex1701:
Gah...this seemed like it was resolved for me, but now it's come back. When I have the GPS off and "Use Wireless Networks" turned on, my Vibrant (and every other smartphone I've owned in the past 5 years) has been able to use cellular location service to approximate my location. Again, I'm not talking about GPS. GPS is turned off.

This is really irritating as I use a lot of apps that require my location (weather, etc.), and I really don't want to turn on the GPS every time they need to estimate what part of the city I'm in...it just isn't necessary and takes too long. Location service is necessary for aGPS to get a quick satellite lock even if I was willing to use GPS.

It works great when I'm connect to wifi, but just using cell towers it usually either doesn't work or shows my location as somewhere I was hours ago. I'm in Chicago, by the way. Anyone else having this issue? I'm trying to determine if this is a problem with my phone or if T-Mobile's network in my area is just temporarily stupid. Thanks!
[Vibrant General] bessertier:
I've noticed that even with my gps turned on as long as I'm not constantly running an app that uses my location the gps will just blip on for whatever its needed for and then when you don't need it anymore its turns off, not wasting much battery.

I have noticed that my margin of error on my vibrant seems to be bigger than on my G1, but I can't fully confirm that, however I would probably turn to saying that its tmobile's issue with their towers (triangulation and all that jazz)
[Vibrant General] dex1701:
The problem is that aGPS needs to use the location service to approximate your location...otherwise it takes a long time to get a GPS lock. Since my location service has been acting up I haven't been getting quick GPS locks anymore.

Hope so. I've never had problems with other phones in this area, so I hope it's not the Vibrant. I've already had it replaced once for a bad Menu "button."
[EVO 4G General] EyeslikeOlives:
Spoke with a customer service representative from Sprint while moving my replacement HTC EVO 4G from one phone line to the other and asked if he knew of a way to "down-grade" from Froyo to Eclair. His response was this:

"I checked the information regarding the degradation of HTC Evo software, you can visit our Sprint store to change the software of your HTC EVO to 2.1 . We will change this for you without any cost."

If this has been mentioned before, I apologize. I just got too excited by the news. If it hasn't, then this could just work peeps.
[EVO 4G General] fachadick:
There's a thread somewhere around here on software that sprint stores were getting that was supposed to be available to downgrade to a previous version, because people used what HTC considered a leaked software release, and people who used it were having trouble getting the ota's because of it. I'm thinking that's what they were referring to. Don't know whatever became of it though.

Sent from my blah blah blah blah
[EVO 4G General] flyingwolf:
You got what is commonly known as a "I don't know but I wil tell you what you want to hear" answer.

No, your phone cannot be downgraded. The devs here have the same (in some cases better) tools than the sprint stores.
[EVO 4G General] davebu:
it is very possible actually, report back if it works though. all it would need is the correctly signed ruu, as i downgraded my 2.1 hero to 1.5 before.
[EVO 4G General] jerryparid:
Yes, someone need to just get that RUU from a service center. Won't even have to worry about exploiting Froyo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vincent Law:
For some unknown reason, after wanting to see how 4G was spreading in Cincinnati, I turned on 4G. It did the usual "turning on..." for about 30 seconds, then suddenly goes into "turning off..." immediately after. It will continue to do this for, I presume, forever.

I'm running just a simple rooted version of the stock 2.2 .6 ROM. The Wimax version is the latest. Any help?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thom_house:
Did you update your profile and PRL after flashing the latest Wimax?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jsngrimm:
i am using a htc tilt 8925 (at&t cingular) and i cannot get the gps to work. it is not activated in any way (no sim card). i tried gpsgate 2.6 and it shows as having gps data but no location. i have tried just about EVERYTHING and it still wont work :eek: :goes bald from ripping out hair: can someone please help me on this?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jsngrimm:
ok, i tried the htc gps tool and got some information. the gps com port in the tool is set for COM0 and 4800 baud. lots of gps data messages constantly scroll down the messase box on the settings tab. on the information tab, everything is at 0 and the bottom box says Mode 2: Fix not available. on the satilite tab it says satilites used: 0 and mode 2: fix not available. occosionally, the first bar at the bottom will be half filled and have a number, and a red dot will appear at extreme north and also have a number, usually will be blank. should i post some pics to help? anythign you can tell me is appreciated
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ChumleyEX:
What all have you done, searched any?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=688609&highlight=gps
[XPERIA X10 General] superleeds27:
Recently, when ive plugged my X10i into my PC my phone hasn't done anything. It just shows the green light asif its charging, but doesn't show the USB Connected etc.

After unplugging and replugging, swapping USB's etc, it finally says USB Connected, but even after mounting it, it sometimes takes upto 5 minutes before i can access it on the PC.

Any reasons why?
[XPERIA X10 General] Talonnb:
My guess is you don't have the proper USB cable, but it could be a bad SD card too. Try formatting it once you get all your stuff backed up to your computer and try again
[XPERIA X10 General] superleeds27:
Okay,

Reformatted my memory card, stil have the same problem.

Guessing its something to do with my Pc?

Kind of annoying and have n iea why its suddenly started?
[XPERIA X10 General] superleeds27:
It seems to be doing it with all Mass Storage devices.

Ipod Touch, X10i, 4GB USB Stick.

Any ideas why?
[XPERIA X10 General] SXUsr:
Might be your PC then that's at fault.
[XPERIA X10 General] superleeds27:
Was my Anti-Virus.

Kaspersky!
[HTC Startrek] Dalamak:
Just picked up a Finnish S411 from Hong Kong yesterday, after my T-mobile TP2 took a dump.

I work hard all day and the touch screen phones get fuked up, Newton rings, screen scratches, lose of touch screen sensitivity... etc

Just picked one up 8-18-10

I've always been a flip phone guy, but have never liked there OS's, or performance, models like the BB flip although very nice locked you out of so much I felt restricted and strangled.

The HTC Startrek, is the only winmo Flip phone HTC. And I love it so, lets keep Rom Development alive!!!!

I'm currently using V9c its a nice build, can't comment on Stock because the Stock ROM was Finnish only

But having had cooked Winmo Roms on my Eten M800, Touch Pro, and my TP2 and I can say its missing alot of custom support.

No option for open close sound, etc
[Off-topic] Austin021296:
Another iphone thread? Well your at the wrong forum...

http://modmyi.com/forums/index.php?forumtabs=1

Its the best iphone site out there
[Off-topic] Luka92:
Why would I post something negative about iphone's on an iphone forum???
[Off-topic] Original Android <3ers!:
For laughs.
[Off-topic] GbrilliantQ:
Saved the pic.
[Off-topic] nemuro:
Herding instinct sells the iphone. Not the specs.

It even costs an arm and a leg...
[Off-topic] TexUs:
QFT.

I'm shamed to admit it but that's why I bought it the first time.

In love with my Captivate now though. Good riddance iPhone.
[Off-topic] Mr. Clown:
Too much iphone threads already open, you can search one here in the off topic to discuss there.:)
[TG01 General] Uno2:
First of all I have to say to you thanks a lot for your work !! I would like to ask you for something, it would be great if any cooker could create a rom to open youtube videos direcly from the navigator Internet Explorer like Nokser´s Rom : Ultra_ProEditiom_WM_®__CE_OS_5.2_23569_-_Build_23569, using the Drivers from navigator GPS of Feropont : TG01_Lite_23129_WWE.CE OS: 5.2.23129 that work without needing Franson GpsGate and if it is possible and in my opinion the great idea of Milrog to free Ram in his Rom miROM4 RetroClassic ClearROM 96 MB free like WM 6.1 but with OS 6.5.5. By this way the mayority of problems that this machine presents would be solved. Let me thank you once again for your work... With best regards! Uno2
[TG01 General] mirolg:
hello Uno2. Thank you for your FIRST post on this TG01 Forum.

For Play YoutubeVideos dirctly from Browser use the newest OPERA 10 with Flash- plug in- it works on all ROM´S. GPS o.k. or try GPSMODdriver (free) from my CaBs Collection. ....and install all on my RetroClassic ClearROM- then enjoy!

with bes regards, miro
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Singhman:
I heard that sometimes switching to 2G has given some people better reception in certain areas. Can I do this on my Samsung Vibrant (Bell Mobility)? I don't see the option in the menu
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nirvana388:
The Bell Galaxy S unfortunately cannot be put into 2g mode on Bell's network, and here is why:

Bell's current 3g/HSDPA network uses GSM cell technology, enabling SIM devices such as the Galaxy S and IPhone to work on it's network. Prior to launching this network Bell used a CDMA network similar to Verizon and Sprint in the states. Bell launched their new GSM network in order to be able to get the newest phones and stay competitive with Rogers. Because Bell's 1g and 2g networks are CDMA based they are not compatible with the GSM radio chip in the Galaxy S. This is why newer Bell phones have SIM cards but older ones do not.

If the option to use 2g networks were there (and it was in my original Bell Galaxy i7500) you would completely disconnect from the cellular network if you enabled it. The option is available on Rogers Android phones and does work as Rogers has a 1g/2g GSM network that the phone can fall back on.

This isn't much of a problem in urban centres (and most places in Southern Ontario) as Bell's 3G network is quite large and reliable. You may run into trouble in rural areas where Bell may not have upgraded their towers to broadcast the new network. I believe in these areas the phone goes into roaming and utilizes Rogers 1g/2g network.

Hope this clears up the issue for you :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Singhman:
Wow...thanks for the great info! Weird thing is, the ONLY place i have ever had any problem is at my work (a university in lower mainland). Is there anything I can do? Seems like most calls go straight to voicemail. Thanks for the great info again!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nirvana388:
Unfortunately some buildings are just great at blocking signal due to their construction or design, I know a lot of University campus buildings are designed to block cell reception to prevent phones from being used in class. My workplace building is particularly bad at blocking cell reception. On my old bell phone which was on their cmda network I got no reception at my desk. On my galaxy S with their new network I get anywhere from 1-5 bars but never lose service. If you're in a building that does block signal, there's unfortunately not a lot you can do outside of holding the phone in a location where it gets the best signal.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
it will automatically switch between G, 2G and 3G

as long as you are close enough to a window
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Singhman:
I would of thought it was the building too....but my co-workers get full reception. No static, no dropped calls, crystal clear reception. Could it be a Bell dead spot?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
very possible

some areas have towers from Fido/Rogers, other areas have towers from Bell

in areas where you get all 3 towers (signal crash)

and you get sporadically excellent signal to almost no signal for data even if you are standing outside or near a window.

if you drive a bit further away then everything is back to normal
[EVO 4G General] osmaniaece:
Hi,

I am trying to search if I can add locations to the weather widget on my HTC EVo but i couldn't find any post related to that. I remember doing the same on windows mobile way back when they had Manila by modifying some XML file. Is there any possibility for doing the same on HTC Evo Android Version 2.2. If there is already a solution for this please post the link to that. Thank you.
[HD2 General] kitkityeah:
i restart my pphone but it stayed in the "windowns" screen instead of the home screen no matter how many times i restarted it, so what should i do now !!!!!!
[HD2 General] kontradictions:
I think it would be helpful if you provided addition information about your phone like what ROM you're using, etc.
[HD2 General] kitkityeah:
um.... i cant even go on to the home screen so cant really tell.....
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
hard reset
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
Which windows screen? Titanium? Or the boot screen?

What were you doing when it happened? What happens when you pull the battery out for 10 minutes and put it back in?

We really need more details to help you.
[HD2 General] carhigh:
why, why why do i click on topics that say help
[HD2 General] djchubbs:
Likes this^^^ :p
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
then the OP will come back on 2 months later saying "thanks guys, I soft reset and all was good"
[HD2 General] Spl4tt:
thought exactly the same......

kitkityeah, instead of just making new thread.. do the same as everyone should do, SEARCH, GOD, ITS NOT THAT HARD

i think i read this question atleast 5 times in the last 6 months......
[Hero CDMA General] knives89:
I would like to know if the evdo works, and i would like to know what doesn't work compared to how the phone would work if it was on sprint.
[Hero CDMA General] ibnabatoot:
you need the cdma hero forum

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=642
[Hero CDMA General] pulser_g2:
Moved to cdma general
[Hero CDMA General] aven_soulgazer:
I've heard of it and once properly set up it worked fine with 3g. I'm not sure how you would do it though as the only way I've heard of it done is illegal.
[General Questions and Answers] Tall Appletree:
I'm looking for an inexpensive Android smartphone to use on T-Mobile's prepaid service. I'm looking to spend under $260 (full price or price of a used phone on eBay), and I'd prefer Android 2.1 or above so I can connect to my university's wifi, but I'm fine with a phone below 2.1.

Can you please recommend a good phone for me? :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
I'm trying for a while now to convert movies to be played on my desire.Right now I am trying using handbrake.However it just won't seem to play whatever I have thrown at it.

My average convert settings are something like this:

An H.264 .mp4 file @ 2mbps bitrate with mp3 or AAC audio @128kbps,resolution 800x480 or 1280x720.

I have also tried to play each converted video with RockPlayer but nothing changes.

Bear in mind that the only size limitation for me right now is fat32's 4GB limit.I use a Kingston 16GB class 10 SD.

Many many thanks in advance! :)