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[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Do you guys play radio FM, in my case it does not work indoors, it gives too much noise disturbance when I take the handset outdoors it works fine.

Can I do anything to improve the reception of FM radio indoors?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] poolakkal Suresh:
lol 720 hd videos u can't play with the default video player. You need to install some other player. iam using 'Vplayer'. It plays but there is some lack of sync between voice & video.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
I am using Vplayer advanced and it plays everything flawlessly. Buying Galaxy SL had made me appreciate my Wave S8500 even more :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
Guys what do you feel about the battery life? I am most disappointed with the battery life of I9003. Was expecting a good amount of juice with 1650mA Battery. But does not last longer than one day use, that too when it is used minimally. Think its improper implementation of battery saving features. Hope soon will be blessed with some tweaks and new mod/ kernels which help improve battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] soodgautam:
Hi

Hi everyone,

I too have just shifted from to Samsung Galaxy SL I9003.

I too believe seeing the number of people shifting to I9003 - we should have a dedicated section. Anyone listening ? :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] soodgautam:
Custom Rom I9003

Also - My first impression was that because its a deviation of I9000 ...most of the hacks/roms will work for I9003 too

I have already rooted the my device using one click root

- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=953182

Taken applications backup using Titanium application.

But Nandriod ROM Manager is not supported for I9003 so cannot take the entire backup of the phone and thus cannot start playing with the custom roms
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ask77:
Hello there, I too am enjoying my GT I9003, This is my first android device. I would also like to have a section where we can discuss and share 9003 specific tips. I have just updated my firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] earthquake36:
Yes bro we need to put our request to make a section of 9003. we all should do so that admin will make it happen. wish someone make the custom rom soon. i need to check the power of my phone too : )

Already we have crossed 5 pages let them keep coming friends
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
yeah a seperate i9003 section for i9003 users :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
Yeah, I too believe, active users can attarct Devs and admin:D, so keep posting anything you find interesting about I9003,or atleast discuss regarding bugs, new features that ppl are not aware here etc....I mean newbies in this section.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] chiiirag:
Yes boss, you are right

I ma having same problem in 720 mp4

It is bad bad samsung....
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] poolakkal Suresh:
Guys install 'Vplayer' or 'rockplayer'. Iam using 'vplayer' & its fine for playing HD720 mp4.

Btw i have an issue with samsung kies. its unable to connect to my cell. i just want to see if any firmware updates are available at samsung since after purchase i have not tried it. Is there any firmaware updates guys? I could read some one telling that in previous post somewhere.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] earthquake36:
i do agree with suresh that third party player play HD 720 better then inbuilt player....i saw three movies in 720HD format where i had no issue i used V player advance. its better then all however its a paid software but worth it. and that extra 0.3 Inch from Galaxy 9000 to 9003 give a wonderful feeling on screen :)

Also note that i watched these movies while my phone was on charging so dont know how much battery drain it can do

also the back top side of the phoe become too hot while watching :(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] pantaloo:
there are some bugs i would like to report

1. there is no option for switching off the effects in music player ,hence 5.1 cant be turned on..effects and be easily switched off in the galaxy tab..and the sound quality is awesome on galaxy tab.y cant v have the same on i9003.

2.yes gps takes a little bit of time..and after getting a lock .its around 200-300 meters accurate.

3.sometimes the ui lags in some places after continuous using.

4 if the battery life can be improved it would be much appreciated. at present i get full day with heavy usage.that is whole day on edge. and 3 hrs on wifi..calls continuous texting.some videos..lots of game playing..

5. a review on techtree says the device plays mkv out of box. on my device it doesnt even play my high quality h.264 in mp4. but i really like the quality on stock video player.5.1 is really good while watching movies. wish it could play all the formats. using vital player and rock player for other formats.

6. can somebody from India tell me how to use navigation in India on my android device.

yes the phone is amazing..gpu is good may not be up to pvr540 but its good enough..its my first android and am having a great android experience and would love some speed enhancements an
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] earthquake36:
i would like to mentions some +ve here

1) I run the Quadrant and my score was 854 which was at par with factory I9000 so thats not bad

2) View angle of Super LCD is quite good and maybe little better then I9000.

3) Its shame that we are not able to play all video format still third part players can do it for us and screen size is good to see any kind of video...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
actually you can turn on 5.1 ONLY when headphone is connected, along with 5.1 you cannot use sound effects & equalizer. Sound effects need to be disabled press menu>more>settings

Thats way off, go to an open space no building within 50 mts & then you will get locked in 20-30 sec & accuracy will be 10-15 meters, best I have got is 5mt accuracy.

I have noticed this too & found that the ram gets consumed by some apps & they dont release it so I have installed (android assitant)to auto clear every 30 mins & seems working without the lag.

I tried playing these 2 format s7 they play so I am confused as to why some users are reporting that they dont, may be different codec have been used for making these files hence they dont play with some users.

navigation is not yet available for India but if you have latest FW updated in that samsung has added an app Route66 which is India specific & does provide navigation with turn by turn & voice commands. I guess this is a paid app not free.

http://www.66.com/samsung/index.php?cid=IN&act=1

Hope this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] braveBuddy:
Guys which is the latest Firmware version and is there a guide for Firmware upgrade.

I currently have DDKB2, but strangely this firmware is not available at samfirmware.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] pantaloo:
yes my headphones are plugged in. they are the earphones that came with the phone. and still i dont get the option of effects off in menu>more>settings>effects>off(this is not there).. it is present on the galaxy tab.. i also now feel that when i first heard music on the earphones( that is the just out of the box). the music was very good and loud. now it has deteriorated in quality too some noticeable extent ( that is two weeks of heavy usage)..

anyways thnxs for your reply buddy..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
Normal = Effects off.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Yes Normal = Effects off

both effects & equalizer should be set to normal for the 5.1 to work.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] pantaloo:
yup..got it to work..thanks ..hmm now i can finely say..5.1 a nice addition..sounds nice..thanks again..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
Who says there is no offline navigation maps application available for india:confused:. There are so many. I am using Sygic with Maps provided by MapMyIndia:D. Works great. If you want you can also check Ndrive. There is also application available from Map my india itself for android. And yes all are paid applications. You need any help just PM me.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
I meant the navigation app available on the phone gives a notice that its not available for your location (India) manually you still can do it & as you move the car the pointter moves in real time but no voice commands & voice turn available.

Can you please post the links to Map my india android version, sygic & ndrive.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
Sent you PM, Check.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
May I request everyone here not to quote a long message until much needed. A @user is sufficient.

Plz provide the links here too as it will help everyone.

Thanks !
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
@trip

I know about all the rules here bro' :)

I was asking you to post links either to Market or respective Websites. I thought it is implied :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
Gloogled it for you bro:D:D:D

http://www.mapmyindia.com/gps/products/mobile/buy.html

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ndrive.androidindia&feature=search_result
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
Thanks !
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] eye2eye:
Hi Guys , ive been looking at buying a new mobile phone and came across the Samsung SL . While trying to check out this phone ive noticed comments about the phones screen having a slight Green/Yellow tint to it, when viewing any thing on a White background. I just wondered if any one here had noticed this tint problem . I think this phone is all so called -

Samsung Galaxy SL

Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL

Samsung Galaxy S LCD 4GB

Samsung Galaxy S i9003 SL

Samsung Galaxy GT i9003

Am I right to assume all the above names are the same phone with the same specification ?

I'm not too sure if my above questions are posted in the right place, is there a dedicated Samsung SL section .
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
The full name is Samsung Galaxy SL GT-I9003 4GB , the same phone is also launched as 16gb version too.

There is no green/yellow tint on the phone & there is no phone with a color calibrated LCD/amoled screen either. Any white display will get effected from the light condition you are viewing in that effects all the phones.

I hope you are not buying a smartphone for some color critical work, even most LCD monitors (TN panels) will fail for that work, only S-IPS panels based LCD are meant for that.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] eye2eye:
Thanks for your comments , the tint problem is some thing ive read about not only on this form but others , so I just wondered if this was a small issue , or some thing that will be commented on more in the future on as more of these phones are sold .
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] braveBuddy:
I just saw that XDA has a saperate thread for SGS II which isnt yet released then why can't we have it for our SGSL this is soo not good.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] soodgautam:
GPS related

Few things which i wanted to highlight about I9003 are

1) Somehow i have not been able to connect GPS (even on wide open road ....20 minutes) ...what can be the problem ???

2) Any application to check gps strength/signal/satellites

3) The best software for GPS navigation is brut. Its advantages are

a) uses Google maps for navigation - very very smooth

b) no data download for pre cached Google maps

c) integrated with Google latitude and maps
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
hi guys i have make a new thread in the General section regarding with the new section for galaxy s i9003 so kindly check that out

link : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=12466102#post12466102
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Can u please post the link to brut gps. l cant find that in android market.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
c'mn guys post in kkrazzzy's thread.it might act as a petition for the mods and lets hope our beloved sl gets some xda love.with the sl debuting in europe and the US lets hope we see a sl owner influx shortly.

lets get this bandwagon rollin

p.s.nice initiative kkrrazzyy :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
Its called Brut Map bro' ;)

HERE it is :)

Enjoy !!!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
thanks man
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] soodgautam:
@kktaazzyy - dude ...just a suggestion - change your signature ...at times it covers 10 times more space than the post itself :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Not just change your signature but remove or reduce the image height & reduce the font size its irritating to read your quite helpful post on my I9003.

We all know roses come with thorns but this signature is more of a thorn than a rose :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
ok dont worry guyz will surely change it
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
That's the correct attitude :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
@ rex

i have already change it brother
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
No your signature still shows the big image & large size font, its not changed yet.

Did you edit the signature & apply save?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] soodgautam:
its a little better (image is gone)...but still dude ...comic sans font 40 for the text ? :)

Reduce the fond size to something decent 10/12 - idea is to tell about the phones you have not broadcast it to everyone in each and every post :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] poolakkal Suresh:
Lol! even i have the same issue. I have installed map my india (cracked one). its done but when i start the program it stays at waiting for gps location. I have downloaded 'GPS Aids' & 'GPS fix' but no go still. If i route my device, problem may get solved since in 'GPS Aids' ther's 'GPS doctor' to fix but i need to route.

Is this GPS issue is common for every i9003sl or just few like us.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] soodgautam:
I guess its the issue with Samsung phones (i read I9000 users having the same issue)

Use this link and see if it helps - quite techie way although http://www.androidng.com/fix-galaxy-s-gps
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
No I don't have any issues with GPS it locks within 10-20 sec & I can track my route too on google maps.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
A big hai to all here, just joined the android bandwagon from Nokia X6. I love my 9003 , its quite good. But it seems there is some problem in the audio quality.

I thought the headset provided with the box was a good one[eventhough it is nice there is not at all any bass effects in it :( ] . Hence i went for a samsung showroom today asking for a new headset for this model, what they said was a shocker to me.

"We have raised a complaint to Samsung regarding the poor audio quality in headsets and waiting for a reply in few days"

They asked me contact after 2 days, what do guys feel about the audio?

Did any one tried playing the audio with other headsets?(I cant hear anything from other headsets even its 3.5mm)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
i m using snoop s9 with my sgsl without any prob
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
Yes, the Audio Quality is poor in every way.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
yes volume seems to be a little low even with my ne6s.................definitely needs a portable amp for people who like it on the higher side.according to some the sl uses a wolfson dac ............i was expecting sq to be much better here.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
I am currently focussing my attention on this Sound Quality thing only. Its really poor for such a powerful device :(

Hopefully we can find some way to tweak it. Alsa ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] braveBuddy:
I on the other hand find the sound quite good, the headphones are also very good.

Loud speaker is also good.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] braveBuddy:
i yesterday extracted bml6 to bml10 partitions from KB3 rom. Can any one help me know how to extract files from them?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
To get the bass you have to use headset & in the sound player settings > effects> change to wide.

The speaker don't have a woofer so you wont get that to work with the speaker.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
Im talking about the bass in headset only bro! I cant even feel any bass effects.

My old Nokia X6 had excellent bass and headphone sound, i thought i9003 will be on par with it, hopefully i have to search for some tweaks or mods it seems
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Did you try sound player settings > effects> change to wide?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
requested supercurio to port his voodoo sound fix to sl.....................lets hope he has the time n the patience.is there anyone here who can do that? heres the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=806195

and off topic how to enter service mode?

*#*#197238640#*#* doesnt work
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
ya, wide gives much better sound in speaker mode, a slight increase of sound in headset mode, but no change regarding the bass effects
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
Friends can you people upload your images taken via i9003? Whats the best settings to use with? Whatever the settings i use there appears some noise, any solutions? Ill upload a sample image taken from my mob in a few min
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
When the image is under exposed t will have more noise, also disable the auto ISO. set quality to fine.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
Can you tell me your manual settings so that i can try:D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jesrani:
Hi everyone, I have a Galaxy I9003, purchased a week or so back. I have posted a separate thread with my queries.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1013265

Would appreciate some advice.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] braveBuddy:
Dont ask same thing again and again its not good practice.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
Which FW you are using ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
I am using stock FW KB1 & don't find any issues with sound with or without headset.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] 123Anurag:
Samsung i9003 SL GPS problem

got samsung i9003, all feature working fine except GPS which is not locking even after trying in open field. is shows position only with wirelass nw on. any solution ...........
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
I wonder why some people have problems with gps, what app are you using to locate?

I have tested different apps lock with gps in different time.

Which city do you belong to, how fr is the mobile tower from your location?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] braveBuddy:
I am using xxKB3
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] braveBuddy:
Same here my GPS works just fine, i also used the route 66 navigation app and its gives perfect directions. I live in pune. but iam not sure if that makes any difference.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
I remember route 66 navigation app was added in xxKB2 onwards FW
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
Yes and I think Sound has also improved along with Camera functionality.

Is FC after Uninstalling some app is fixed too ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ybyb:
All,

A strange thing happening.

My fone switched off on its own two times now. today morning n yesterday evening.

All the while the phone was in sleep mode.

Any clues or anybody experiencing the same issue?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
supposedly good news..........tweeted supercurio

"jitdev2 jit

@

@supercurio any chance of voodoo sound hittin the galaxy sl i9003?ipod+2 phones too much to carry around :(

supercurio François Simond

@

@jitdev2 poor you :P I'll support I9003 if its hardware-capable for Voodoo sound. 'Didn't had time to study the source code yet."

he did say he'l look into the i9003 and if its possible i9003s going voodoo :D

fingers crossed
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
Hi jitdev, may i know what are you talking about? Ill be happy if you let me know :) Is it a mod to improve the sound clarity or what?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=806195

yup this mods got some awesome reviews.people swear by it.and since the 9003 has the same audio hardware as 9000 supercurio might be kind enough to release it for the sl.lets hope so atleast

p.s:some people have even gone on to say that with the voodoo sound the sgs becomes the best sounding phone in the market.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
hmm great to hear that
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
bad news guys

supercurio François Simond

Bad news I9003 owners: your phone doesn't host any @wolfsonmicro WM8994 audio hub, which means no Voodoo sound for you.

now i feel cheated by samsung.should have spent more and got the sgs :mad::mad::mad:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Why feel cheated? samsung dint rob you, sgs I9000 cost was 28K whereas I9003 is 19.5K so there has to be difference in hardware & spec.

Live with it or sell it & wait for SGS-II
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
sgs is 24k now.....................i dont actually mean its samsungs fault its just a reflexive reaction when you are disappointed :P
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
But is it available in the market at that price? No. I could not find any till last sunday, as a friend wanted to buy but I asked her to now wait for sgs II.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] braveBuddy:
Which firmware you are on. I experienced same problem.

I had DDKB2 firmware and when i root it with superoneclick it started behaving strange. turned off automatically 2-3 times in duration of 4 hours also it drained 80% battery overnight. I had no other choice but to flash other fw and i flashed xxkb3 which is working perfectly with root access.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Even I would like to know which FW as I am planing to update this Sunday, I have downloaded both but not sure what will I loose if I update tokb3 since its a European FW.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
ok so service mode doesnot work on the asian firmware.people who have flashed with the european firmware can you plz check if the service mode works?

code to get into service mode:*#*#197328640#*#*
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ceekhay012:
after rooting

hi everyone....im a newbie here...got my galaxy s I9003 5 days ago...i successfully rooted my phone and i dont know what do i need to do next after rooting....please guide me.... many thanks.....;)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
What is the service mode & what is it used for?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Why did you root if you didnt know what it is meant for?......... anyway, rooting gives you administrator power hence you can install certain apps which let you do more than what the phone allows, like titanium backup & root explorer etc.

I rooted bcoz I need screenshot app to work (Shootme).
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] gideonrs:
Internal capture screenshot shortcut

well.. good news.. you don't need to install Shootme.. why?

Because SGSL (& i've tested on Galaxy Mini too) have internal shortcut to do this..

CAPTURE SCREENSHOT = HOLD BACK BUTTON + PRESS HOME BUTTON

voilaa! "cricckk" and your screenshot saved.. :) try it! i found this by accident :D :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
This is very much part of Froyo 2.2.1 & I knew it but it only works natively for android not for specific applications hence you ultimately need shootme or any other app for doing screenshots & they all require root access as of now.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] gideonrs:
hoo.. :p i'm just a newbie (that's my first post hehe).. :D haven't tested in app.. :p

but my Optimus 1 seems can't do this.. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
gives you access to advanced settings for the phone
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Thanks didn't know about this.

Found this video testing the service mode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0aLtiIaa5M
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
ya saw that too.guess they didn implement in the sgsl rom.someone with the european firmware plz check.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ceekhay012:
before i rooted it i had done research on some of the threads out there and its work fine with my mobile after i rooted. my gps is working properly now unlike before that it doesnt really work i even think of returning my mobile. its works faster now and i had used titanium backup which i guess is a very important thing. kinda worried about my warranty but i found something that can remove the root. what else do you think to do after this? any idea please advice me...thanks a lot :-)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ceekhay012:
i had try it and its cool. :-) its easier i guess
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
GPS working has nothing to do with rooting.