I'm a brand new owner of the AT&T GS2. And a newbie to Android as well. Supposedly I should be able to open the Samsung Apps widget and download/install some free games (Asphalt 6 for example). But I can't for the life of me seem to find the Samsung Apps widget. Can anybody tell me where to find it? Many thanks in advance.
Where did you hear that?
The Thrill came with 3 free 3D games, Asphalt being one of them. Nova and Let's Golf being the others.
Could you have mixed them up? The Thrill is a dual core android phone that released on att last month.
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http://theunlockr.com/2011/09/06/freebie-asphalt-6-hd-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s2/
And here's the official link:
http://www.samsungapps.com/topApps/topAppsDetail.as?productId=G00001437463#
But when I click "How to Get", it shows that I need to click the "Samsung Apps" widget or icon to connect. But I don't see it on my phone.
#blameatt
they have never included the Samsung Apps on the carrier bloated roms.
if you want those apps, you will have to get them from the i9100
Yeah, your link says its included in the i9100, i9000 and i9003. Ours I'd the i777. That means none of the US versions will get it. Att isn't the only carrier not to include them.
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You'll have to wait till a dev incorporates it into their ROM. That's how I got them on my cappy.
Damn, I want that free game.
Hey guys,
Since I am making a post here, you can probably tell that I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 2.
A friend of mine has a Galaxy S 2 on Sprint which comes equipped with a "Galactic Core Live Wallpaper" . I know that there is an app on the Marketplace called Galaxy Core Live Wallpapers which has about 10-15 other live wallpaper, but the quality and the animation in this application is just not the same as the original stock wallpaper on Sprint and T-Mobile Galaxy S 2s
I was wondering if there is a way to port this particular wallpaper from the Sprint or T-Mobile version to use on AT&T.
Again, I know about the application on Marketplace by A.O.I Studio but its just not the same
Thank you
I have Galaxy Core Free installed on my SGS2 running Unnamed and it hasn't given me any problems. The graphics are smooth and detailed with no artifacts. Are you running a non-standard ROM? When I installed CM9 on my SGS2 for testing the graphics on this wallpaper were not nearly as detailed. It might be a driver issue.
Nah its the stock ROM. I just have it rooted. The graphics and animations were just fine with the application but compared to the original it doesnt measure up. But I guess its the best I can get!
and I am only looking for the Galactic Core Live Wallpaper - not the other wallpapers that come with the application.
Thank You
Shouldn't the apk pulled from the Sprint's SGSII work just by installing it (no porting)? Maybe post a request for the apk over on their forums.
wonner said:
Shouldn't the apk pulled from the Sprint's SGSII work just by installing it (no porting)? Maybe post a request for the apk over on their forums.
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I have no idea. My friend with the Sprint S2 is 'noobier' than me and didnt wanna root his phone. So he cant use Titanium Backup Pro to backup the wallpaper. but I will try the Sprint forum and ask there.
Thanks
it should be easily taken out of one of the stock sprint sgs2 roms. but maybe someone will isolate the .apk for you.
the galactic core live wallpaper by kittehface software is much better than the one you are referring to, imo
yeah it is pretty cool I agree, but its still a personal preference.
The galactic core application by AOI has almost the exact same live wallpaper but if you compare it to the original stock live wallpaper its just not the same:
I posted this thread on the Sprint forums too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424651
Is it possible to have app or functionality like Galaxy Note on Samsung vibrant?
I mean on any running app ,visually one can write or draw something and share with gmail or facebook ,email etc
I am not sure about drawing on top of another app, but you could always just take a screenshot and then edit that image by writing on it? Not ideal... but would work.
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Is it possible to have app or functionality like Galaxy Note on Samsung vibrant?
I mean on any running app ,visually one can write or draw something and share with gmail or facebook ,email etc
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That sounds like a really cool feature...the Galaxy Note might actually have a worthwhile purpose other than to make the user look ridiculous after all.
Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
Droidificator said:
That sounds like a really cool feature...the Galaxy Note might actually have a worthwhile purpose other than to make the user look ridiculous after all.
Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
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The Note is actually one of my fav devices by Samsung right now. LOTS of potential there. People need to get over the size factor. I am 6'6'' and it looks normal in my hands... I can use it with one hand. It has the real estate to do work on, real work.
samsung galaxy camera has a lot of features and unlike sgs3 which has just he colour effects and HDR
so is it possible to port featues like best face,smart night,action freeze,waterfall trace,rich tone. these features are not focus based and does not require any special lens like galaxy camera so can the be ported to galaxy s3
i got a application which takes long exposure photos which a D-SLr can take
HTML:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tequnique.lightpaintingcamera
I believe those could be ported yea as they need only software development
P.S: Change to topic to question, as of now it gives a feeling that it is already ported
And mod's change this to [Q&A] area
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Gonna have to keep my eye one this
sg camera!!!
great news guys!! it would be much appreciated as always thanks.
@ op
please change the title
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Seems nice SGC!
Yep, it would be great to see it for our device.......
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but please change the title OP.
Waiting for it..
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Waiting for it..
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yeah me too.. i has a samsung camera in my hands and the posibilities are extreme. any one are working on this?
I am looking for a device mainly as a VOIP device. I can get a Galaxy samsung S for around 70-100 around here average from craigslist but was also considering a player 4.0 or 5.0 - problem is the 4.0s go for a little bit more (right now I have a guy willing sell me his mint one for $85). However, I've seen the 5.0 for around 120-150 refurbished or like new used and really like 5" screen. What would you guys do?
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I am looking for a device mainly as a VOIP device. I can get a Galaxy samsung S for around 70-100 around here average from craigslist but was also considering a player 4.0 or 5.0 - problem is the 4.0s go for a little bit more (right now I have a guy willing sell me his mint one for $85). However, I've seen the 5.0 for around 120-150 refurbished or like new used and really like 5" screen. What would you guys do?
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No one?!
Do you also want to use it in long trips or for GPS? If then the extra battery capacity from the galaxy player 5 suits the needs. Because honestly all of the following works perfectly well for a VOIP. Also if you are looking for development support from XDA you might consider the galaxy s. I would personally get the galaxy s because of the better custom roms and the capability of using a backup battery, which a player 5 cannot do
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Hi,
I have a Tmobile HD7 windows phone also that has GREAT GPS. I found a couple Samsung Capitivate and Fascinates for around 50-60.... yeah I'm tempted for them cuz ill probably be tethering it.... the main thing is that the player 5 has the big screen haha.... yeah but im leaning towards a used Galaxy S.
Thanks!
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Do you also want to use it in long trips or for GPS? If then the extra battery capacity from the galaxy player 5 suits the needs. Because honestly all of the following works perfectly well for a VOIP. Also if you are looking for development support from XDA you might consider the galaxy s. I would personally get the galaxy s because of the better custom roms and the capability of using a backup battery, which a player 5 cannot do
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gashin said:
I am looking for a device mainly as a VOIP device. I can get a Galaxy samsung S for around 70-100 around here average from craigslist but was also considering a player 4.0 or 5.0 - problem is the 4.0s go for a little bit more (right now I have a guy willing sell me his mint one for $85). However, I've seen the 5.0 for around 120-150 refurbished or like new used and really like 5" screen. What would you guys do?
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The Galaxy Player 4.0 is based on the Galaxy S1 so I'd go with the S1 because there are way more devs for it. Spec vs Spec the only thing in favor of the GP 4.0 is that it has duel stereo speakers and that's about it lol. The S1 has a much better screen and better camera. Now the 5.0 is a little different. It has of course the Screen Size, LED Flash, and a much bigger battery. Also it has a bit more devs, however it's screen is actually worse than the 4.0's and it uses a Yamaha DAC so it's sound quality isn't as nice as the GP4.0/S1 (whom use the same DAC). So like I said go for the S1 and be careful shopping on craiglist.
5.0 is worth it with reservations - old rom and no updates
gashin said:
I am looking for a device mainly as a VOIP device. I can get a Galaxy samsung S for around 70-100 around here average from craigslist but was also considering a player 4.0 or 5.0 - problem is the 4.0s go for a little bit more (right now I have a guy willing sell me his mint one for $85). However, I've seen the 5.0 for around 120-150 refurbished or like new used and really like 5" screen. What would you guys do?
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hi
I've already bought a 5.0 from new and overall I'm reasonably impressed. It's a good vivid player with all the flexibility of Android to boot and a microSD card slot!.
I decided to purchase a separate music device rather than run my phone that way to avoid running my battery down...
However I would warn you that for the UK version that I bought, it seems to be stuck running Android 2.2.2 with no sign of an update any time this century. It's starting to be restrictive with regards to apps. Furthermore although some will tell you "just root it and update the rom"...I've yet to see a simple (for a noob) rooting process and set of roots that would at least match the stability of the stock version for the 5.0/4.0.
I've searched the fora and there's a lot of info to digest....
Did you try superoneclick?
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Just some food for thought. I noticed that the Galaxy Player line is no longer available to buy, brand new, from Amazon (only third party sellers) and that Best Buy shows any of the players as "not available for shipping". I was curious what was going on and begin to find that it is possible the Galaxy Player line is being entirely discontinued. I hated to hear this, but think it is important to keep in mind as Dev support could become continuously smaller - it isn't large by any means at the moment.
If you are okay with the possibility of no support outside of forums, I would say to go for it. They are great devices as media players and even a type of 'wifi only' phone. Good luck with your decision!
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Hi,
I have a Tmobile HD7 windows phone also that has GREAT GPS. I found a couple Samsung Capitivate and Fascinates for around 50-60.... yeah I'm tempted for them cuz ill probably be tethering it.... the main thing is that the player 5 has the big screen haha.... yeah but im leaning towards a used Galaxy S.
Thanks!
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Good choice you should be careful buying a used galaxy though. They are notorious for the power button breaking. There's a workaround however by installing an app where you can turn it on with a volume button.
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I've just bought a 5.0 (typing from it now) and because I'm in the UK it came with 2.2.2 and I can't update to gingerbread automatically, everything is working fine is there any significant changes updating to gingerbread?
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I've just bought a 5.0 (typing from it now) and because I'm in the UK it came with 2.2.2 and I can't update to gingerbread automatically, everything is working fine is there any significant changes updating to gingerbread?
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don't you have to update via Kies Mini?
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Luna_Sky said:
Just some food for thought. I noticed that the Galaxy Player line is no longer available to buy, brand new, from Amazon (only third party sellers) and that Best Buy shows any of the players as "not available for shipping". I was curious what was going on and begin to find that it is possible the Galaxy Player line is being entirely discontinued. I hated to hear this, but think it is important to keep in mind as Dev support could become continuously smaller - it isn't large by any means at the moment.
If you are okay with the possibility of no support outside of forums, I would say to go for it. They are great devices as media players and even a type of 'wifi only' phone. Good luck with your decision!
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They are still available on Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...alaxy+player&rh=i:aps,k:samsung+galaxy+player
I looked up kies mini and it seems they are device specific, I've installed kies regular and it says I'm on the latest firmware already.
I know I could try updating to 2.3 with Odin, and from what I understand that would be to the stock 2.3.5 that the US 5.0 Wi-Fi comes with. This is how: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EYjIyVXRGM
I just don't know if it might break something, is there a big improvement to updating to gingerbread? Like how is the performance?
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I looked up kies mini and it seems they are device specific, I've installed kies regular and it says I'm on the latest firmware already.
I know I could try updating to 2.3 with Odin, and from what I understand that would be to the stock 2.3.5 that the US 5.0 Wi-Fi comes with. This is how: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EYjIyVXRGM
I just don't know if it might break something, is there a big improvement to updating to gingerbread? Like how is the performance?
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uninstall Kies regular and try Kies mini. mini upgrades basically all the galaxy s products so it's safe to assume that it would work on the gp. plus it was mentioned by Samsung themselves in order to upgrade the galaxy players.
gingerbread is not exactly a huge improvement in terms of performance, but it gets way better app compatibility. for example you don't need to root your gp if you want to use the power button alternative if the button ever breaks. and it's a more appealing to the buyer's eyes.
um... that's all the differences I know of
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uninstall Kies regular and try Kies mini. mini upgrades basically all the galaxy s products so it's safe to assume that it would work on the gp. plus it was mentioned by Samsung themselves in order to upgrade the galaxy players.
gingerbread is not exactly a huge improvement in terms of performance, but it gets way better app compatibility. for example you don't need to root your gp if you want to use the power button alternative if the button ever breaks. and it's a more appealing to the buyer's eyes.
um... that's all the differences I know of
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I've just given it a go and kies mini isn't recognizing the device, if I connect it in mass storage mode it tells me to reconnect in kies mode, when I do that it just sits there completely unaware I have even plugged it in, while the computer makes the 'connect' sound followed shortly afterwards by the 'disconnect' sound.
Thanks for your help anyway :thumbup:
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I've just given it a go and kies mini isn't recognizing the device, if I connect it in mass storage mode it tells me to reconnect in kies mode, when I do that it just sits there completely unaware I have even plugged it in, while the computer makes the 'connect' sound followed shortly afterwards by the 'disconnect' sound.
Thanks for your help anyway :thumbup:
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Ok. Well.......I might be beating a dead horse or something right now, but did you try installing the separate samsung drivers as well? They are on the Samsung website. Haha....I feel so nosy..
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I ended up getting a mint Droid X for $45 after flashing ICS I was really satisfied with it as it seemed just as fast as my old G2x (that I killed trying to fix - so many probs and bad battery life)... however while battery life was decent 6 hours screen time, I decided to try a GB rom and its at 49% after 10 hours of almost continuous usage.... the phone, while not as powerful as the latest dual cores or even the galaxy S is very smooth and fits my needs... highly recommend anyone who is in my shoes to check out used phones to use as a VOIP cuz there's really good devices/deals out there!
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Ok. Well.......I might be beating a dead horse or something right now, but did you try installing the separate samsung drivers as well? They are on the Samsung website. Haha....I feel so nosy..
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In the menu of kies mini was an option to reinstall drivers I tried that but after leaving it for 20min at least it was still at 0% so I canceled it. Are the drivers on the Samsung website different? When I look at the support section for the YP-G70 it doesn't give any drivers.
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In the menu of kies mini was an option to reinstall drivers I tried that but after leaving it for 20min at least it was still at 0% so I canceled it. Are the drivers on the Samsung website different? When I look at the support section for the YP-G70 it doesn't give any drivers.
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Well that was what I did. It worked for me
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SpartanGrey said:
hi
I've already bought a 5.0 from new and overall I'm reasonably impressed. It's a good vivid player with all the flexibility of Android to boot and a microSD card slot!.
I decided to purchase a separate music device rather than run my phone that way to avoid running my battery down...
However I would warn you that for the UK version that I bought, it seems to be stuck running Android 2.2.2 with no sign of an update any time this century. It's starting to be restrictive with regards to apps. Furthermore although some will tell you "just root it and update the rom"...I've yet to see a simple (for a noob) rooting process and set of roots that would at least match the stability of the stock version for the 5.0/4.0.
I've searched the fora and there's a lot of info to digest....
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If you want stable look for custom roms that are based off of stock, like Chip v1.5. These ones provide mostly, if not, all the features that are available for the default rom and provide extra features. Check this out for more details. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720457