Hey Guys,
I was just going through the Samsung's website and reading if the Indian version of the Galaxy S II has NFC or not. Samsung India says in Facebook says that the Indian Version of Galaxy S II will have NFC, however, their website and the page dedicated to the Galaxy S II doesn't have any details of the same.
I was looking around and found something interesting in the SAR Information Page.
For those who don't know what SAR is:
"SAR stands for Specific Absorption Rate which is the unit of measurement for the amount of RF energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile phone. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level in laboratory conditions, the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below this value. This is because the phone is designed to use the minimum power required to reach the network. Therefore, the closer you are to a base station, the more likely it is that the actual SAR level will be lower."
There was some research done and it was concluded that the Samsung Galaxy S II has one of the lowest levels of SAR value when compared to other phones.(0.338 W/kg.) (Research was not done by Samsung! )
I was looking at any confirmation regarding the same and came across the SAR Information Page.
Have a look(attached image).
The webpage clearly shows that there are three versions- GT-I9100, GT-I9100G, GT-I9100T.
Anyone have any idea what this could be?
I am going to check out other regional sites of Samsung to find out if the information there is any different.
Not able to locate the Galaxy S II website in the Samsung Australia Site, where it has been released on May 27th.
EDIT: Was able to get the Firmware download informationAttachment)
Will be checking on the UK Site now.
There are about a dozen versions, aren't there? They have slightly different, and in some cases completely different, numbers. The version coming to ntt docomo in Japan is SGH-N033, and the version going to Telstra in Australia is GT-I9100T.
Yes let's hope these differing versions allow for changes...especially in radio design...hopefully to improve some of the issues around wifi reception some are experiencing, and also maybe some of the screen tint issues!
ndnesh said:
The webpage clearly shows that there are three versions- GT-I9100, GT-I9100G, GT-I9100T.
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I heard about
GT-I9100: 1st version, eg. in Europe without NFC
GT-I9101: with NFC
GT-I9103: I9100 with NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor
Recently I've been reviewing the Samsung Galaxy S II for Samsung. Tested out the i9100 European version. It works like a charm.
But when I was asked to swap it with another version, an i9100G, the whole OS is buggy. It's running android 2.3.4, but it doesn't seem to work well.
I guess this is the pre-build, not the final version.
L0rDKadaj said:
Recently I've been reviewing the Samsung Galaxy S II for Samsung. Tested out the i9100 European version. It works like a charm.
But when I was asked to swap it with another version, an i9100G, the whole OS is buggy. It's running android 2.3.4, but it doesn't seem to work well.
I guess this is the pre-build, not the final version.
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Wow!! Thats some news!! Can you please post some pics of the I9100G , if possible? and also, a pic showing that its running on 2.3.4??
Thanks in Advance!
please refer to my post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14808534&postcount=1194
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KayserS0ZE said:
please refer to my post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14808534&postcount=1194
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LOL Dude thats my post.... Got the link wrong?
ndnesh said:
Not able to locate the Galaxy S II website in the Samsung Australia Site, where it has been released on May 27th.
EDIT: Was able to get the Firmware download informationAttachment)
Will be checking on the UK Site now.
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Hi, can you post the URL of this firmware download page please? I cannot find it at all.
Big thanks
aussie_boi said:
Hi, can you post the URL of this firmware download page please? I cannot find it at all.
Big thanks
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Here you go:
I got it by searching for gt-i9100 in the search field, and looking at software. however, i am not sure if it will let you download
http://www.samsung.com/au/function/...t.do?keywords=gt-19100&input_keyword=gt-19100
Thank you. Yep, cannot download the firmware, even if reg'd.
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Hi guys,
I just bought the Galaxy SII LTE from Shanghai and i want to change the ROM, which most probably is Chinese, to the English one. I don't like the chinese notifications and programs. I can select one of three languages, English/Chinese/Korea, but still is not enough for me.
Is it possible and if yes how?
Thanks for the help!!!
John
Yiannis_Tsal said:
Hi guys,
I just bought the Galaxy SII LTE from Shanghai and i want to change the ROM, which most probably is Chinese, to the English one. I don't like the chinese notifications and programs. I can select one of three languages, English/Chinese/Korea, but still is not enough for me.
Is it possible and if yes how?
Thanks for the help!!!
John
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There are many, many threads, tutorials, and how-to's in the Android Development and Original Android Development section of the SGS2 forum.
First try reading the stickies, first 10 pages then the last 15-20 pages... there are also 100's of youtube tutorials on the subject. There have been blog posts written that you'll find easily by searching on Google.
Here are my not so detailed instructions:
1. DL ROM
2. DL Odin
3. Flash ROM
EDIT: First though, you'll want to find the correct forum. This is the i9100 forum. I think the LTE is NOT the same as the i9100.
EDIT: I was mistaken, it's not T727.
sean is here. said:
There are many, many threads, tutorials, and how-to's in the Android Development and Original Android Development section of the SGS2 forum.
First try reading the stickies, first 10 pages then the last 15-20 pages... there are also 100's of youtube tutorials on the subject. There have been blog posts written that you'll find easily by searching on Google.
Here are my not so detailed instructions:
1. DL ROM
2. DL Odin
3. Flash ROM
EDIT: First though, you'll want to find the correct forum. This is the i9100 forum. I think the LTE is NOT the same as the i9100. If I'm not mistaken, I think it's T727 or something like that.
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Actually, he got his from Shanghai, so it's probably NOT the SGH-I727. The SGH-I727 is the North American variant of Galaxy SII that is LTE enabled. Likely his is the SHW-M250S or SHW-M250K or SHW-M250L, which is the Asian variant of Galaxy SII that is LTE enabled.
The SHW-M250* models don't have their own forums... there is a thread in this forum for them at the moment.
ctomgee said:
Actually, he got his from Shanghai, so it's probably NOT the SGH-I727. The SGH-I727 is the North American variant of Galaxy SII that is LTE enabled. Likely his is the SHW-M250S or SHW-M250K or SHW-M250L, which is the Asian variant of Galaxy SII that is LTE enabled.
The SHW-M250* models don't have their own forums... there is a thread in this forum for them at the moment.
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Ahh. I see. Sorry, I wasn't sure of the model number... just suspected that it wasn't i9100.
sean is here. said:
Ahh. I see. Sorry, I wasn't sure of the model number... just suspected that it wasn't i9100.
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And it's not.
I think I mis-spoke on the models I mentioned above though; I just looked at the wikipedia page, I guess none of those are LTE enabled.
The other possibilities on what he has are the SHV-E110S, known as the "Galaxy S II LTE", and the SHV-E120L, which known as the "Galaxy S II LTE HD".
OP, you'll need to look for firmwares specific to your device. Be careful.
I've had my eye on the Galaxy SII for a while now.
I live in China, where there are several versions for sale, one of which is the Korean version (with antenna).
The Korean version is significantly cheaper than the "normal" version, so I might go for that one.
Should I expect any difference with other versions? I plan to root the device as soon as I get my hands on it.
Thanks.
can u upload some pics of sgs2 diff versions ,an neva heard sgs2 with antenna
rocky23 said:
can u upload some pics of sgs2 diff versions ,an neva heard sgs2 with antenna
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I don't see how that will help answer my question. The outside just looks normal, but with a tiny extendable antenna on the right corner of the phone.
The model number on it is?
If its one of the following
M250S / M250K / M250L
you are good to go as they are compatible with the international ROMs you might loose the functionality of TV antenna on those ROMs though, also refer to the Korean thread in the General section for more info.
swapnilraj said:
The model number on it is?
If its one of the following
M250S / M250K / M250L
you are good to go as they are compatible with the international ROMs you might loose the functionality of TV antenna on those ROMs though, also refer to the Korean thread in the General section for more info.
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Thanks! How will I find out the model number? Behind the battery?
swapnilraj said:
The model number on it is?
If its one of the following
M250S / M250K / M250L
you are good to go as they are compatible with the international ROMs you might loose the functionality of TV antenna on those ROMs though, also refer to the Korean thread in the General section for more info.
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After checking out the Korean thread, I'm not sure what you mean by "compatible with international ROMs".
Do you mean I can just flash any custom ROM I want with full functionality? (except, of course, the TV).
petruuus said:
After checking out the Korean thread, I'm not sure what you mean by "compatible with international ROMs".
Do you mean I can just flash any custom ROM I want with full functionality? (except, of course, the TV).
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Yes. I'm in Mongolia, and I bought a Korean Galaxy S2. You can essentially flash it so that it thinks it is an international version. The only thing that won't work is the radio/tv tuner. You'll be fine, and you'll save money on it. I say go for it. Luckily, unlike the Galaxy Note, the S2 is a device where Korean and International versions are nearly identical.
duraaraa said:
Yes. I'm in Mongolia, and I bought a Korean Galaxy S2. You can essentially flash it so that it thinks it is an international version. The only thing that won't work is the radio/tv tuner. You'll be fine, and you'll save money on it. I say go for it. Luckily, unlike the Galaxy Note, the S2 is a device where Korean and International versions are nearly identical.
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Thanks! I'm an absolute noob when it comes to Android, but let's say I root it and install CM on it, it should work like an international version? That's what you mean by "flash it"?
petruuus said:
Thanks! I'm an absolute noob when it comes to Android, but let's say I root it and install CM on it, it should work like an international version? That's what you mean by "flash it"?
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Yes it should, for when you buy it, you can use the international ROMs on it through these instructions.
Before you go about flashing anything blindly though.... where you asked:
petruuus said:
Thanks! How will I find out the model number? Behind the battery?
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The answer is: yes. Look at the model number behind the battery. What does it say?
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Before you go about flashing anything blindly though.... where you asked:
The answer is: yes. Look at the model number behind the battery. What does it say?
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I don't have the phone yet; I'm thinking of picking one up this week. Now I know which model numbers are ok.
petruuus said:
I don't have the phone yet; I'm thinking of picking one up this week. Now I know which model numbers are ok.
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Just be aware that depending on which model you actually get, some firmwares in the i9100 forums will not work for you, and may in fact brick the device. Do your due diligence with research before flashing any firmwares or kernels.
Ok, so yesterday i bought a SG3 from Telus(Im from New-Brunswick Canada, so its Telus or Bell)... but the thing is, its not a I9300, its a SGH-I747M.... so i was wondering, if anyone knows about the hardware? Is it similar to the i9300? can i use the i9300 roots/recovery/kernels etc? Thanks
Canadian Galaxy S3 root
I just rooted my Rogers S3, i have the same model as you ..
This post here is a step by step on how to do it.
short url code on google:
goo.gl/ Bh4y4
Remove the space, i'm new here, and not allowed to post links.
Good Luck!
sherifyousri said:
I just rooted my Rogers S3, i have the same model as you ..
This post here is a step by step on how to do it.
short url code on google:
goo.gl/ Bh4y4
Remove the space, i'm new here, and not allowed to post links.
Good Luck!
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Thanks for the reply, this is a nice guide, but i already rooted the phone, thing is, i want to use a custom rom, and there is no forums for the SGH-I747M or whatever, so im wondering if the I9300 roms/kernels work for it
Sorry not sure if this helps you, but there are other S3 forums.
I would think the telus/bell/rogers devices are more similar to the AT&T version, as it is also designated a similar model number SCH-I747.
Link to the other forums here; http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1667
According to www.pdadb.net your i747 is similar to AT&T's S3 http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=3602&c=samsung_sgh-i747_galaxy_s_iii_lte
BUT I would recommend you do a lot more research and ask the devs in that section before trying anything. As you will most probably end up messing your phone up in using something incompatible.
iShadowx3 said:
Thanks for the reply, this is a nice guide, but i already rooted the phone, thing is, i want to use a custom rom, and there is no forums for the SGH-I747M or whatever, so im wondering if the I9300 roms/kernels work for it
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I would definitely not use anything meant for the i9300 on your device as it is not hardware compatible, different CPU (quad samsung vs dual qualcomm)
clockcycle said:
Sorry not sure if this helps you, but there are other S3 forums.
I would think the telus/bell/rogers devices are more similar to the AT&T version, as it is also designated a similar model number SCH-I747.
Link to the other forums here; http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1667
According to www.pdadb.net your i747 is similar to AT&T's S3 http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=3602&c=samsung_sgh-i747_galaxy_s_iii_lte
BUT I would recommend you do a lot more research and ask the devs in that section before trying anything. As you will most probably end up messing your phone up in using something incompatible.
I would definitely not use anything meant for the i9300 on your device as it is not hardware compatible, different CPU (quad samsung vs dual qualcomm)
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Allright thanks for all that information i will post in the other section and see whats comes up ^_^
Hi I live in Hong Kong and recently Samsung released N7005 in Hong Kong which have the exact same specification as I717 except LTE running 1800/2600 instead. Do anyone know if I can use the I717 rom? The stock ICS 4.0.4 is really draining battery and I am hoping I can upgrade to Jellybean to solve the problem.
Thanks.
NOoo! They are not the same, that's why they have different model numbers.
If you flash a rom from a different model you will hard brick your phone. And same specifications doesn't make them the same.
Ranger is correct ...
"DO NOT" flash any of the roms to that device .....
It would brick instantly ....g
Here is a partition listing from the i717. If yours is the same you may be in luck.
I would just unzip the ROM you would like, and verify the partitions being updated are correct.
You mentioned different radio bands which indicates a different radio chip ...
And I'm certain other chips are different also ...g
zonyl said:
Here is a partition listing from the i717. If yours is the same you may be in luck.
I would just unzip the ROM you would like, and verify the partitions being updated are correct.
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This advice is insane.
@zonyl, why don't you flash the N7003 rom on your phone and prove you're right?
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gregsarg said:
You mentioned different radio bands which indicates a different radio chip ...
And I'm certain other chips are different also ...g
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Agreed.
iPhones have the same specs as our phone because they have to work on the network. That surely doesn't make them the same as our note.
rangercaptain said:
This advice is insane.
@zonyl, why don't you flash the N7003 rom on your phone and prove you're right?
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Agreed.
iPhones have the same specs as our phone because they have to work on the network. That surely doesn't make them the same as our note.
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So quick to say no, without even knowing the facts yourself. Im trying to help, not teach ignorance.
zonyl said:
So quick to say no, without even knowing the facts yourself. Im trying to help, not teach ignorance.
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Could it be I actually know what I'm talking about?
Prove you are correct by flashing a rom from another model phone. I'll be waiting here with the contact information for the JTAG repair.
Zonyl,
I believe that ranger is correct .
And while it "might " be possible to get a rom functioning on the device, an immediate problem presents itself . The first being a compatible modem.
We dont have one. And second, the kernel image. Again we don't have one. And attempting to flash "any " current version of either one would lock up the device, and brick it.
It isn't that we aren't willing to try, it is a simple fact that the device in question has incompatible hardware, and we cannot tell users to flash based on specifications alone.
The model numbers are very different, and the radio interface chip as well.
I'm sorry for my short attitude toward the OP, but I am simply preventing what I know will happen ....a brick .....g
kalunlee said:
Hi I live in Hong Kong and recently Samsung released N7005 in Hong Kong which have the exact same specification as I717 except LTE running 1800/2600 instead. Do anyone know if I can use the I717 rom? The stock ICS 4.0.4 is really draining battery and I am hoping I can upgrade to Jellybean to solve the problem.
Thanks.
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ok take the advice of these guys ranger and G, i would also say, since not knowing your level of ROM cooking or flashing...not a good idea to try what you may be thinking...not saying or thinking your knowledge is low...ok
zonyl said:
Here is a partition listing from the i717. If yours is the same you may be in luck.
I would just unzip the ROM you would like, and verify the partitions being updated are correct.
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zony thanks it is understood that you are trying to help which is great, but like i said above not knowing the level of knowledge of the OP, we could be sending him to brick city, kk, pls do not take this in the wrong way, or maybe have the OP do some more homework since he looking and wanting to learn.
thanks
kalunlee said:
Hi I live in Hong Kong and recently Samsung released N7005 in Hong Kong which have the exact same specification as I717 except LTE running 1800/2600 instead. Do anyone know if I can use the I717 rom? The stock ICS 4.0.4 is really draining battery and I am hoping I can upgrade to Jellybean to solve the problem.
Thanks.
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Hello there Kalunlee,
I also got the N7005 from Hong Kong. Did you manage to get it root somehow? How did you manage to do that?
Thanks,
plee85
bigjoe2675 said:
ok take the advice of these guys ranger and G, i would also say, since not knowing your level of ROM cooking or flashing...not a good idea to try what you may be thinking...not saying or thinking your knowledge is low...ok
zony thanks it is understood that you are trying to help which is great, but like i said above not knowing the level of knowledge of the OP, we could be sending him to brick city, kk, pls do not take this in the wrong way, or maybe have the OP do some more homework since he looking and wanting to learn.
thanks
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Sorry it wasn't apparent, I was going to gauge the op's knowledge based on their response to mine.
I appreciate your rational comment though!
zonyl said:
Sorry it wasn't apparent, I was going to gauge the op's knowledge based on their response to mine.
I appreciate your rational comment though!
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no problem...good job k,
Short answer......... No......... re-purposing a band from 1800 to say 1700 poses alot of different issues... The biggest problem is that even when you get everything technically correct, there are micro ground-plane issues that eventually make the modem go out of whack (sorry for the simpleton answer) and even when it works it will remain buggy, the other things that will need to be changed are a recipe for bricking... So no......... BTW, I was successful in the modem modifying on the ATT NOTE using on to TMO system. Only major problem was it would cause a FC on the modem and drop calls..... so even with knowledge it is a gamble at best.
kalunlee said:
Hi I live in Hong Kong and recently Samsung released N7005 in Hong Kong which have the exact same specification as I717 except LTE running 1800/2600 instead. Do anyone know if I can use the I717 rom? The stock ICS 4.0.4 is really draining battery and I am hoping I can upgrade to Jellybean to solve the problem.
Thanks.
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oka1 said:
. . . I was successful in the modem modifying on the ATT NOTE using on to TMO system. . .
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When you say "modem modifying" do you mean flashing another modem or do you mean rewriting the mdm.bin file?
The 1700 band isn't exactly 1700 - its like 1650 to 1750 likewise the 1800 is 1750 to 1850, so t-mobile works with this phone due to the marginal touching of the bands. Its inconsistant at best.
Hello guys,
Sorry if this thread were should be opened in another forum because I'm new here (from your grateful video - I'm noob).
Look, I have Samsung Galaxy SIII I9300, and I have a problem with the Lock.
After that last update that Samsung released to the devices, I've installed it but after that when I tried to lock my device (click on the right side button to lock) after couple of minutes or random time the screen is unlocked by him selves, and locked back after couple of seconds and thats happening a lot of times.
I've tried to turn off all the settings like the movement sensors, voice sensor everything I could think about, even I read that if I pull off my SIM card it may solve my prolem and the problem is with the SIM or something but I tried that and I still had the problem.
Maybe you guys can help me or you know how to fix that or maybe you had this problem in the past?
In Thursday I will give my device to the store I bought the device from.
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Another question, I've saw many forums abiot the device "Samsung Galaxy S3" but its the same device no? why there is like 5 forums abot this device? with the names: "Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T" and etc ?
What are those devices?
Thanks in advance for any help, please it is very important to me!
Not completely sure about your 1st main question but to answer your second question, the reason why there are other Galaxy S3 forums is because this is the International Galaxy S3 for example UK and europe. Verison and AT&T and Spirit and others are the different versions within America. Each has a different name. For example the International UK version are mainly GT-I9300 where as Spirit is SPH-L710. It makes all the difference when downloading the correct roms. Because if you downloaded a rom made for the SPH-L710 Spirit Galaxy S3 and flashed it to the International GT-I9300 then you could completely brick your device and would have one really expensive door stop or paper weight.
Hope this helped.
donsimmi said:
Not completely sure about your 1st main question but to answer your second question, the reason why there are other Galaxy S3 forums is because this is the International Galaxy S3 for example UK and europe. Verison and AT&T and Spirit and others are the different versions within America. Each has a different name. For example the International UK version are mainly GT-I9300 where as Spirit is SPH-L710. It makes all the difference when downloading the correct roms. Because if you downloaded a rom made for the SPH-L710 Spirit Galaxy S3 and flashed it to the International GT-I9300 then you could completely brick your device and would have one really expensive door stop or paper weight.
Hope this helped.
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Okay thanks for helping, so all those devices are the same but the difference is just the region? Like Spirit and Version are not better then the I9300?
And someone can answer on my first question? LOL this question is my main question the second one only side question
Someone can help me please?
BrandonSIII said:
Okay thanks for helping, so all those devices are the same but the difference is just the region? Like Spirit and Version are not better then the I9300?
No that's not what was said .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756338
And someone can answer on my first question? LOL this question is my main question the second one only side question
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No sorry lol your first question is not a problem i know off .
You can try a factory reset .
jje
JJEgan said:
No sorry lol your first question is not a problem i know off .
You can try a factory reset .
jje
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Okay thanks, so probably I will take my phone to the store I bought him.
And what is it a "Factory Reset" ?