CAnt play some video files - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Quick question boys and girls.
I have sgs2 running on Villain 2.42 rom. Why am i not able to play videos made with my previous SGS?? SGS2 doesnt support those files,even when i try to copy them from computer i get message that my baby cant play those files.
Thanks for help!!

Just Copy them normally, not via Kies.
Try MoboPlayer, it's a good app.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.clov4r.android.nil&hl=en
Regards.

ithehappy said:
Just Copy them normally, not via Kies.
Try MoboPlayer, it's a good app.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.clov4r.android.nil&hl=en
Regards.
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Thats what i actually did...not using kies but the regular mass storage way.
Cant open them at all,i get the black screen file not supported by device or something similar to that. Sometimes even photos putted back i am not able to open. Couldve been the rom right?

dabox.83 said:
Thats what i actually did...not using kies but the regular mass storage way.
Cant open them at all,i get the black screen file not supported by device or something similar to that. Sometimes even photos putted back i am not able to open. Couldve been the rom right?
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What are you opening with?
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cykalu said:
What are you opening with?
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Default video player,MoboPlayer nothing works...
Something definitely goes wrong when i copy videos to the phone.

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[q] re-installing allshare

So I am a little new to this, but I don't think I am doing anything terribly wrong. I have a nandroid backup of my original rom and I also have the individual apk's backed up to my sd.
I am running eugenes vibrant9 rom.
Most of the bloatware removed I couldnt care less about, but allshare is the one gem that actually works really well for me to stream pretty much any movie from my computer to my phone over wifi. Most of my files are divx so it works best for me. Anyways, I tested bringing back something minor like the kindle app using root explorer and it worked. In fact I think all the apps I removed before are able to be brought back this way...sans allshare. I have the dlna.apk and the dlna.odex, but nothing I have tried works. Other than the method above I tried installing it by clicking on it, moving it from my computer via adb push. Is there something i'm missing? Some library I need to move over as well? Thanks in advance.
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Never mind I found a deodexed rom that had a deodexed version of allshare. Loads now, cant test til later tonight though.
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I know it's off topic, but I noticed that you mentioned, you have alot of divx videos. Does that mean allshare works with divx for you? I was under the impression that allshare only supports mp4 containers.
PaiPiePia said:
I know it's off topic, but I noticed that you mentioned, you have alot of divx videos. Does that mean allshare works with divx for you? I was under the impression that allshare only supports mp4 containers.
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That is correct, divx codec avi files work for me, maybe i'm special.
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wildklymr said:
That is correct, divx codec avi files work for me, maybe i'm special.
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woah, that's weird, I wish my worked as well. It always gives me the 'Video format is not supported' error. I am gonna try again. Are you using the PC share manager from Samsung or through Windows Media Player?
PaiPiePia said:
woah, that's weird, I wish my worked as well. It always gives me the 'Video format is not supported' error. I am gonna try again. Are you using the PC share manager from Samsung or through Windows Media Player?
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Im just sharing my files through windows. I have windows 7. I just set it to share my media and use file sharing to share the individual files I want to. Allshare sees my computers name and lets me play the videos on my phone.
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It worked! It's even better than Samsung's PC share manager, because the software doesn't allow avi or mkv to work. Thank you!
Although, it's kinda sad that allshare doesn't work over 3g.
PaiPiePia said:
It worked! It's even better than Samsung's PC share manager, because the software doesn't allow avi or mkv to work. Thank you!
Although, it's kinda sad that allshare doesn't work over 3g.
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I live to serve. Glad it works for you too. And yeah over 3g would be nice.
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By the way for anyone wondering, I just tested the reinstalled deodexed allshare, and it works!
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wildklymr said:
By the way for anyone wondering, I just tested the reinstalled deodexed allshare, and it works!
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I tried the same thing but it won't work for me... I used Root Explorer and put the deodexed dlna.apk in /system/app but it won't show up. I rebooted my phone. What am I missing?
oquinones said:
I tried the same thing but it won't work for me... I used Root Explorer and put the deodexed dlna.apk in /system/app but it won't show up. I rebooted my phone. What am I missing?
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Weird, I used the deodexed rom from anomalous3. I only downloaded it and extracted only the dlna.apk with root explorer. Then copied it to system/app. Im using eugenes vibrant9 rom, havent tried it on the hybrid.
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Yeah I have the hybrid rom. Hmm I'll post over there and see of anyone else knows anything.
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wildklymr said:
Never mind I found a deodexed rom that had a deodexed version of allshare. Loads now, cant test til later tonight though.
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Can you post the link to those files... please
Thanks
eortizr said:
Can you post the link to those files... please
Thanks
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As I said in my last post, I got it from anomalous3's deodexed rom. Would you not think to look in the developers forum for it yourself? But here is the thread. Good luck. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743506
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wildklymr said:
By the way for anyone wondering, I just tested the reinstalled deodexed allshare, and it works!
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Could you please post the apk file for us? Thanks.
Edit: Found it!

Gameboid Emulator

Does anyone have this working on their galaxy s2? Or any other working GBA emulator. A link/how to install would be nice including your BIOS.
(I know that it was pulled from the android market)
A quick search indicates it works fine.
http://www.google.com/search?q=site:forum.xda-developers.com+gameboid
Returns, amongst others (which appear to happily link the emulator and bios file) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265791
Since it was removed from the android app store, do you know what is the latest version of this emulator?
Don't much like searching eh? Well, from a quick look, 2.4.7 would appear to be the latest version.
sharp2G said:
Does anyone have this working on their galaxy s2? Or any other working GBA emulator. A link/how to install would be nice including your BIOS.
(I know that it was pulled from the android market)
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I've got it working. Not sure if it is still there but try the apk from getjar if it is still there.
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working and fully functional. thanks everyone!
Mind helping me sharp2G
I am currently having the same problem you had...
Do you mind explaining what you did to get the emulator working.
I went on getjar.com and the emulator isnt there anymore.
I get that black screen when I try loading a rom, I've tried various things and nothing works.
Thanks
Pat6802 said:
I am currently having the same problem you had...
Do you mind explaining what you did to get the emulator working.
I went on getjar.com and the emulator isnt there anymore.
I get that black screen when I try loading a rom, I've tried various things and nothing works.
Thanks
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yup np. here you go.
http://slideme.org/application/gameboid
download and put that onto your galaxy s2 and install it in your device.
BIOS file
same thing, drop this into your S2 device.
http://www.roms4droid.com/gbabios.php
http://www.coolrom.com/roms/gba/
GBA roms there
works 100% no bugs on my S2. enjoy
Thanks a lot! it actually worked.
Now i can play something other then GBC games
I have tried many roms and they keep downloading as a .htm ?
anz2k8 said:
I have tried many roms and they keep downloading as a .htm ?
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O_O wait 5 seconds and a download link appears. you don't need to click save as.
Same here... They're still downloaded as .htm files no matter how long you wait. I don't think you can download them directly from the phone. So you'll have to download them from a computer first I guess.
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tjempeng said:
Same here... They're still downloaded as .htm files no matter how long you wait. I don't think you can download them directly from the phone. So you'll have to download them from a computer first I guess.
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yes download it in your computer and you can drop it in your device via USB or just send it to yourself via email.

Preview icons not showing in gallery

I tried the ICS rom in development and during it I noticed my pics/videos were not showing up in the gallery. I figured this was a rom specific problem. However upon restore a backup, the same problem is present. I tried rebooting, and triggering media scanner but still nothing.
Any ideas?
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memphian said:
I tried the ICS rom in development and during it I noticed my pics/videos were not showing up in the gallery. I figured this was a rom specific problem. However upon restore a backup, the same problem is present. I tried rebooting, and triggering media scanner but still nothing.
Any ideas?
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Reboot into CWM. Mount data, mount Sd card. Reboot. See if that helps.
eep2378 said:
Reboot into CWM. Mount data, mount Sd card. Reboot. See if that helps.
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Unfortunately it didn't work, thank you though. I'm not sure what the cause could be. I can open the media files, pictures and videos but can't see the preview before opening them. So it's annoying not knowing what is what until I open it.
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Considering that we don't yet have an actual ICS ROM for this phone, you should expect some glitches.
Miami_Son said:
Considering that we don't yet have an actual ICS ROM for this phone, you should expect some glitches.
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Thank you for your helpful post. Your wealth of knowledge and willingness to help is something I will strive to match.
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memphian said:
Thank you for your helpful post. Your wealth of knowledge and willingness to help is something I will strive to match.
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You should be so lucky.
Miami_Son said:
You should be so lucky.
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When I'm ready to climb the highest peak of mount asshole to get closer to supreme being such as youself, I'll get my hiking shoes.
Being the deity you are I'm sure you have something better to do, so do it. And have a nice day doing it.
Now, sorry any other members. Anyone seen any behavior like this, and possibly know how to correct it? Thanks in advance.
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Have you tried to clear data of the gallery, reboot and see if that solve it ?
CyberManiaK said:
Have you tried to clear data of the gallery, reboot and see if that solve it ?
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That didn't work but thank you. I now got it working by just deleting gallery after making a titanium backup. Rebooted restored and it is now working. Thank you, that suggestion lead to the correct one.
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memphian said:
When I'm ready to climb the highest peak of mount asshole to get closer to supreme being such as youself, I'll get my hiking shoes.
Being the deity you are I'm sure you have something better to do, so do it. And have a nice day doing it.
Now, sorry any other members. Anyone seen any behavior like this, and possibly know how to correct it? Thanks in advance.
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Dude, you are Mount Asshole. I said nothing in my original reply or the one after that could be considered a personal attack to warrant what you have said to me. I simply said that when you are working with unofficial ROMs such as ICS that you should expect to run into some issues. Nothing more, nothing less. You decided to respond with all kinds of nastiness (and an obvious sense of entitlement) for no apparent reason. Perhaps you need a thicker skin if you plan on using the internet in the future. Jerk.
In before the lock. let the conversation continue.
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I was going to say check for an extra .nomedia file, but guess its a moot point now.
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Well first off have you tried the app Rescan Media?
I had this same problem ran this and it fixed the issue..
If this does not fix your issue then you have an errant picture in your media directory. To fix this..
Remove all pictures from your gallery and back them up to your computer
Copy a few back to your phone and have it rescan see if it shows you them in the gallery.. If so then you know it is a picture issue.. Start adding them back in groups and find the errant photo.
Let me know if this helps..
Fluffster said:
Well first off have you tried the app Rescan Media?
I had this same problem ran this and it fixed the issue..
If this does not fix your issue then you have an errant picture in your media directory. To fix this..
Remove all pictures from your gallery and back them up to your computer
Copy a few back to your phone and have it rescan see if it shows you them in the gallery.. If so then you know it is a picture issue.. Start adding them back in groups and find the errant photo.
Let me know if this helps..
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I did try the app and it didn't work. I solved the problem by deleting the gallery app and reinstalling in titanium. Thank you for your help though

external memory card

hello peeps
fews days ago rooted and flashed to jelly bean, just noticed that any pictures i take go to the internal memory, when taking pictures or video there is no option to select which memory you can store them on any ideas, and plz no sarcastic comments:crying:
sorry i dont have an answer for you but i noticed the same thing, also pc does not see phone when connecting via usb so cant see anyway to drag and drop files onto my external sd card.
Kies does not seem to work with this rom either
hpsauce37 said:
sorry i dont have an answer for you but i noticed the same thing, also pc does not see phone when connecting via usb so cant see anyway to drag and drop files onto my external sd card.
Kies does not seem to work with this rom either
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yes mine wont work kies, but i can put things on the memory card when connected to my pc
hpsauce37 said:
Kies does not seem to work with this rom either
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Kies may not work with a non Samsung release ???.
jje
no6272 said:
hello peeps
fews days ago rooted and flashed to jelly bean, just noticed that any pictures i take go to the internal memory, when taking pictures or video there is no option to select which memory you can store them on any ideas, and plz no sarcastic comments:crying:
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While in the camera app, click on the settings icon. It's the one shaped like a gear. Scroll to the second to last option, which is "Storage." Select "Phone" for internal storage or "Memory card" for MicroSD.
Let me know if that is what you were looking for.
As I stated in my original post in the camera app there is no option to choose your storage
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no6272 said:
As I stated in my original post in the camera app there is no option to choose your storage
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Did you install a leaked version or a custom ROM?
done12many2 said:
Did you install a leaked version or a custom ROM?
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it was the one released last week paranoid andriod
no6272 said:
it was the one released last week paranoid andriod
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Always the best idea to ask questions in the actual ROM thread itself.
What did I say about sarcastic comments I want help not a lecture on how to use the forum
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no6272 said:
What did I say about sarcastic comments I want help not a lecture on how to use the forum
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It wasn't a sarcastic comment.
How are we supposed to know what ROM you are using? Those threads are there for a reason.
Baldilocks said:
It wasn't a sarcastic comment.
How are we supposed to know what ROM you are using? Those threads are there for a reason
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no6272 said:
As I stated in my original post in the camera app there is no option to choose your storage
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no6272 said:
What did I say about sarcastic comments I want help not a lecture on how to use the forum
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no6272 said:
Baldilocks said:
It wasn't a sarcastic comment.
How are we supposed to know what ROM you are using? Those threads are there for a reason
011100001110100011111101010101000101111010100001111111001010000100111001010011100000011100010111101010011010101111010100100010101010101000010111111111101010101111010101110101011010101010111101100010101010111010100010101010100010111110111101011110100001001010101010
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For a guy denying sarcasm, you sure are going out of your way to be sarcastic.
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no6272 said:
For a guy denying sarcasm, you sure are going out of your way to be sarcastic.
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Exactly. We are trying to help, he doesn't want the help. Oh well...
*although, he DOES need forum help too -- he can't even quote correctly...*
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I do though, I flashed latest release of jb, official leak, it's the only thing that's not working, but I do have option in camera to change to memory card, but gallery, video player, music, none are displaying memory card files?
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jayc1980 said:
I do though, I flashed latest release of jb, official leak, it's the only thing that's not working, but I do have option in camera to change to memory card, but gallery, video player, music, none are displaying memory card files?
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Does your memory card show up under Settings/Storage?
Yeah, shows up in storage, shows available space and unmount and format. Tried amounting and mounting but no change.
It also shows up in any file explorer and I can access all files, but no luck on the apps listed .its not really a massive problem as I will live with it till official release comes out with, but if it's a simple fix or me just being thick I will sort it.had issues with S2 and memory card on custom roms, but this has really thrown me due to it being there but not in some apps?
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jayc1980 said:
Yeah, shows up in storage, shows available space and unmount and format. Tried amounting and mounting but no change.
It also shows up in any file explorer and I can access all files, but no luck on the apps listed .its not really a massive problem as I will live with it till official release comes out with, but if it's a simple fix or me just being thick I will sort it.had issues with S2 and memory card on custom roms, but this has really thrown me due to it being there but not in some apps?
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I'm sure you already have, but while in the Gallery, have you selected the menu/View by/Content in device?
Yeah tried that no change. At least the battery seems even better so counters all the time spent trying to figure it out
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And you've taken the card out and put it back in and tried again? Did a complete battery pull, etc??

Transferring all data from S3 to S4

Is there an easy way to do this? I tried Kies but could not find the option to do this.
Please help.
Titanium Back Up and restore is the best way. Rooted though!
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Rom tool box pro is good too to back up your stuff if needed!
shalom to you!
Thanks for the replies. But the user doesn't want to root his device.
This is not mine. Any option to transfer it without rooting?
Edit: This is not mine as I will not make the same mistake ever again!
Take that Samdung?
Phew! I actually thought you had bought a Lagdung S4!
What a relief
Hey you could try to use Samsung Switch. I believe it's made for transferring data from and to Samsung devices. I think it's downloadable in Google Play.
Edit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.easyMover
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try moborobo it's a pc program which backups messages , numbers , call , logs , apps ,data , songs , videos and no need for root
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rb3VzaGlrZHV0dGEuYmFja3VwIl0.
This is the best way! And I am speaking from experience, works flawlessly and you can backup to external SD if you want to. Since you are not rooted, you need to use the PC app as well, after that, you can backup as if your phone was rooted.
With that Smart Switch app from Samsung you just have to download it on your S3 and new S4. Then let each others' backs touch, and everything will be transferred via wifi direct which is very fast.
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http://www.sammobile.com/2013/05/03/samsung-switch-handy-or-not/ Check it out
Wrong section. Don't post questions here
Theshawty said:
Phew! I actually thought you had bought a Lagdung S4!
What a relief
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Hahaha!
Never again, my friend, never again!
daanismyname said:
Hey you could try to use Samsung Switch. I believe it's made for transferring data from and to Samsung devices. I think it's downloadable in Google Play.
Edit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.easyMover
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Blackwolf10 said:
try moborobo it's a pc program which backups messages , numbers , call , logs , apps ,data , songs , videos and no need for root
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johan81 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rb3VzaGlrZHV0dGEuYmFja3VwIl0.
This is the best way! And I am speaking from experience, works flawlessly and you can backup to external SD if you want to. Since you are not rooted, you need to use the PC app as well, after that, you can backup as if your phone was rooted.
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daanismyname said:
With that Smart Switch app from Samsung you just have to download it on your S3 and new S4. Then let each others' backs touch, and everything will be transferred via wifi direct which is very fast.
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zeelie said:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/05/03/samsung-switch-handy-or-not/ Check it out
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Glebun said:
Wrong section. Don't post questions here
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Thanks guys for the recommendations. Here are my take on these:
Samsung Switch - tried this, useless as F!
Helium - could have taken that route were it not for the software I used
Sorry Glebun. Won't happen again.
As for the software I used, it's Wondershare MobileGo for Android. Did what it's supposed to do. Pretty much.
I just hate that there are multiple entries in the phone book. For example, he has a contact with multiple numbers, all of them are going to be on a separate entries. Strange.
Should've tried Helium.
johan81 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rb3VzaGlrZHV0dGEuYmFja3VwIl0.
This is the best way! And I am speaking from experience, works flawlessly and you can backup to external SD if you want to. Since you are not rooted, you need to use the PC app as well, after that, you can backup as if your phone was rooted.
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simply the best! worth the $4.99 for pro version!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syyuCb5D-Fc Take my word for it, this is the best/easiest method when it comes to transferring files from one Samsung device (NFC) to another...rooted or non-rooted, You're welcome.

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