Tools needed : Here's the Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread Stock ROM for Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 with build number S5570XXKPK with CSC_SERKPK and build July 21st 2011. This is an update firmware for Europe version of Galaxy Mini and recently officially released from Samsung KIES server over Russia users.
(from SamKies Updates tweets)
If you want to try it out on your Galaxy Mini and see what features and improvements or bug fixes that has it might be, you can grab a copy of it at samfirmware.com, for they have managed to ripped it and packed as stock and can be flash by using ODIN.
Here's a guide on how to manually flash it via ODIN multi-downloader tool.
1) Download the file from the above page including the OPS file and ODIN downloader tool.
2) Extract to a folder using the password provided by samfirmware.com. Don't rename it or extract again.
3) Run ODIN multi downloader, and load up the TASS.OPS file for your phone.
4) Select "One file package" from ODIN and in look way down, there's the one package selector, click it and browse to the S5570XXKPK_S5570XXKPK_S5570SERKPK_HOME.Tar file you got earlier, and click it.
http://87.106.248.77/download/RomCode/%5CHTC%20Tattoo%5CRUU_Click_Orange_UK_1.67.61.43_release_signed_NoDriver.exe
http://87.106.248.77/download/RomCode/%5CHTC%20Hero%5CRUU_Hero_Orange_UK_2.73.61.66_release_signed_NoDriver.exe
Here are 40 of the best Android apps ever created and every single one of them is “free,” as in beer fueled speech. It won’t cost you anything to try, enjoy and keep as many as you want, though you might need to buy a bigger Flash storage card for your Google-powered smartphone.
1. Bonsai Blast, game
— Experience the Zen of pure gaming bliss! Shoot to match colored balls in groups of three or more as the action gets increasingly more intense as you play.
2. BreakTheBlocks Lite, game
— Simple ball, paddle, and block game. Move your paddle from side to control the ball and break all of the blocks.
3. Tic Tac Toe, game
— Features include the ability to play against the computer or a friend, four difficulty levels, and clean hi-res graphics.
4. Abduction, game
— Your fellow cows have been abducted by aliens! Follow the UFO into space, picking up power-ups as you go, but watch you don’t fall…
5. Labrynth Lite, game
— The classic game where you control a steel ball by tilting a wooden labyrinth.
6. Solitaire, game
— Now you can take your favorite solitaire games with you everywhere and enjoy the touch screen interface.
7. Sudoku, game
— With four difficulty levels, intuitive interface, and all the functions right at your fingertips, this Sudoku app is sure to be your favorite.
8. Trap!, game
— Capture screen area by trapping moving balls inside walls.
9. Slide Puzzle, game
— This classic, tile sliding game features include a touch screen interface, multiple puzzle sizes and customizable look and feel.
10. Charlene’s Beachside Blackjack, game
— High resolution graphics and amazing animations bring the gameplay to life, while a running total of your hand suggests your next move. It’s blackjack anyone can enjoy!
11. PAC-MAN, game
— Who can forget the countless hours and quarters spent avoiding pesky ghosts while chompin’ on dots and gobbling up the fruit for bonus points?
12. chompSMS, communication
— A great user interface, chat style SMS bubbles, touchscreen keyboards and many other great features!
13. HiAIM, communication
— AOL Instant Messenger client for android.
14. Fusion Voicemail Plus, communication
— An easy to use award winning service that lets you centralize your voicemail boxes (mobile, home, office etc.)
15. SaveMMS, tools
— Save pictures, audio and video from your MMS text messages directly to your memory card.
16. YellowBook.com Mobile Search, shopping
— Just speak what you want to find like “Restaurants,” “Plumber,” “Florist,” or whatever and we’ll deliver local results to you.
17. ShopSavvy, shopping
— Using the camera in your phone, you can scan the barcode of any product to find the best prices on the internet and at nearby, local stores.
18. WikiMobile Encyclopedia, reference
— With WikiMobile, you carry 2+ million Wikipedia articles with you, including pictures.
19. Free Dictionary Org, reference
— An English Dictionary that gives you English definitions, synonyms, pronunciation, spelling and more.
20. Google Sky Map, reference
— When you point your phone up you will see a map of the brightest stars, constellations and planets in that part of the sky.
21. MySpace Mobile, social
— Simply download the free application to stay connected with your friends, share photos, and check out the tour schedules of your favorite bands… anytime, anyplace!
22. Pickup Lines, social
— With this app you can share your best pickup lines and view and rate the ones others have added.
23. Funny Jokes, entertainment
— Thousands of jokes in 12 categories! You can add your jokes, share them with others, and send them via email or text message.
24. NBA Game Time, entertainment
— You’ll see all games for any day – arranged by start times – including detailed scoring, a playoff bracket and stats.
25. The Weather Channel, news and weather
— From customizable weather maps to video forecasts and severe weather alerts, The Weather Channel has you covered.
26. WeatherBug, news & weather
— Access live, neighborhood-level weather information and images for thousands of locations; customized maps; daily videos; severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service and much more.
27. USA Today, news & weather
— Staying informed on the go has never been this quick, easy, or enjoyable.
28. Where, travel
— A bundle of cool GPS apps all wrapped into one.
29. New York Subway Map, travel
— Join the 50,000+ Android straphangers who will never awkwardly peek over someone’s forehead for directions again!
30. GPS Status, travel
— Display your GPS and sensor data: Shows the position, number and signal strength of GPS satellites.
31. Ultimate Stopwatch & Timer, lifestyle
— Beautiful stopwatch with countdown timer and lap timer. The stopwatch can continue to run in background and you can save times to compare later.
32. DailyHoroscope, lifestyle
— It is fun and easy to use – tap on a sign and get this day’s horoscope to your screen in any of 6 colors available for your choice.
33. Calorie Counter, lifestyle
— Scan any barcode using the camera in your phone or browse the enormous database to find calorie and nutrition information for all foods and restaurants.
34. Wertago, lifestyle
— The premier mobile application for nightlifers—get up-to-the-second information about what venues are hot, share content and coordinate plans with all your friends, and connect with socialites all across the city.
35. imeem Mobile, multimedia
— Works seamlessly with the imeem.com service so you can enjoy personalized radio, anytime and anywhere.
36. Ringdroid, multimedia
— Lets you edit any MP3 on your phone or record a new sound and turn it into a ringtone, alarm, or notification
37.Battery Widget, productivity
— Graphical Battery Widget showing the exact battery level and charging status in a 1×1 space.
38. AK Notepad, productivity
— Set a quick reminder for your note or share it to others by SMS or email. Access your note quicker by creating shortcut on your home screen.
39. Voice Recorder, productivity
— Send data as Gmail attachment: timer & background recording, search by title and date, register to ringtone.
40. Bank of America Mobile Banking, finance
— Check available balances, pay bills and transfer funds all on-the-go! Locate ATM and banking centers with GPS.
1. REMOVE BATTERY & PUT IT BACK 2. HOLD VOLUME UP BUTTON & MIDDLE BUTTON (HOME BUTTON) 3 WHILE HOLDING THIS TWO BUTTON PRESS POWER BUTTON AND REALEASE(PRESS POWER BUTTON ONLY ONCE) 4.IT WILL POP UP WITH HARD RESET MENU 5. SCROLL DOWN TO FACTORY RESET WITH VOLUME DOWN BUTTON THEN PRESS CENTER BUTTON OR HOME BUTTON 6. THEN PRESS VOLUME DOWN BUTTON TO SELECT YES FACTORY SETTINGS THEN PRESS CENTER BUTTON 7. SELECT REBOOT DEVICE AND PRESS CENTER BUTTON
1. Turn the power off. If your Samsung Galaxy S is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it 2. Hold the Volume Down button 3. Press and release the Power button 4. You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock 5. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button 6. Press and release the Power button 7. Now simply confirm your decision: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO
Download Android sdk Extract this at the loacation c:\AndroidSDK Connect phone to PC and Install Drivers now go to Start > RUN > type cmd go to this directrory " c:\AndroidSDK\tools " now type " adb reboot download " Your phone will reboot and will go into bootmode :)
The survey of phone users by Nielsen covered three main points. The first is described by the researchers as covering people’s desires, but that’s slightly misleading. The question is indeed what phone people want, but it was posed only to people who say they plan on buying a new phone in the next year. That’s sure to have caused confusion between what phones people want to buy and what phones they intend to buy: for example, people might love a particular phone but either consider it too expensive or not be able to get good service in their area.
Whatever the reasoning, Android took top spot with 31 percent, just pipping the 30 percent for the iPhone. That’s a reversal of a 33-26 iPhone lead last summer. There are also slight drops for the figures for BlackBerry (11 percent) and Windows (six percent), with 20 percent of people saying they aren’t sure.
The next question, what phone people actually bought in the past six months, has a more dramatic Android lead: it polled 50 percent compared to Apple’s 25 percent. At first glance that might seem incompatible with the figures about desired phone, but there are a couple of possible explanations beyond it simply being a different sample group.
Firstly, it’s a comparison of desired or planned sales against actual sales, and it certainly makes sense that a fair proportion of people who’d like to buy an iPhone wind up getting an Android model instead. Secondly, there are two timescales in play: actual sales from September 2010 through March 2011, several months after the release of the iPhone 4 and the initial rush of purchases by the most avid users; and March 2011 through March 2012, a period during which most users will be anticipating a new iPhone model’s release.
Finally Nielsen asked what systems people are running, regardless of when they bought their smartphone. That showed a clear lead for Android on 37 percent, compared with 27 percent for Apple and 22 percent for BlackBerry. That’s roughly in line with other recent estimates, such as those based on viewers of mobile adverts. One such measure in March had Android on 33 percent, so the new 37 percent figure is likely a combination of genuine growth and sampling error.
