Hey everyone i was just wondering if anyone else has seen this floating around somewhere. I work at a sprint store as a tech and i just had a phone in that did not have normal software. Software number: 4.63.651.2 android version: 2.3.5. This evo has never been rooted or updated via a update.zip file. I was going to pull the system and check it out but i do not have access to adb atm. I attached a pic to try to find an answer. Very curios to see what this is.
Ranoko said:
Hey everyone i was just wondering if anyone else has seen this floating around somewhere. I work at a sprint store as a tech and i just had a phone in that did not have normal software. Software number: 4.63.651.2 android version: 2.3.5. This evo has never been rooted or updated via a update.zip file. I was going to pull the system and check it out but i do not have access to adb atm. I attached a pic to try to find an answer. Very curios to see what this is.
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Interesting. The only guess I have is it might be the Korean evo4g
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evo4gnoob said:
Interesting. The only guess I have is it might be the Korean evo4g
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that would be interesting... i have done many searches to try and find this software somewhere but no luck. It also still has Carry IQ on it so it doesn't seem like the update that removes it..
I've never seen that baseband either ...interesting
We're comin from a pure power source.
If you go to the Market App it may show apps in english language, but if phone is from Korea it will show apps localized for Korea and not America. May be another country altogether in which case apps will be localized to that country. Language settings for EVOs from Korea will have English or Korean for language choice as well.
devnulldroid said:
If you go to the Market App it may show apps in english language, but if phone is from Korea it will show apps localized for Korea and not America. May be another country altogether in which case apps will be localized to that country. Language settings for EVOs from Korea will have English or Korean for language choice as well.
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i have not checked the market. he will be back in next week so im going to have to check it out and possibly pull the system to have a look at it. Now if the phones software is Korea would it not write the modem to Korea spec and be in international roaming?
Looked a little closer at Korean version Raider/Evo 4G+ and it doesnt look the same. However knockoffs from China look exactly the same on the outside except it doesnt have hdmi port and some other things - http://micgadget.com/6703/here-comes-the-htc-evo-4g-knockoff/ There may be various version knockoffs who knows at this point. Let us know what you find out..curious on this one.
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Looked a little closer at Korean version Raider/Evo 4G+ and it doesnt look the same. However knockoffs from China look exactly the same on the outside except it doesnt have hdmi port and some other things - http://micgadget.com/6703/here-comes-the-htc-evo-4g-knockoff/ There may be various version knockoffs who knows at this point. Let us know what you find out..curious on this one.
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will do ill make sure to dump the system as well and have a look through. Would be funny if it was a knock off and some how it came as refurb back through our warehouse ill keep you guys posted when i get the phone back.
Ranoko said:
will do ill make sure to dump the system as well and have a look through. Would be funny if it was a knock off and some how it came as refurb back through our warehouse ill keep you guys posted when i get the phone back.
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I'm also very curious to see what's going on here. What store do you work at? I live in pgh as well. I usually go to the penn center Sprint store. They've always been really helpful.
i work at the one in cranberry. Opposite side of town lol
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Hey guys,
Anyone have this device? Can a subforum be opened?
It's excellent - I just got it and there's a lot of work to do
I added info at the XDA Wiki...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Beam
--summoner
Can you provide pictures?
I really don't believe this device is out.
khsbenny said:
Can you provide pictures?
I really don't believe this device is out.
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it has been out for a loooong time, there is another device similar to the Beam was on July, the other one was on March
both are for Europe market
they don't seem to be very popular
they are from the 8000 family, although the spec are very close to the Galaxy S 9000 family
AllGamer said:
it has been out for a loooong time, there is another device similar to the Beam was on July, the other one was on March
both are for Europe market
they don't seem to be very popular
they are from the 8000 family, although the spec are very close to the Galaxy S 9000 family
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Few weeks back I came across a review of this phone on youtube. Even though it was announced early this year (and GSM arena says its already available), I didn't find any information indicating that this phone is actually available on the market. I was looking for it's price.
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It's excellent - I just got it and there's a lot of work to do
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HOw much did you pay for it and from where did you get it ?
PhoenixFx said:
Few weeks back I came across a review of this phone on youtube. Even though it was announced early this year (and GSM arena says its already available), I didn't find any information indicating that this phone is actually available on the market. I was looking for it's price.
HOw much did you pay for it and from where did you get it ?
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http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/2758/samsung-beam-i8520--sim-free-unlocked-
488 on this site
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I got it in Singapore last week... 800
sgd.
I want to reduce lack but don't know where to start..
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good idea
Just bought mine a week ago from StarHub (the official retailer for galaxy beam).
I second the subforum idea. How about starting a google group as well since the community is so small.
For those who wish to purchase the phone:
You need to place a reservation at StarHub Center before making the purchase. It takes about a week before your phone is ready for collection.
I was lucky enough to get it immediately because someone cancelled his reservation.
waiting for mine, deseperatly ....
i'll check with Admins and Sr Mods to see if they want to create a new forum for it
That's great! Thanks man.
nocomp: you may try bugging their hq at cuppage road. They might just have an extra handset lying around like mine. Haha
i ve bought it from a local shop in singapore, they were agree to send it to me to france.
still waiting for the delivery...... the singapore post tracking service, isn t much alive since 2 days......
i guess that ll be a change from my nexus, what i am pissed of, is that you can t use an app that use camera and projector in the same time
it seems that what has to be done, (part of find a way to upgrade it to froyo):
get gps working when projector is on
get projector working when camera is on
can you tell me if the galaxy beam has also the tv out like galaxy s?
best regards
herve
I have some bad news for you. Samsung has officially stopped software support for that device last month and said there's no plans for official froyo for it as there's just not enough beams out there to warrent the support as it was only sold in Singapore and very small numbers. They now have all development on tablet and galaxy s models. Google for more info. I read that last month someplace
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hi
thxx a lot, that news has been goin on here and there fr a while, surely some ppl can adapt 2.2 to the beam model.
i finally received mine )))
bad news, impossible to install an application from android market :'(
never happend before with the nexus, i get the message "unable to download" either i am in wifi or 3g
any idea why?
herve
Hmm never had a problem with market. Have you tried replacing the stock market app with a generic one from ipmart? Perhaps it's locked down to Singapore or something.
Topic moved to General until and if a new proper forum comes into place for this device.
hi,
well i ve took sim card off n sdcard off, and then it was working over wifi.
put the simcard back again and market was working.
no idea wtf happend.
hi,
how can i know what software update is current?
my version is 2.1 update 1
I8520DXJ11
kernel 2.6.29-zeus1
can t find in the setting menu the update section
thx for your help
btw i ve found this, anybody tried it?
http://shomblingteam.blogspot.com/2010/08/samsung-i8520-galaxy-beam.html
My phone is running the same firmware version as yours. It's released on 1 Sept which is more recent than the July version on that blog.
hi,
thx for the news, so if there is an update it ll appear in the "about" section right?
do you know any trick/tweak for allow to run gps when using projector?
herve
Probably, but I doubt there will be any more updates since the beam is not getting froyo. Hopefully I'm wrong...
I'm not aware of any tricks but if you have the time and expertise try editing the source code? Haha I'm no expert either.
Hey,
I bought a Galaxy Nexus here in Vietnam and just realized that it is running a custom rom and has been rooted. The phone was new (no scratches and had the original plastic covering the screen)... My friends here tell me that iPhones are often sold jailbroken so I was wondering if this is normal here??? English is a major challenge so I'm not sure if I will be able to get more information from them...
Everything seems to be working totally fine... just curious.
Post a screen shot of settings/about phone. Do you have superuser apk installed?
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Here you go...
Superuser is installed.
Not sure why the picture didn't work... here is a link.
In Vietnam beware of the originality of the phone. It's easy to reseal the phone/box/accessoires,etc.
Definitely they sold you an used item. Go back to the store to get a refund or exchange for real new one.
Hope it helps.
heo_con184 said:
In Vietnam beware of the originality of the phone. It's easy to reseal the phone/box/accessoires,etc.
Definitely they sold you an used item. Go back to the store to get a refund or exchange for real new one.
Hope it helps.
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I agree, the OP got sold a used phone.
yeah, i was probably used, or possibly a refurbished phone.
i head of people getting a Certified like new replacement (refurbished) HTC thunderbolt that was rooted with a sense 3.5 ROM on it.
but the phone is def. not a NEW phone from samsung. also, being rooted, who knows what kind of tracking stuff could be on that phone. i would take it back and do the rooting process yourself just to make sure.
djdurance said:
Not sure why the picture didn't work... here is a link.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.asp...=E64925DE84D3975!117&authkey=!AC1OM_b74Q-IOzY
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Hey you know your other pictures are accessible through that link right? Just a heads up.
turdbogls said:
also, being rooted, who knows what kind of tracking stuff could be on that phone. i would take it back and do the rooting process yourself just to make sure.
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Eh, you could always just reflash the factory image instead. That'll pretty well get rid of anything that could be installed on the phone.
Or use fastboot -w to wipe it all and then reflash whatever you want to be on it.
Assuming all the hardware works, of course.
djdurance said:
Not sure why the picture didn't work... here is a link.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.asp...=E64925DE84D3975!117&authkey=!AC1OM_b74Q-IOzY
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I suppose the OP is in Hanoi Vietnam.
Do you like the food ?
either you paid a very good price and the phone works perfectly, in this case just flash a full official image. You can find them on code.Google.com
Either you paid the full price for a new one or it doesn't work or look fine, in that case I would go back to the shop and ask for a real new one or a refund
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WiredPirate said:
Hey you know your other pictures are accessible through that link right? Just a heads up.
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heo_con184 said:
I suppose the OP is in Hanoi Vietnam.
Do you like the food ?
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Hey guys, edit your post so that the link to the pic is off of it. As stated, you can see his other pics through that link and I'm sure he doesn't want that.
z06mike said:
Hey guys, edit your post so that the link to the pic is off of it. As stated, you can see his other pics through that link and I'm sure he doesn't want that.
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Sorry I don't want to bother the OP's life. It' that because I'm from Hanoi too and I miss My hometown.
Thanks guys.... I'm going to head down there today and find out what they say. I'm hoping that they happened to get the extended battery in too!
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Thanks guys.... I'm going to head down there today and find out what they say. I'm hoping that they happened to get the extended battery in too!
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the GSM extended battery was just now released in the UK so i doubt it will be in stores anywhere yet
Ahh... Well they are saying that there is no way it came rooted and I'm SOL. And this is Vietnam so there is really nothing I can do about it.... Bah. Its working well so I have no complaints really.
Thanks everyone for the input on this.
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Ahh... Well they are saying that there is no way it came rooted and I'm SOL. And this is Vietnam so there is really nothing I can do about it.... Bah. Its working well so I have no complaints really.
Thanks everyone for the input on this.
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If the hardware is working fine then you can just unroot and flash back to stock and you'll be all good.
Next time use http://imgur.com/
djdurance said:
Ahh... Well they are saying that there is no way it came rooted and I'm SOL. And this is Vietnam so there is really nothing I can do about it.... Bah. Its working well so I have no complaints really.
Thanks everyone for the input on this.
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What is the store's name ? street ?
or, better yet. leave it rooted and install Adfree, Titanium Backup, RM, CWM, WiFi tether etc.... Unlock the bootloader right away while you're at it (since it'll do a wipe/reset) and then go flash some roms!
Since I cannot seem to get the search function to return even results I see in recent posts, I am unable to locate any previous posts that may already answer this.
If I purchase the US Cellular variant of the S4 mini (SCH-R890) should I be able to apply root -- and more importantly CM10.2 -- procedures/how-to's that were made/written for the int'l version (GT-I9195) to my phone?
Using carrier supplied software is a deal-breaker for me, and I am not seeing any information from people saying it is or is NOT compatible.
Does anyone have any info to lend?
(Apologies if this should be in Q&A)
For the time it's probably going to be just root. You can't be the only one with that version
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Can anyone speak to the possibility of using the int'l ROM on this phone?
i'm interested to know this as well
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i'm interested to know this as well
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I gave up and got a different phone on Verizon, since USC had such a small selection.
Haven't looked again, but I would suspect something might be available now...
Hello all,
just a quick question as I'm new to this phone and have a few starting questions(I'm coming from HTC one so this is all new), I have read and read threads about build numbers but I'm not finding mine. I have the d855 variant with a build #JDQ39B and it has 4.4.2 but it is horrible. it's missing alot of features:
edit options oe Q-Slide within the quick settings
Dual screen
multi copy and paste
and many other factory features.
Also the battery life is horrendous( recharge it 3 times per day).
What I'm looking to do is either change the kdz firmware file to another region( preferably canada if possible) or root, install twrp and install a ROM such as Cloudy G3 2.1( again if possible).
But because of this starting issue of this phantom build # I don't know where to begin. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
Also, apparently this device isn't compatible will stumproot. which sucks but I'll try towelroot as well.
update, towelroot will only give me a text file no apk. again, that sucks.
Splitshot said:
Also, apparently this device isn't compatible will stumproot. which sucks but I'll try towelroot as well.
update, towelroot will only give me a text file no apk. again, that sucks.
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Brother your LG G3 is a fake
Sorry
I was hoping this wasn't the case. I can't believe I shelled out $380 for this.
Splitshot said:
I was hoping this wasn't the case. I can't believe I shelled out $380 for this.
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Remember, if its too good to be true it probably is
LG G3 is still roughly mid $450s (if your lucky) to $500 something in most stores
Noone would sell one for $380 unless its a LG G3 Beat or if its a second hand phone
Its fake who'd you get it from?
Just never seen any fakes yet? theres the Kings something but that doesn't even hold the same shape. I've stripped this thing down to the motherboard and it all jives. Amazing work they did. I'm gonna try a oem battery and see if it helps longevity?
1619415 said:
Its fake who'd you get it from?
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Just a local site, kijiji. like a craigslist.
Hi all,
Anybody know if it's possible to use any other phone battery inside swift(1), LG or Samsung or any other brand?
Or if it's possible to repackage this type of battery?
Very unlikely
You could also buy a new battery @wileyfox-store.
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You could also buy a new battery @wileyfox-store.
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For some weird reason, they refuse to ship to South Africa.....
No idea why....
I bought batterys at AliExpress,
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3-8...1a91-4331-a6bb-89bbc34c17a8&priceBeautifyAB=4
eg789123 said:
For some weird reason, they refuse to ship to South Africa.....
No idea why....
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This post might help:-
https://forum.xda-developers.com/wileyfox-swift/accessories/to-buy-battery-t3370142/post67238206#post67238206
Still, I'm kind of curious to know if they shipped a phone to South Africa in the first place?
xanda-escuyer said:
This post might help:-
https://forum.xda-developers.com/wileyfox-swift/accessories/to-buy-battery-t3370142/post67238206#post67238206
Still, I'm kind of curious to know if they shipped a phone to South Africa in the first place?
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got my phone originally though the orange store SA, but as that's closed up, officially there is no support locally for this phone,
makes trying to find batteries locally a bit of a chore.
and why im asking if there is something else that might also work, like a generic, or compatible?
we do have a representative of STK (who brought out wileyfox) locally, but not sure if they might be able to help?
but first prize, would be a samsung or other battery that would fit perfectly.
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makes trying to find batteries locally a bit of a chore.
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Finding batteries anywhere in the world - even in their home UK market - is like searching for hens teeth; Wileyfox lost their way very shortly after their debut a couple of years ago (and long before their collapse and buy-out by STK). Just Google Kazam too.
WF have tried to kill-off the Swift first and foremost amongst their 1st gen range - they hate this phone especially for some reason. They promised a spare battery for general sale but an ongoing supply just never materialised. Indeed a couple of batches at most were brought to market but snapped up very quickly - and that was that. Since then WF maintain radio silence on this subject as is attested to on their Facebook page.
There are some available on eBay or aliexpress, frequently under the part numbers in the previous post. This is because the Swift is a rebadge of an Android One phone hailing from the far east.
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and why im asking if there is something else that might also work, like a generic, or compatible?
we do have a representative of STK (who brought out wileyfox) locally, but not sure if they might be able to help?
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If you're having trouble then the best you can do is contact STK support through any of the following:-
https://www.facebook.com/stklife
https://www.facebook.com/officialwileyfox
https://www.stklife.com (24/7 service)
https://wileyfox.com (24/7 service)
Hope this helps - best of luck.