Samsung "bada" OS thread - Tips, Tricks and Hacks

shwetanshu · 23rd April 2011, 19:48

the problem is i was displayed that upgrade was successful but on restarting it, i found it was bricked

vaibzi · 24th April 2011, 18:27

Guys, after about two weeks of silent research, I finally took the plunge and placed an order for a Samsung Wave 2 !! The race boiled down between Wave 2 and Motorola Defy. Eventually, Wave 2 won the race as I'm not too much into apps! Now, somebody please tell me that I took the right decision

.This phone will be replacing my 1.5 year old n79.

Gandhi · 24th April 2011, 21:10

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Originally Posted by vaibzi

Guys, after about two weeks of silent research, I finally took the plunge and placed an order for a Samsung Wave 2 !! The race boiled down between Wave 2 and Motorola Defy. Eventually, Wave 2 won the race as I'm not too much into apps! Now, somebody please tell me that I took the right decision

.This phone will be replacing my 1.5 year old n79.

Welcome to the club. You won't regret the decision. Do post a review once you get the phone.

avi550m · 25th April 2011, 09:58

I think that there is a problem in my three week old Wave 2. Whenever I put the phone in silent mode, the vibration these days makes a rattling sound (not a silent vibrating buzz as was there in the first few days of ownership). But whenever I get an alert, the vibration is normal, only when chaining to vibra mode or listening to an alarm does the phone make this weird noise. Now I am worried, as I have to give me 'almost brand new' phone to Samsung Service (which I have not heard any great stories about). Great, so I spend 16k on a handset and withing 3 weeks the so called 'great' build quality turns out to be defective. Also, the battery is expanding a bit under the cover (this used to happen in my cousin's old Samsung too), even with normal charging (no overcharging).

@Chaand · 25th April 2011, 11:14

Hello All,

I have a wave 533. Is there any free IM application, which has chat features for Yahoo, Gtalk, Facebook etc all rolled into one?
Pls help.

Gandhi · 25th April 2011, 11:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by @Chaand

Hello All,

I have a wave 533. Is there any free IM application, which has chat features for Yahoo, Gtalk, Facebook etc all rolled into one?
Pls help.

Try utalk. It is a java app and supports many protocols.

Download uTalk for Samsung GT S5333 Wave

muni · 25th April 2011, 11:38

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Originally Posted by avi550m

I think that there is a problem in my three week old Wave 2. Whenever I put the phone in silent mode, the vibration these days makes a rattling sound (not a silent vibrating buzz as was there in the first few days of ownership). But whenever I get an alert, the vibration is normal, only when chaining to vibra mode or listening to an alarm does the phone make this weird noise. Now I am worried, as I have to give me 'almost brand new' phone to Samsung Service (which I have not heard any great stories about). Great, so I spend 16k on a handset and withing 3 weeks the so called 'great' build quality turns out to be defective. Also, the battery is expanding a bit under the cover (this used to happen in my cousin's old Samsung too), even with normal charging (no overcharging).

There are samsung service centers where the service engineers will open the mobile in front of you and repair it. I went for a firmware upgrade for my wave S8500 and was pleasently surprised to see this approach. It was in BTM layout for your information. Towards your right when you come from silkboard.

@Chaand · 25th April 2011, 11:43

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Originally Posted by Gandhi

An update to the FaceBook app is available now. Go to SamsungApps on your phone and you would see an update for Facebook app.

New version now supports chat feature too. Its smoother than the older version.

I am unable to see this update. Any link to download from?

Gandhi · 25th April 2011, 12:25

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Originally Posted by @Chaand

I am unable to see this update. Any link to download from?

There is no link to download from. I think it is device dependent, so you might not see it.

Newpunter · 25th April 2011, 12:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gandhi

Try utalk. It is a java app and supports many protocols.

Download uTalk for Samsung GT S5333 Wave

Doesn't the Palringo App cover all the IM requirements? Is there any additional benefit of using this utalk?

@Chaand · 25th April 2011, 13:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newpunter

Doesn't the Palringo App cover all the IM requirements? Is there any additional benefit of using this utalk?

For some unknown reason, palringo doesn't connect on my phone :(
I receive the error: "unable to connect to palringo server"

Gandhi · 25th April 2011, 13:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newpunter

Doesn't the Palringo App cover all the IM requirements? Is there any additional benefit of using this utalk?

Palringo doesn't support all the services. uTalk has better coverage in this area. However, Palringo is much more stable compared to uTalk.

Palringo - uTalk -

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EDIT: I was running older version of Palringo which didn't support all the services. I updated it by going to palringo.mobi on my mobile and now the interface is same as uTalk. I think both are same.

shwetanshu · 26th April 2011, 12:17

is there any way that gprs is always on in wave? though mine is still bricked, i would like to know

Gandhi · 26th April 2011, 13:58

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Originally Posted by shwetanshu

is there any way that gprs is always on in wave? though mine is still bricked, i would like to know

What do you mean by GPRS on? Do you mean a setting where you can turn it ON or OFF? Such setting is in Menu -> Settings -> Connectivity -> Use Packet Data.

dre@ms · 26th April 2011, 14:07

My friend has a Wave with 16GB SDCard. When he connects it to the PC, the SDCard is detected but doesnt show the inbuilt folders. The inbuilt folders does show from the Phone. Music/Videos/Images/Others
And if we try to copy anything to it, it copies and from the phone it shows outside the inbuilt folders.

Have tried with kies too, but of no use. Any help?

23rd April 2011, 19:48	#286
shwetanshu BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 46 Thanked: 2 Times	Re: Samsung "bada" OS thread - Tips, Tricks and Hacks the problem is i was displayed that upgrade was successful but on restarting it, i found it was bricked
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24th April 2011, 18:27	#287
vaibzi BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 97 Thanked: 98 Times	Re: Samsung "bada" OS thread - Tips, Tricks and Hacks Guys, after about two weeks of silent research, I finally took the plunge and placed an order for a Samsung Wave 2 !! The race boiled down between Wave 2 and Motorola Defy. Eventually, Wave 2 won the race as I'm not too much into apps! Now, somebody please tell me that I took the right decision .This phone will be replacing my 1.5 year old n79.
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25th April 2011, 09:58	#289
avi550m BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 253 Thanked: 307 Times	Re: Samsung "bada" OS thread - Tips, Tricks and Hacks I think that there is a problem in my three week old Wave 2. Whenever I put the phone in silent mode, the vibration these days makes a rattling sound (not a silent vibrating buzz as was there in the first few days of ownership). But whenever I get an alert, the vibration is normal, only when chaining to vibra mode or listening to an alarm does the phone make this weird noise. Now I am worried, as I have to give me 'almost brand new' phone to Samsung Service (which I have not heard any great stories about). Great, so I spend 16k on a handset and withing 3 weeks the so called 'great' build quality turns out to be defective. Also, the battery is expanding a bit under the cover (this used to happen in my cousin's old Samsung too), even with normal charging (no overcharging).
	() Thanks

25th April 2011, 11:14	#290
@Chaand BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 313 Thanked: 511 Times	Re: Samsung "bada" OS thread - Tips, Tricks and Hacks Hello All, I have a wave 533. Is there any free IM application, which has chat features for Yahoo, Gtalk, Facebook etc all rolled into one? Pls help.
	() Thanks

26th April 2011, 12:17	#298
shwetanshu BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 46 Thanked: 2 Times	Re: Samsung "bada" OS thread - Tips, Tricks and Hacks is there any way that gprs is always on in wave? though mine is still bricked, i would like to know
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26th April 2011, 14:07	#300
dre@ms BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MADRAS Posts: 638 Thanked: 206 Times	Re: Samsung "bada" OS thread - Tips, Tricks and Hacks My friend has a Wave with 16GB SDCard. When he connects it to the PC, the SDCard is detected but doesnt show the inbuilt folders. The inbuilt folders does show from the Phone. Music/Videos/Images/Others And if we try to copy anything to it, it copies and from the phone it shows outside the inbuilt folders. Have tried with kies too, but of no use. Any help?
	() Thanks