Welcome to the Samsung Galaxy S Plus official thread V2! V1 can be found here



Awesome features of S Plus
•4" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of WVGA (480 x 800 pixel) resolution, PenTile matrix
•Super slim at 9.9mm
•Android 2.3.3 with TouchWiz 3.0 UI (upgradable to 2.3.6 with TouchWiz 4.0)
•1.4GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255T chipset
•512 MB of RAM
•8GB internal storage, microSD slot (expandable to 32GB)
•5 MP autofocus camera with face, smile and blink detection
•720p HD video recording at 30fps
•Wi-Fi 802.11 b, g and n support
•GPS with A-GPS connectivity; Digital compass
•microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v3.0
•Great audio quality
•FM radio with RDS
•1650 mAh Li-Ion battery
•Accelerometer and proximity sensor
•Document editor and file manager come preinstalled
•Secondary video-call camera
•Swype predictive text input
•Full Flash support for the web browser

Customization:
- Useful Widgets are available around. You can email, sms, twitter updates, facebook, toggle wifi without opening each app. Each widgets can be moved around the screen to your liking.
- Live wallpaper. Impress your friends with rain and snowing wallpapers.
- Choice of launchers. Can choose between LauncherPro, ADW Launcher, GO Launcher Ex, SPB shell and others.

Browser test



More test:
UI demo
Benchmark test
Gaming test

Rooting, FAQ & tips
How do I root my phone?


What can I do after rooting? What are the benefits of rooting?
With rooting you can backup your application and data, get rid of in-app advertisement, improve battery life by undervolt your phone, fix GPS signal, restrict certain apps from accesing internet, remove pre-install bloatware such as allshare, e-book and many more.

Need some cool apps and wallpapers?
Click me, me & me

How to Set Ringtone/Notification/alarm tone
Please refer here http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1213449

Need some games recommendation?
See what they have here http://androidforums.com/android-games/

Why does internal memory shows 4.99GB instead of 8GB and 358MB instead of 512MB RAM
This is because the remaining space is reserved for the system that are required to run in your phone, thus you only get 4.99GB. That goes the same for RAM.

My GPS takes a very long time to lock my position
Download this: [attachmentid=3370590] extract it and replace it in systems/etc and set permission to rw-r-r and then reboot. root is required.

I'm on limited data plan, how can I block certain apps to access internet?
Get android firewall from market, you can set which app to allow 3G access, etc..

Are there any good file manager other than My File?
Root explorer is recommended. However if you don't want to purchase it there are other alternative such as ES File Explorer and astro file manager.

Some apps are requesting to read my sms and make calls
use LBE Privacy Guard to block those apps.

New to android? some battery saving tips.
-Disable Background Data syncing: Settings > Accounts & sync > Untick Background data.
-Disable Mobile Data: Disable the Mobile Data option from Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > mobile data
-If Your Phone struggles to find a 3G Connection, Disable 3G: Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Network mode > GSM only. NOTE: this will disable 3G and your phone will only use 2G for data (Eg: EDGE)
-Use the “BACK” button to exit apps rather than just hitting “HOME”. Using “BACK” appears to store them as “inactive” apps, whereas “HOME” just leaves the app as “Background” task which appears to use more CPU.
-THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! If you log in to the application latitude, make sure you sign out after that, leaving it sign in will keep the app alive the whole time.
More tips please refer to Androinica

Why is my battery life is poor?
It can be cause by many reasons, as well as usage. Just make sure no apps that is causing wakelock. Some apps will prevent your phone from entering deep sleep mode, to know which apps is causing this, download "BetterBatteryStats" from XDA, donate version is available in market.

Will S Plus receive future updates from Samsung?
No. However, Samsung has released an update that includes some features from android version 4.0. Alternatively, there are a lot of custom rom which are based on the latest version of android that you can flash.

Android hidden "secret"
Go to settings, about phone, and click on "firmware version" many times. something will appear. If it doesn't, try again other time.

TIP: if you want to remove those apps installed by Samsung, you need to Root your phone, then get Titanium Backup Pro and freeze those apps, this way if anything goes wrong you can reverse the process without having to re-flash. WARNING: make sure the apps you want to disable is safe to do so, otherwise it might cause problem. You can refer here to see which apps is safe to remove https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet...QXc&output=html

APN settings


What about accessories?
Galaxy S casing and screen protector can be use for S Plus as they both have the same size and dimension.
As for accessories like external battery and SD card, you can search at garage sales section

This post has been edited by annoymous1234: Mar 30 2013, 11:27 PM

Recovery, tweaks
S Plus wiki guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsu...S_Plus/GT-I9001
All customization can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1270

Our region firmware (2.3.6) is available here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644215
If you are on a lower version you have 2 ways to upgrade:
1) upgrade using KIES.
2) flash using Odin.
Note: After flashing DXLD3 firmware, enter *#272*YOUR IMEI# from your phone, you will see a list of CSC code, select the XME and you're done.

What is Odin?
Odin allows you to flash any ROM that you like, you can flash ROM from other regions such as europe or even taiwan. With odin you can also flash one package file. Note: If you are using SEM set, be sure you flash back to our region ROM before sending it back to warranty. Refer the link above for files.

How do I flash with Odin?


HELP! my phone won't boot!


Stuck in Galaxy S plus logo/android logo/bootloop?
First wipe data/cache/dalvik cache in recovery, then follow niesma84 instruction in page 66 of this thread Post #1316. If that still doesn't work then you have to restore your nandroid backup (if you have one) or reflash your ROM again.

What is recovery or CWM 5/6/TWRP?
A custom recovery that allows you to backup your entire ROM, flashing certain rom, appyling tweaks, wiping data, etc. Very useful if you always flash different ROM.
Note 1: You do not need to root your phone to install a custom recovery.
Note 2: ICS/JB rom requires a specific recovery, so if you are using stock recovery and wish to flash to those rom, you need to first install this.
1. Download the file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694617
2. Place it in your phone, switch it off and go to recovery mode (vol up + power button)
3. Choose install update from zip.
Now you can backup your ROM through recovery and install any ROM that you like.

Bored of the same icons? Want to turn battery icon to percentage?
With this tweak, you can change your phone animations and icons.
All you need is 2 files from your phone. ROOT IS NEEDED FOR THIS


This post has been edited by annoymous1234: Mar 30 2013, 11:29 PM

s plus user
unequalteck
mynewuser
niesma84
kllam
Rainings
nudin89
wangdu
shadow_dweller
orpheuslim
amad^77
stanley.m
3haikal
Bjan515
stevenryl86
shredder90
opicity
Kent89
xXDeaDXR3dDXx
musteck
nazman
warpats
nonstopps3
haziqmck7
faidz85
alam_shahbana
shadowlove
leon898
kayro
dashisiong
g30ccc
mbf584
jonn zee
sora90
lifrosak
Prg
ranc79
Peculator
mokhaz
sumoshaman
meowbig
dante10
meced
greenmiks
emperor_o4118
samwongjyhhorng
shahraziman
psyduck89
howeisheong
mlinda
nawkaz
terradrive
bluraypirate
CGLegacy
funnyboy101
moorish
alisyalin
2046
nazman88
darkripper214
wanz_delpiero
shahzan99
green_algae
gen1
jacktay94
gambarlogy
chunyeong
mccy118
ian_9
andyng
mizi353
broik14
AveoHzq
donny
zaxxshoxx
BlowYOurMInd
amad108

This post has been edited by annoymous1234: Mar 30 2013, 11:29 PM

good job man!! keep it up!

I support you. Keep up the good job.

i'm 3rd....
yeah...congratz v2 oredi...
me too will support you in this thread

@annoymous
BTW...i thinking you should update lists of user section

thanks

done. will also more info when i have the time

This post has been edited by annoymous1234: Nov 20 2011, 11:50 PM

samsung galaxy s plus vs samsung galaxy w,which 1 is better? i mean the spec

processor and chipset is the same..
only difference is screen size, display and internal storage 4gb (w) and 8gb (S+)

There's one thing I wanted to confirm with S+
Is the sound processor and DAC in S+ the same as the original S?

I'm very interested in the original S as the all the reviews concur that Galaxy S has one of the best audio output of all the smart phone in the market.

Congratz for v2 ... and thanks TS for detaily info !

This phone was really great and stable battery life.
not sure is it got improve from 2.3.3 to 2.3.5.feel not much diff...
hope next ICS could be available for S+ too

congraz v2...
hey bro.. i still cant find how to change the battery icon to percentage =.=

congrats and welcome to the new home.



This post has been edited by nudin89: Nov 25 2011, 08:16 PM

Not really sure my fren....some said same audio as old SGS and other else said are not (different chip)
i'm still googling what chip using in this phone..this bcoz there a few user asked "supercurio" (voodoo apps of old SGS) make one for this model and he said sound are slightly diff than old one...

the old SGS using humming bird...samsung own chipset and the new one are completely diff....qualcomm chipset

so make ur own pick....choose it wisely...

This post has been edited by niesma84: Nov 21 2011, 01:06 AM

congratz on v2..
keep it up..

SGS plus easy typing as bigger screen. Browsing & comic experience better.

which part u stuck at?

This post has been edited by annoymous1234: Nov 21 2011, 10:53 AM

Good job guys for V2!

After updating to official 2.3.5 from Kies, i noticed after the 2nd charge that there is an improvement in battery life.

Before on 2.3.3, with my wifi always on and using 3G for about 1 hour a day i could last for a day and a half. Now with the new 2.3.5, i can last for two and a half days.

hey. any risk for rooting the phone?
will it become bricked?
im scared after experienced once

i found the zip to update...
but when in the recovery mode.. the update abort..
my version is 2.3.5 gingerbread
which file u use to flash ur icon?