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Galaxy Mini bricked: black screen
I have a Galaxy Mini GT-5570 phone. Last night I installed "ROM Manager" and tried to partition my SD card. It requires rebooting my phone, and I confirmed that, so it shut down my phone. Then it can't boot anymore -- all I get is just a black screen! Unfortunately, I read that ROM Manager can cause...
I have a Galaxy Mini GT-5570 phone.
Last night I installed "ROM Manager" and tried to partition my SD card. It requires rebooting my phone, and I confirmed that, so it shut down my phone. Then it can't boot anymore -- all I get is just a black screen!
Unfortunately, I read that ROM Manager can cause a hard brick for Galaxy Mini lately...
I tried all possible solutions found on the Internet, but nothing works. So I decided to try the USB JIG method as it can force my phone to boot to download mode. The point is that I can't find a 300k resistor, then can I try 330k or is it dangerous?
Is there another method to revive my phone back ??
wisdom
(203 rep)
Mar 12, 2013, 01:58 PM
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Galaxy Mini hangs at boot - how can I fix it?
My Galaxy Mini powers on, but then hangs on the "Samsung Galaxy Mini" splash screen. How can I re-install Android, or get it booting again?
My Galaxy Mini powers on, but then hangs on the "Samsung Galaxy Mini" splash screen.
How can I re-install Android, or get it booting again?
sudhin
(31 rep)
Sep 4, 2012, 01:39 PM
• Last activity: May 28, 2016, 08:16 PM
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Wi-Fi Direct on Galaxy Mini
I have already Googled a bit, but I haven't found a list specifying the supported devices. Is it possible to use Wi-Fi Direct on Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570B with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread)? Is there a hardware limitation?
I have already Googled a bit, but I haven't found a list specifying the supported devices.
Is it possible to use Wi-Fi Direct on Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570B with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread)? Is there a hardware limitation?
Igor De Lorenzi Andrade
(21 rep)
Sep 30, 2012, 01:12 AM
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S Galaxy mini 2 rebooting every 12 seconds... I'd like at least to save some data!
A pair of months ago I bought my first smartphone, so I am quite the noob. Suddently last week it decided to restart every 12-13 seconds (literally), as long as I don't remove the battery, and I can't find a solution on the internet. Of course I could give it to the support, but they warned me that...
A pair of months ago I bought my first smartphone, so I am quite the noob. Suddently last week it decided to restart every 12-13 seconds (literally), as long as I don't remove the battery, and I can't find a solution on the internet. Of course I could give it to the support, but they warned me that by this way I'll lose all my data, while I'd like to save at least some. On the internet I found a couple of people with my same problem and no answer (if we exclude the "I left it in its frenzy the whole night, when I woke it was resolved", which in my case mysteriously didn't work) can you help me?
DETAILS - Samsung Galaxy mini 2 GT-S6500, no SD
THE INCIDENT - I was playing a game when it freezed (no answer from any button short of the 8 seconds forced shut down), as it had already happened, so I pressed the "off" button and started waiting, since it usually worked; I fell asleep, and when I woke up the screen was on and black. When I restarted it manually it started the evil madness. I had not installed any new app, or so I remember.
FAILED TREATMENTS
- Can't enter recovery mode by holding Volume up (+), Volume down (-) and Home button and then power on the phone. Nor does any combination of Volume, Power and Home work in any way...
B_Rat
(21 rep)
Oct 9, 2013, 03:48 PM
• Last activity: Jul 19, 2015, 01:34 PM
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Does Galaxy Mini S5570 support ICS?
I have a [Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570](http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_mini_s5570-3725.php) running Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread). I know that the official support for Galaxy Mini ends here. But I have come across tutorials for upgrading from Gingerbread to ICS. What I want to know is, is it safe...
I have a [Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570](http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_mini_s5570-3725.php) running Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread). I know that the official support for Galaxy Mini ends here. But I have come across tutorials for upgrading from Gingerbread to ICS. What I want to know is, is it safe to upgrade my phone? Or will I encounter problems later on after upgrading?
Akas Antony
(378 rep)
Mar 21, 2013, 06:19 PM
• Last activity: Dec 9, 2014, 10:55 PM
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Odin not recognizing Galaxy Mini
I'm having a hard time with my friend's Galaxy Mini which I agreed to flash. *I am a happy owner of S5360,I've flashed using odin before this is not my first try*. Installed and updated kies on a clean install of Windows 7 x64. Windows detects the phone in download mode and installs the required dri...
I'm having a hard time with my friend's Galaxy Mini which I agreed to flash.
*I am a happy owner of S5360,I've flashed using odin before this is not my first try*.
Installed and updated kies on a clean install of Windows 7 x64.
Windows detects the phone in download mode and installs the required driver.
The whole process is the same as with my S5360 phone the difference being the drivers that are installed.
Odin won't recognize Galaxy Mini.
The device currently gets stuck at "Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570l".I can access recovery mode and download mode.
**Firmware I'm trying to flash:** S5570XWKTN
**Odin:** 4.42 and 4.43, re-downloaded multiples times from multiple sources thinking it may solve the problem
*Additional notes:*
> I've also tried this on my friends machine which has Windows 7 x86 installed.
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> Odin never recognized the phone even when it wasn't soft bricked.
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> At the moment I just want to make it usable.If there is any method can achieve that with or without Odin please reply.
Vasilache Anton Ciprian
(11 rep)
May 20, 2012, 10:02 PM
• Last activity: Nov 24, 2014, 02:38 PM
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Galaxy Pop Gt-S5570 Is Stuck At Samsung Logo After Installing Cynogenmod 10.1
I tried to install Cyanogenmod 10.1 on my galaxy pop gt-s5570 using clockwork recovery 4.0.0.5... Installation of cynogenmod 10.1 (cm-10.1.0-RC5-GT-S5570-tass) and Gapps successfully completes but after reboot phone is stuck at samsung logo I tried wipe Data/cache/dalvik cache but still the same pro...
I tried to install Cyanogenmod 10.1 on my galaxy pop gt-s5570 using clockwork recovery 4.0.0.5...
Installation of cynogenmod 10.1 (cm-10.1.0-RC5-GT-S5570-tass) and Gapps successfully completes but after reboot phone is stuck at samsung logo
I tried wipe Data/cache/dalvik cache but still the same problem.. please help me out..
Akshay Desai
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Aug 11, 2013, 02:37 PM
• Last activity: Nov 6, 2014, 10:38 AM
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I want to upgrade my samsung s3 mini sd card
How do i change the sdcard without losing all my games pictures ect and does every thing on the phone on on the chip or do you need to do something to put it all on the chip (YES im thick when it comes to phones LOL thankyou paula
How do i change the sdcard without losing all my games pictures ect and does every thing on the phone on on the chip or do you need to do something to put it all on the chip (YES im thick when it comes to phones LOL thankyou paula
tinkerbell
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Oct 17, 2014, 02:38 AM
• Last activity: Oct 17, 2014, 05:05 AM
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Galaxy Mini can't connect to the Internet over Wi-Fi
I purchased a Galaxy Mini with 2.2.1 a few days ago and I can connect to my home network (the wireless icon appears) but I can't surf on the Internet. I verified it got an IP correctly and tried many suggestions but no luck. It worked once at home and on a friend's network. My router is a wireless-n...
I purchased a Galaxy Mini with 2.2.1 a few days ago and I can connect to my home network (the wireless icon appears) but I can't surf on the Internet. I verified it got an IP correctly and tried many suggestions but no luck. It worked once at home and on a friend's network.
My router is a wireless-n Linksys.
wisdom
(203 rep)
Jan 19, 2012, 09:56 PM
• Last activity: Oct 2, 2014, 07:06 AM
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Install ROM to save android samsung galaxy mini GT-S5570
I rooted this device about a year ago and attempted to install a rom however as I failed to find that much information on how to do it I ended up going into the stock recovery mode and attempting to install a zip file I had downloaded. I did this by choosing "apply update from sdcard". Obviously thi...
I rooted this device about a year ago and attempted to install a rom however as I failed to find that much information on how to do it I ended up going into the stock recovery mode and attempting to install a zip file I had downloaded. I did this by choosing "apply update from sdcard".
Obviously this is completely wrong and my phone is now always stuck in a bootloop. It also seems I have filled up the entire memory of bogus files as when I tested to install a file through recovery mode I get the error "No space left on device".
My question is if there is any way I can install some ROM(or anything) so that I can use this phone again. It seems I can't do this through the phone as I don't have a custom recovery so if I can do anything from my mac that would be great.
I have also tried using heimdall-one-click to unbrick however it could not identify my device.
user73759
(33 rep)
Sep 21, 2014, 12:41 PM
• Last activity: Sep 21, 2014, 01:36 PM
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Touch screen not working after using the code" *#*#2663#*#*"
I have Samsung Galaxy Mini and I dialled `*#*#2663#*#*` to see the version of the touch screeen. I pressed the update button, upon which got a message on screen > updating, do not switch or shut down something like that. After a few minutes, it displayed version not found, perhaps. After that, touch...
I have Samsung Galaxy Mini and I dialled
*#*#2663#*#* to see the version of the touch screeen.
I pressed the update button, upon which got a message on screen
> updating, do not switch or shut down something like that.
After a few minutes, it displayed version not found, perhaps. After that, touch screen is no longer working.
asitha
(11 rep)
Jan 25, 2014, 03:23 AM
• Last activity: May 13, 2014, 09:42 PM
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Android low on space
I know this question is quite common, but nothing I've read so far really helped me. I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini, and had a similar problem with the stock ROM. For some other reasons, I've rooted it and put Cyanogenmod 7 on it. Everything works quite well, but the free space is just eating itself....
I know this question is quite common, but nothing I've read so far really helped me. I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini, and had a similar problem with the stock ROM. For some other reasons, I've rooted it and put Cyanogenmod 7 on it. Everything works quite well, but the free space is just eating itself. All my applications are sent to SD card (except facebook, which runs exceptionally slow when on card). And still, I'm only left with 6MB of free internal space. I've cleaned up my SMS messages and browser caches, nothing really helps. I'm showing my storage analysis. The thing that bugs me are the 
P.S While taking the screenshot, the Storage Analyser is showing 18MB free, But the system is showing 9MB. Nevertheless, both are not enough for normal work.
/system and /data partitions. How come that /system has so much empty space, while /data has so little. Isn't it supposed to be a compact partition?
As for applications, I really don't have a lot, except regular GMail, Google Maps and such. Just Opera browser, iGo, Adobe Reader, Outlook and a few apps with less then 1MB.
P.S While taking the screenshot, the Storage Analyser is showing 18MB free, But the system is showing 9MB. Nevertheless, both are not enough for normal work.
Aleksandar Stojadinovic
(154 rep)
Mar 10, 2013, 02:29 PM
• Last activity: Dec 22, 2013, 03:23 PM
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Will a "standard" "Made for iPhone" headset's remote control button work with a Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570?
Running either latest stock Gingerbread or custom CyanogenMod Jelly Bean? By *will the button work* I mean either by the operating system or by a 3rd party app from our nice selection: [See Izzy's answer on How can I control both volume and track skip on my Android device from my headphones?](https:...
Running either latest stock Gingerbread or custom CyanogenMod Jelly Bean?
By *will the button work* I mean either by the operating system or by a 3rd party app from our nice selection: [See Izzy's answer on How can I control both volume and track skip on my Android device from my headphones?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/30674/how-can-i-control-both-volume-and-track-skip-on-my-android-device-from-my-headph/30677#30677)
I need proper music support on this device, skip track, fast forward and rewind (for podcasts).
superuser
(163 rep)
Mar 21, 2013, 02:49 AM
• Last activity: Nov 13, 2013, 12:04 PM
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Can't delete app because it is suddenly uncompatible
I downloaded [SoftkeyEnabler][1], but it turned out it wasn't nice for my smaller Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 (CyanogenMod 10.1). So I deleted the app, but the softkeys keep showing up! I tried all kinds of things, but when I look in superuser, active apps etc. It says there is nothing running. When I loo...
I downloaded SoftkeyEnabler , but it turned out it wasn't nice for my smaller Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 (CyanogenMod 10.1). So I deleted the app, but the softkeys keep showing up! I tried all kinds of things, but when I look in superuser, active apps etc. It says there is nothing running. When I look at the app in the play store it says that it is not compitable with my device.
What could I do?
Thanks in advance!
niels
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Sep 23, 2013, 03:38 PM
• Last activity: Sep 24, 2013, 02:12 PM
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Cyanogenmod 10.1 becomes unstable with usage?
Does CM 10.1 become more and more unstable with usage? I have a Galaxy Mini S5570 running [CM 10.1][1]. After flashing the ROM my phone works fine for one or two weeks. But soon my phone starts crashing more often. The phone starts rebooting every now and then. Apps (especially Camera.apk) start cra...
Does CM 10.1 become more and more unstable with usage? I have a Galaxy Mini S5570 running CM 10.1 . After flashing the ROM my phone works fine for one or two weeks. But soon my phone starts crashing more often. The phone starts rebooting every now and then. Apps (especially Camera.apk) start crashing often even though I haven't installed any new apps. This doesn't happen for the for the first few days after flashing the ROM. Is there any fix for this? Any patch available so that my phone can run smoothly even after 2 weeks?
Akas Antony
(378 rep)
Aug 17, 2013, 04:25 PM
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/data partition corrupted?
I have a Galaxy Mini GT-S5570 running CM 10.1 which was installed about a month back. Yesterday my phone suddenly crashed and after rebooting it got stuck in a boot loop. I tried wiping the cache and data but when the CM recovery starts formatting /data partition it gets stuck. I also did a clean in...
I have a Galaxy Mini GT-S5570 running CM 10.1 which was installed about a month back. Yesterday my phone suddenly crashed and after rebooting it got stuck in a boot loop. I tried wiping the cache and data but when the CM recovery starts formatting /data partition it gets stuck. I also did a clean install of GingerBread stock ROM but the problem still persists. Formatting /data partition cannot be done after installing stock ROM also. Did I brick my phone? Can someone give me links where I can download new kernels and fix the problem?
Akas Antony
(378 rep)
Jun 19, 2013, 09:16 AM
• Last activity: Jul 17, 2013, 11:34 AM
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Can't add Samsungdive Account
My Mobile device is "Galaxy s5570-mini", I want to secure it if it's lost -God forbidden- so I signed up in Samsungdive.com with my Gmail account then I have to add "Setting>Accounts and Sync>Add account>samsung account" in my mobile but I can't find this option !! what's wrong?? any thing is missed...
My Mobile device is "Galaxy s5570-mini", I want to secure it if it's lost -God forbidden- so I signed up in Samsungdive.com with my Gmail account then I have to add "Setting>Accounts and Sync>Add account>samsung account" in my mobile but I can't find this option !! what's wrong?? any thing is missed ?
wisdom
(203 rep)
Jan 27, 2012, 09:34 PM
• Last activity: Jun 23, 2013, 10:01 AM
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Samsung galaxy mini? pls help...about kies?
i installed kies software.But when i try to sync my photos and music into samsung galaxy mini,there is no option called multimedia under sync.what should i do?
i installed kies software.But when i try to sync my photos and music into samsung galaxy mini,there is no option called multimedia under sync.what should i do?
Graghack
(11 rep)
May 31, 2013, 04:08 PM
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Phone connected to wireless but does not respond to pings
I have here two phones that both exhibit the same symptoms. One is a samsung GT-S5570 running the stock ROM, the other is a Galaxy S2 running an AOSP-based custom ROM. The problem I have is that while they are connected to the wifi and are able to browse web sites, etc, they periodically stop accept...
I have here two phones that both exhibit the same symptoms. One is a samsung GT-S5570 running the stock ROM, the other is a Galaxy S2 running an AOSP-based custom ROM. The problem I have is that while they are connected to the wifi and are able to browse web sites, etc, they periodically stop accepting incoming connections and/or responding to pings. In order to get them to start responding again I have to disconnect and reconnect the wireless connection. Yet they are still able to make outbound connections.
Any ideas what may be causing this (somewhat bizarre) behaviour or how I can stop it?
Jules
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Feb 27, 2013, 10:19 PM
• Last activity: May 27, 2013, 01:00 PM
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Video recording bug fix for CM9 ICS?
I have a Galaxy Mini(GT-S 5570). I recently upgraded it from Gingerbread 2.3.6 to ICS(CM9). Now everything is working fine except for the video recording. The camera takes pictures without any issues but the video recording does not work. I followed the procedures stated in this website for installa...
I have a Galaxy Mini(GT-S 5570). I recently upgraded it from Gingerbread 2.3.6 to ICS(CM9). Now everything is working fine except for the video recording. The camera takes pictures without any issues but the video recording does not work. I followed the procedures stated in this website for installation. http://www.techgeekal.com/2012/10/27/cyanogenmod-9-stable-27102012-for-galaxy-minipop-gt-s5570/ Is there a bug fix for the video recording? Thanks in advance for looking into this question! :)
Akas Antony
(378 rep)
May 8, 2013, 12:22 PM
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