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Yinkade: which Samsung store did he go to? Looking for where I can purchase that earpiece the s4/note2 came with......all the ones I saw in computer village are fake

I can confirm for you. I'm certain it's in Lagos however...

pheforusty: .....samehere!!

W3xy1: when will they release it

Patience. Summer is not yet over

kunlesehan: bb ... black burial ... lol
#teamandroid

nah wa o. it will be downloadable on a tecno fone.
means children with 4k or 5k devices will soon start pinging ... technology changes perception and vice versa.

As long as you have Android 4.0 ICS and above, Yes! But for now, it's coming to only Samsung phones and only in Africa.

timpaker:
again? All I want is when the faq will it be out or do we wait for another June 27?

Blackberry said Summer 2013, and some random person decided to put a date on it, i get from direct sources. Dats why June 27 was a joke to me.

Kingslaw:

Lol. This guy don sell him BB.

yemmit90: BBM and probably BIS are the reasons I still use BB. Thank you Samsung! BB suck in terms of free applications.

BBM is the only reason it seems 'sane' to use a Blackberry Messenger in the 21st century. Now that they are losing that EXCLUSIVE feature, It's RIP BB. Btw, they are looking to se;; thier company. Make boys see if we go fit join money buy am.. E no go too cost like that.

Prince4God: I think this is the best comment on this thread. Laugh wants to kill me.

Dats about right!

honsule: Am tired of this hullabaloo about BBM coming to samsung soon.In fact,i want to sell my Samsung Galaxy S3 for a Blackberry . BBM mood coming to Samsung "deactivated".

PATIENCE = VIRTUE!

Anyone who does dat should be prosecuted, you are a lawyer so you should understand when i say the verdict should include The Death Penalty.

adaobi123: All I want to know is the release date !!

You will get it when you get it!

adaobi123: There's a thread already.....

I thought as much! But however i had already created one - https://www.nairaland.com/1403194/confirmed-blackberry-messenger-coming-samsung

[img]http://cdn.crackberry.com/sites/crackberry.com/files/styles/w795/public/article_images/2013/08/blackberry-messenger-android-1.jpg?itok=Y-DpHC7v[/img]

While many of us have heard the 'rumor' saying that BBM will be available on Android and iOS and doubted it. Well, i won't blame anyone for doubting it, because this 'rumor' has been around for sometime now. This was doubted probably because the general idea was that blackberry phones use BIS and without BIS you can't make use of BBM, but upon the release of the Blackberry Z10, the first ever blackberry phone (BB10) to operate BBM with regular internet data, it was proven that BBM can indeed work with regular data and BIS is not compulsory.
But anyways! I want to now bring to your notice that this is NOT a rumor! At least, not anymore. Blackberry has decided to take BBM cross-platform to both Android (4.0 and above) and iOS (6.0 and above). But first, BBM will be available for Only Samsung Smartphones and only in Africa to start with, then from there they will expand to other smartphone and other parts of the world and of course to iOS sometime later. Blackberry set the release date as 'Summer 2013', which means that we are expecting BBM on Samsung phones in Africa before August runs out! And as the photo above shows, it is currently being tested. And if you have been watching SuperSports then you have seen the Advert.

Quoting a post from New24
"Samsung announced on Tuesday that BlackBerry Messenger, that chat service popular on BlackBerry devices, will be launched on Galaxy smartphones.

"Offering BBM on Galaxy smartphones in Africa will give Samsung customers access to the BBM social network, including BBM chats, multi-person chats and BBM Groups, which allows BBM customers to create groups of up to 30 people, as well as the ability to share photos and voice notes," Samsung said.

In May, News24 reported that BlackBerry announced the expansion of BBM to non-BlackBerry devices at the company's BlackBerry Live event in Orlando, Florida.

"Upon release, BBM customers would be able to broaden their connections to include friends, family and colleagues on other mobile platforms," BlackBerry said at the time.

The mobile ecosystem has resulted in a range of instant messaging applications that are not device dependant and BlackBerry is highly motivated to expand its service as apps like WhatsApp and WeChat gain momentum.

Reciprocal manoeuvre

Samsung has long had its own messaging app called ChatON, and the company hinted that BBM would augment its own offerings.

"Value added services are considered a prerequisite in the fast-paced, challenging environment that exists today and as a result, we will continue to drive innovation through our smart hub functionalities to ensure our consumers have the choice which they desire," said George Ferreira, vice president of Samsung Electronics Africa.

In what can be interpreted as a reciprocal manoeuvre, ChatON was available on the BlackBerry World store from 6 August

BBM has around 50 million monthly active users who send about 10 billion messages per day. The platform is also due to be launched on iOS, but no dates have been announced.

The BBM for Samsung Galaxy phones will be available on Google's Play Store"

So my Advice is that you SELL YOUR BLACKBERRY PHONES for something now while it still has some value! Or dash it to your younger ones by next month because the demand for Samsung phones will TRIPLE in coming weeks! Cheers!

adaobi123: Of course most ladies will agree

Say no to china phones and yes to Samsung

Amen to dat!

And btw, BBM is coming to Samsung phones in Africa, expected later this month. I'm making a new thread on that now.

adaobi123: 5.68 inches

That's a phat screen

The bigger the better.

3GB of ram. This is going to be a powerful phone

#teamsamsung

The bigger the better! Yeah! And i'm sure many ladies will agree with you too!

Anyways, the Note 3 will be amazing! Dat is for sure! How amazing? We only have to wait to find out.

Samsung has dropped the 16GB variant of the Note 3 and the Note 3 will ship with only 32 and 64GB models! That is good news! As the 16GB Exynos S4 actually has only 8.90GB available storage and 9.23GB on the I9505.
Also, the Note III is expected to go on sale by the 4th week of September!

More Info here - http://www.sammobile.com/2013/08/19/samsung-to-ship-galaxy-note-iii-from-september-galaxy-gear-smartwatch-from-october/

francis247: You too. Please what method of rooting would you suggest prefarably one that would work without factory resetting the device. Thank you.

International I9100 GS2. Yes? Depends on the firmware
Here is CF-Root for GB and ICS - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
And PhilZ for JB (3rd post has main details) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270

Read instructions PROPERLY! You will learn to read if you wanna know android. You don't wanna know how many hours i spend reading on xda-developers. Have to keep up. Cheers!

GB - GingerBread
ICS - IceCreamSandwich
JB - JellyBean (Not Justin Bieber )

soladnet14: what is factory reset

Are you kidding me?! Look for it, its somewhere in settings, if you have older firmware, under security or backup. Can't remember Gingerbread's UI.

mcgboye: Apart from all these improvement in specs over the Note 2, which are massive, what innovation does this new device being? You know, something (a feature) not in the Note 2. Someone who might be interested wants to know.

The phone will be Launched on the 4th of September, and that is where samsung will unveil all the goodies they have for us! Just like they did in the Part 1 of the Unpacked Event. So until then, no one can really tell. However, they have more screen to work with, so it's exciting to know what they will bring, till then.. Fingers crossed!

If you missed the Part 1 of the 2013 Unpacked event where S4 was born, watch it here -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6GRFKWGn1k It's about 50mins. Cheers!

soladnet14: please help me. my galaxy s2 restart whenever i want to make a call.

Copy all ur data in internal memory to ur computer and factory reset the phone.. This is the quickest fix i can suggest.

Note: This will wipe everything on the phone.

lawrence7: Who go by used note 2 o. Time to upgrade. Techno users go dey make noise over 512MB ram.

Lol! Mate! Sometimes those guys annoy me! Comparing Techno Phantom to Galaxy S4. I hear this thing i wan laugh tire.

hardniola: anyway dis fone is not made for poor/middle class,so buy if u gat d money......hope d prize will not tear pocket wit dis Spec.

Actually, Samsung Nigeria has like the LOWEST prices in the world! When i bought my S4, it was like the Best Deal around. I payed 108K, and I got a FREE Flip Cover (worth like 7K5), also 2 years Accidental Damage From Handling Warranty (FREE Screen and/or Motherboard replacement TWICE!) meaning that if the screen breaks or phone goes into water and the motherboard is damaged, Samsung will replace it for FREE. Two times! And this is not a lie, because my friend's S4 screen got broken and Samsung replaced it under 11 days. Which is quite impressive. And of course i got the regular 2 years warranty incase of any faults.
While other countried where selling like 115 to 125 after conversion. Bottomline, expect good price from Samsung Nigeria, but yes, i guess paying 100K+ for a phone is still ALOT!
Expected price however 110 to 120K.

CHIMCO: what of goinee E3 in place of D1? I m planning to get E3 any moment.

Exactly! E3 >> D1

francis247: Thanks a lot for your response. Had already lost hope but finally downloaded it at normal speed using Opera Beta. That browser is something else. It was showing 606 instead of 578mb. Once again, thanks a million for the support. Upgrade successful. Now on JB 4.1.2.

Good to know! Cheers mate!

caukerzee: 3GB RAM? OMG....This will certainly be the best out there when it is released. The note series is defo best line of phones. I fear it will affect the sales of the iphone 5s. I'm glad I did not get the S4. It was worth the wait. See you in december note III

- Yes, the 3GB LPDDR3 RAM is certainly a powerful one, samsung has been working on it since after releasing the S4 and it is said that this hardware should deliver PC-like performance.
- Actually, the Note series always come after the S-series, in terms of release date of course, so are usually a tad better. However, the S-series are more accepted. Take for example the S3 has sold 60million+ units (20 million in 100 days) and judging by the last time i saw Note II's numbers, it should just be hitting around 10 million by now, maybe a little over. And Now, the S4 had sold over 20 million (month ending June, setting it at around 20 million in 50 to 60 days). I don't think the Note 3 will topple that however, it is definitely a more powerful device.

timpaker:

Same with me too. I Buy to enjoy the latest technology. I asked that question cuz of the rate at which they dish out phones (especially this year)

It has become tradition for Samsung to release an S-series and a Note-series phone for some time now, so this is not a surprise mate. We were expecting the Note 2 this time last year also. S2 and Note (2011), S3 and Note 2 (2012), S4 and Note 3 (2014). And don't ask me if there will be S5 and Note 4. Because i don't know.

networkgenuis: diehard iSheeps will always get stuck with it no matter what.
See specs! This should be the most powerful "smartphone" in the world when released, I'm already drooling o

Lol. Look at the numbers I mentioned earlier in this post. Apple will be looking to release the iPhone 5C and the iPhone 5S later this year i think! But they can only 'DREAM' to see the numbers that Samsung has seen and will see. Cheers!

timpaker: First, I sold my Nokia E7 to get the SGS3, secondly, I exchanged my Samsung galaxy S3 for S4 and now the Note 3 is set to be released soon
I ain't buying anyone again joor. Who am I impressing?

You buy phones to impress people? I'm a Geek, I buy to feel the power. For myself.

physise: help ooo my gangster vegas doesn't have peds o am using galaxy grand duos

Lol, he is complaining about a Game on his Grand Duos.

To me tho, looks normal.

puskin: These phone manufacturers won't kill me.

I'm selling all my smart-phones and going to buy Nokia torchlight phone.....so I can have peace.

Wetin sef??

Lol! That is one way to handle the issue!

How can you put Lumia in the same category with BOSSES?!

LOL Lumia. LOL!

Samsung will be launching thier latest flagship device of the year at the Part II of the 2013 Unpacked Event. Revealing the Smart Gear (a watch runing android) on the same day,
The Star of the event will no doubt be the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. The Newest of the crop and the BEST Of Course! The Note 3 will sport a MASSIVE 5.68" FULL HD 1080p screen,Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, a 3200mAH battery and a 13MP camera (this time with Optical Image Stabilization). Also the Note 3 is expected in 2 variats initially, which are the SM-900 (Exynos 5410 + 3G/HSDPA) and the SM-9005(Snapdragon 800 + 4G LTE).
HTC is also set to release the 'HTC Max' later on to compete with the Note 3 but can it take the heat?! I doubt that! Why do I say so?!
Here are the confirmed specifications of the Galaxy Note 3... See for yourself!

Galaxy Note 3 confirmed specifications so far...

-5.68" FULL HD 1080p AMOLED display
-13MP Camera (with Optical Image Stabilization)
-Android 4.3 JellyBean
-16/32/64GB Internal storage with microSD slot (up to 64GB)
-3200 mAh Battery

SM-N900 - Samsung Galaxy Note III 3G/HSPA
-CPU: Samsung Exynos 5420 (Octa-Core) (Quad 1.8GHz A15 CPU + Quad 1.3GHz A7 CPU)
-GPU: ARM Mali-T628 MP6
-RAM: 3GB LPDDR3 (Channel A+B - 12.8Gbit+12.8Gbit)

SM-N9005 - Samsung Galaxy Note III 4G LTE
-CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974)
-GPU: Adreno 330
-RAM: 3GB LPDDR3 (Channel A+B - 12.8Gbit+12.8Gbit)

My insider at Samsung confirms that the Galaxy Note 3 will have same dimensions as the Note 2 in terms of size while having a larger display. (Just like S3 to S4)

Expecting also SM-9002 with both Octa-Core Exynos Processor and LTE support also, Dual-Sim (EXCLUSIVE to China Only)
And SM-9006 with Snapdragon 800 and LTE-A support.

(Launch Date: September 4th, 2013)

ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT GALAXY?!

Galaxy Note 3 specifications so far...

-5.68" FULL HD 1080p AMOLED display
-13MP Camera (with Optical Image Stabilization)
-Android 4.3 JellyBean
-16/32/64GB Internal storage with microSD slot (up to 64GB)
-3,200 mAh Battery

SM-N900 - Samsung Galaxy Note III 3G/HSPA
-CPU: Samsung Exynos 5420 (Octa-Core) (Quad 1.8GHz A15 CPU + Quad 1.3GHz A7 CPU)
-GPU: ARM Mali-T628 MP6
-RAM: 3GB LPDDR3 (Channel A+B - 12.8Gbit+12.8Gbit)

SM-N9005 - Samsung Galaxy Note III 4G LTE
-CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974)
-GPU: Adreno 330
-RAM: 3GB LPDDR3 (Channel A+B - 12.8Gbit+12.8Gbit)

It is reported that The Galaxy Note III will have same/identical dimensions as the Galaxy Note II in terms of device’s size while at the same time having a larger display. (Just like S3 to S4)

Expecting also SM-9002 with Both Octa-Core Processor and LTE support also, Dual-Sim (EXCLUSIVE to China Only)
And SM-9006 with Snapdragon 800 and LTE-A support

(Launch Date: September 4th, 2013)

francis247: If you have any other link to download this file, please share. The "regular download" link is way too slow and disconnects often when the download is just 3 to 4% gone and I'very tried upgrading to premium account without success. BTW, must USB debugging be enabled before flashing/must the phone be rooted? Thanks

Yes, that's the problem we face, all sammy stock ROMs are uploaded to Hotfile... Most times I have to remote control my friend's PC in Dubai, download it to his computer, then split and RAR it into smaller sizes and download them then join on my own PC. So, well!

uju22: jus got S2 dont knw anytin abut it, pleaseplease i install a game in my S2, but want to uninstall it, dnt knw how to do it.

I guess we already dealt with this in the FB group.

opisco01: hw do i prevent android os frm consumin my MB, pls m new to android,
1. wat network is best(cheap and gud service)for GN2 in nigeria
2. wat does it mean to root my android

Use Data Monitoring Apps like
1. My Data Manager - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobidia.android.mdm
2. Traffic Monitor - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radioopt.widget
3. Onavo Count - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onavo.android.onavoid

And the Best 'LEGIT' plan you can get for your android phone in nigeria is Airtel 1GB for 1,200 naira. Send BCM to 440. Cheers!

wozup: pls i need help on how to root and upgrade my samsung galaxy GT S5660. Tnx.

Sorry but I won't support this mobile

vivichocs: my prob with note 2 is its size,it's way too big for me..i think i'm sticking to s3 for now...tanx nani and stanley for ur hlp, God bless..

You are welcome! I also think the Note 2 is big, but for the battery capacity, i can bear anything Note 2 tweaked properly (by me ). Will have double the battery life of GS2 or GS3 even GS4.
God willing I will get Note 3 on release day. Can't wait! See Next Post for Note 3 specifications I compiled.

zeelo2014: Rename and flash these 3 files (NO NEED to add PIT or Checksum during flashing)

PDA = CODE_I9100XXLSJ.tar

PHONE = MODEM_I9100XXLS6.tar

CSC = CSC_HOME_OXX_I9100OXXLS1.tar

Rename by removing the .md5 in the above 3 files. (Hence CODE_I9100XXLSJ.tar.md5 will now just be CODE_I9100XXLSJ.tar) do same to others.


NO NEED TO ADD THE PIT FILE. DON'T ADD!!!

^^^ This is the part that got me confused. I have gt I9100 on gingerbread. Tried upgrading through kies but couldn't cos of firmware. So I checked & found out it was already rooted. Now I want to go the odin way. How do I flash those files u mentioned.what do u mean by flashing?

francis247: Stan please help.

BOTH OF YOU...
Use ODIN to flash. download the latest firmware from here and flash via ODIN
http://hotfile.com/dl/239353524/1c0cab2/EUR-I9100XWLSW-20130813155419.zip.html
Follow this tutorial, I have updated it. Read carefully... - https://www.dropbox.com/s/v8j0x3l9vrla9du/Flashing%20Official%20Sammy%20ROMs.txt

febbymi: In oda words the note2 is beta dan the s3?

OBVIOUSLY!

[quote author=nani.666]why not just install a custom ROM instead ?[/quote]Good point

Yungbitz: no 1 wanys 2help me wit deir xpert opinion?

Sorry mate, but i'd rather not discuss Hardware, it's not the purpose for the thread... U should visit a technician...

vivichocs: tanx so much, I really do appreciate..buh do u think d lte version(s3 19305) ll be usefl outside nigeria.someone is advising me to buy d 19305 cos it hs 2gig ram,supports 4g netwrk and works in all countries(nt customized).sorry for bothering u with so much questions ..just dont want to make mistake plus i dont really know much abt phones

I will say again, i advice to buy only main flagships. I9305 is not bad. But instead, get the real beast N7100 Note 2. Outstanding battery life, bigger screen, 2GB. If you are not that into technology and android customizing, modding, custom roms and kernels. Then get I9305. I'm a geek, these things are important to me.

wozup: pls someone should hlp nd direct me on how to root nd upgrade my samsung galaxy pocket v.2.2.0. Tnx.

Wrong thread

Pimples: I urgently need a battery for my galaxy S2. As the follow come battery has expired and is performing poorly. However I discovered that there is a Higher capacity/extended battery for the Phone.
Please any idea where I can get it or the normal one. And what is the price?

Not here, market.

opisco01: Help!!!
My note 2 keeps telling me not registered on network

Did you flash something? Like did you flash a new ROM? maybe you might have messed up ur IMEI. Press *#06# and tell me what you find there.

vivichocs: pls guys, what's d difference btw samsung s3 LTE and samsung s3..wch is better in Nija?

LTE is a faster connection type just like we have GPRS < EDGE < 3G/HSPA < LTE. So basically faster speed, thats why most imes you hear them call it as 4G LTE. So faster speed. Operators suck as Sprint, AT&T and Verizon in the US offer such data speeds. AT&T is said to be the fastest with an 'AVERAGE' of 16.7Mbps download and 7.4Mbps upload speeds. Average speed oh! not fastest. But who for Naija wan give you dat kain speed? I mean truely!

Anyways, bottom-line is LTE is not useful in Nigeria and even if you have dat type of speed, then they now cap ur allowance to 1GB or so. wats the use? Lol. And Always buy and International version phone.

For example,
International S2 (GT-I9100)
International S3 (GT-I9300)
International S4 (GT-I9500)

International Note (GT-N7000)
International Note 2 (GT-N7100)

International Note 3 might likely be GT-N7200. Lol! I'm drifting away!

Anyways, if you come to ask for a problem to ur US variant phone. I might not even mind you. Cheers!

abnetz: Hello please, I am using a Samusung s2 international version with the 4.1.2 jellybean. Having issues with my wifi. It doesn't come on. What do I need to do? Any apps download needed to solve this problem?

Seems like a hardware issue. I saw an s2 with this issue, nothing fixed it yet. However try flashing one of the latest Jelly Bean ROMs. Might help. Also, if it's very important, try ICS and GB ROM too... Just giving u ideas....

francis247: Uncle Stan, should I go ahead?

All GT-I9100 ROMs are compatible with all GT-9100. check under the battery also to be sure. Anyways, visit sammobile.com to get newest firmwares.