Author Archives: Vinay

How to Install CyanogenMod 7 on the Samsung Galaxy S

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Vinay

TweetCyanogen is the most famous aftermarket ROM tuner on the planet.  The CyanogenMod series of Android ROMs are widely-used around the world by hundreds of thousands of users.   The Cyanogen team officially supports a wide range of mostly HTC … Continue reading →

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How to Unlock a Samsung Galaxy S from Stock Android 2.2 Froyo

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Vinay

TweetThe AndroidGalaxy.net ball first stared rolling with a ‘How to Unlock’ video. My first video uploaded to Youtube in August of 2010 showed how you could download a simple script from XDA to your computer, connect your phone, run the … Continue reading →

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How to Flash a Galaxy S Phone back to stock

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Vinay

TweetThere are many reasons why you may want to return your Galaxy S to stock form. You may want to sell it, or return, or send it in for repair. Perhaps you want it in a state where it can … Continue reading →

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Android Performance Comparisons

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Vinay

TweetIt is impressive to see how far Android smartphones have progressed in the last 2 years. In this video, I compare a couple of Samsung Galaxy S phones (one fully stock, and one Fully modified) along with the very first … Continue reading →

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Stock Froyo vs Darky’s ROM – Visual Differences

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Vinay

TweetThere are many advantages to running a custom ROM on your phone.  You get the satisfaction of having the latest firmware versions from the factory, optimizations for performance, and a ton of theming options. In this video I highlight some … Continue reading →

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Darky’s ROM Resurrection Edition – Flash with Odin

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Vinay

TweetI have to hand it to Darky and his crew.  They don’t stop innovating.  I’m fairly sure they were the first to make a ROM Kitchen Mobile App, and now, they have Darky’s Custom ROM available as an Odin flashable … Continue reading →

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How to Add ClockworkMod Recovery to Froyo

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Vinay

TweetIf your Samsung Galaxy S already has stock Android 2.2 Froyo, it likely has Recovery 3e. You can see which version of the Recovery you have on your phone by going into the  Recovery Mode – the version number is … Continue reading →

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Darkys ROM Version 9.1 Extreme Edition

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Vinay

TweetIt doesn’t cease to amaze me what a prolific ROM Developer Darky is. A GREAT benefit of running a custom ROM on your Samsung Galaxy S is how often updates are released.  If you have a phone with stock firmware, … Continue reading →

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Darky’s ROM Version 9 Extreme Edition

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Vinay

TweetLast weekend Darky released his latest release: Version 9.0.2. Extreme Edition. The big change with this release is the addition of a ROM Kitchen. A ROM Kitchen is another way of saying Configurable ROM Menu. When the ultra talented Android … Continue reading →

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Pimp My SGS – Samsung Galaxy S ECLAIR FULL Upgrade Tutorial

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Vinay

TweetI have just added a 5 part video upgrade series. In this tutorial I take a brand new Galaxy S i9000 out of the box, and unlock it, root it, flash Darky Version 8.0 and enable Voodoo lagfix.  It took … Continue reading →

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