Tag Archives: Android 2.2

Crysis Revolution Theme Review

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Vinay

Tweet One of the many advantages to running a custom ROM is the theming options that are opened up.  Most custom ROMs these days are deodexed, which means the theming elements have been separated from other code.  This means you … Continue reading →

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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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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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Upgrading ROM From Darky v6 to Darky v7

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Vinay

TweetA big advantage of running a custom ROM on your Samsung Galaxy S is that ROM developers come out with updates MUCH more often than official updates from Samsung or your cellular provider. This is a HUGE benefit as you … Continue reading →

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How to Flash a Custom ROM on your Galaxy S

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Vinay

TweetFor those of you with stock phones still running Eclair on Christmas Day 2010, I have made a video of how to flash Darky’s ROM – a popular custom ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000. The difference it made … Continue reading →

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Android 2.2.1 Froyo Darky’s V6.0 Custom ROM on Samsung Galaxy S

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Vinay

TweetI finally got my Samsung Galaxy S phone back from repair.  Like many other GT-i9000M Canadian Galaxy S phones, mine had also suffered the infamous SD card failure.  As the phone was 2 months old when then internal SD card … Continue reading →

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