Hey guys, what's up?
I bought in may/2013, a smartphone, and my reliable choice was Samsung Galaxy Gio. When i say reliable, it's about cost and phone potentialities.
And yeah... i have been searching and wondering everywhere over google, and i found some nice stuff:
Unbricking your phone:
First of, what is brick? Brick, it's when you, somehow, corrupt kernel phone files, in other words, you make your phone useless
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1573628
Download Odin.exe
Download GioPro v1.6.tar
Download Gio v1.6.ops
1. Open ODIN and Click OPS button and select and load: Gio_v1.0.ops
2. Click on BOOT button and select GioPro_v1_2.tar
3. Turn the Samsung Galaxy Gio into Download mode by pressing ( Volume Down + OK + Power ) together.
4. Connect Cable phone to pc and make sure that the program detect the phone.
5. Click Start button on ODIN. If all set and ready wait until the program will finished downloading files.
A word PASS! will appear if the flashing successfully completes.
And yes, it works properly, coz i have already...bricked my phone, anyway =)
Rooting:
When you try to install something that you found over the internet, your phone deny access, so you need to Root your phone.
http://dfiles.eu/files/3wjijsnap
1. Insert updater.zip into your phone (outside any folder)
2. Shutdown your phone and Log it in by pressing ( Ok + Power )
3. Update files from updater.zip
4. Voilla!! =D
Unlocking
What crap is this? Another thing that people invented.... kind of. This phone isn't simlock, meaning = it only work with 1 operator, like: Vodafone. If you have bought a phone that is different from your SIM operator, so this is your answer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335548
Method 2 that is shown, is the most reliable.
Adobe Flash Player
Download the program here: http://www.mobiles24.com/downloads/s/463736-m1374-adobe_flash_player_11
Use phone cable and connect it to your pc, and install it next. For further problems, always update Flash player.
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