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New Galaxy S owner with questions

Hi There,
I've just got my Galaxy S today, used to have a HTC Desire.
First problem I had was connecting to Kies. W7 x64 didnt like it, but turn the phone on while the usb was plugged in solved this.
Now for my second problem. Using my HTC Desire, I bought various apps from the market, but some of these such as Caligo Chaser can't be found when I search the market. How can I solve this?
Third: Kies tells me that "This mobile phone is not supported by Samsung Apps" and won't let me download some of the apps i want through there. What can I do?
I also want to use the podcast widget in kies, but when I enable it it tells me "Available after updating to the latest version" even though I have the latest version of Kies. What's wrong?
I would really like to use keys because managing my music and videos works fine.
Regards,
Lyno

I'm a former desire owner and very dissappointed GS owner. How have you found this device compared to desire? My experience has been one of great dissappointed.

I'm totally the opposite!
I love the screen, the video capability and the overall performance.
totally wipes the floor with my desire.

I take it you have issue with the lag ging freeze, ram issue, or gps?
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riz157 said:
I take it you have issue with the lag ging freeze, ram issue, or gps?
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I've been using it intensely, running all sorts of apps and 720 videos and as of yet, no lagging.
What's the RAM issue?
Not tried GPS yet, will do today.
What about the apps that don't appear?

This is driving me crazy! I keep checking out these forums, trying to figure out what problems are really going on with this device and it's insane how some folks are having issues that if are real, should be happening to all but that doesn't seem to be the case. I have an iPhone 4 and although it's nice, it's lacking in so many features I would call basic. I also have an Evo that has build quality issues but overall performs well. I hate the looks of the Droid X and so I'm trying to decide on the SGS, Evo and iPhone 4.
Going to check out the Captivate today in store and really give it some testing and look for some of the issues mentioned on this forum.......

AshMa said:
This is driving me crazy! I keep checking out these forums, trying to figure out what problems are really going on with this device and it's insane how some folks are having issues that if are real, should be happening to all but that doesn't seem to be the case. I have an iPhone 4 and although it's nice, it's lacking in so many features I would call basic. I also have an Evo that has build quality issues but overall performs well. I hate the looks of the Droid X and so I'm trying to decide on the SGS, Evo and iPhone 4.
Going to check out the Captivate today in store and really give it some testing and look for some of the issues mentioned on this forum.......
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Here's an issue that no one mentions but is definitely prevalent. Not all headphones with inline mic work on the SGS. I got pissed that my vmoda vibe duo sounded like pure crap but the headphones included worked fine. After a quick forum search I found out that alot of users experience this problem and as far as I know, there's no way to "know" which headphones (with inline mic) will work for sure. There's a "dirty fix" which is to tape down the talk button on the mic but i'd rather not have to deal with that.
I told my bud working at AT&T to check to see if the Captivate has that problem but he only had access to the stock headphones at the time...I'll update if he confirms or denies the same issue on the Captivate

lyno said:
Now for my second problem. Using my HTC Desire, I bought various apps from the market, but some of these such as Caligo Chaser can't be found when I search the market. How can I solve this?
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Not sure if you have flashed a new ROM yet but this sounds like you cannot see protected apps (some, but far from all paid apps are protected). Could you post your ROM versions (dial *#1234# to see them). If this is an issue with the protected apps, there is a solution in my FAQ thread.
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Third: Kies tells me that "This mobile phone is not supported by Samsung Apps" and won't let me download some of the apps i want through there. What can I do?
I also want to use the podcast widget in kies, but when I enable it it tells me "Available after updating to the latest version" even though I have the latest version of Kies. What's wrong?
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I personally find it impressive that you got Kies to recognize your phone correctly in Windows 7 x64. I have done everything short of a complete Windows reinstall. So far without success. I personally find it one of the biggest shortcomings of Samsung regarding this phone. Software support this crappy belongs in the previous century and is simply ridiculous in the year 2010!

Im using win7 x64 and kies works ok. I had to install twice because the first time i plugged the phone in too soon and that fubarred the driver install.
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trinikartel said:
Here's an issue that no one mentions but is definitely prevalent. Not all headphones with inline mic work on the SGS. I got pissed that my vmoda vibe duo sounded like pure crap but the headphones included worked fine. After a quick forum search I found out that alot of users experience this problem and as far as I know, there's no way to "know" which headphones (with inline mic) will work for sure. There's a "dirty fix" which is to tape down the talk button on the mic but i'd rather not have to deal with that.
I told my bud working at AT&T to check to see if the Captivate has that problem but he only had access to the stock headphones at the time...I'll update if he confirms or denies the same issue on the Captivate
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I guess I'll add this to the list of things to consider when testing the Captivate. It really seems like there are people who get the device and don't want to hear about problems like parents who don't want to hear about their children doing wrong. Every device has some type of problems but there should be no issues with talking about any problems in a place like this......

So first of all about Kies ... it is not really supporting the android phone if I undesrtood well
For instance the samsung app are not android app
That's why it say's that your phone is not recognized
I think we will have to wait for a new version of Kies
On my side it doens't work on my vista 32 but it doens on another desktop on vista 64.
I already re installed the soft 3 time but still have the problem of MTP failed ( and WM11 doens't work neither )

I had no problems with Kies in Win7 x64 and identifying my device.
I have a problem with Kies in general. It sucks.

win7 64 and kies worked ok for me on me laptop and desktop. but your right it is pants!

I haven't really used Kies yet. What is it supposed to do?

AshMa said:
I guess I'll add this to the list of things to consider when testing the Captivate. It really seems like there are people who get the device and don't want to hear about problems like parents who don't want to hear about their children doing wrong. Every device has some type of problems but there should be no issues with talking about any problems in a place like this......
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Yeah I know what you mean. Tested the vibrant today with iphone headphones and they didn't have the same issue. I showed the chick working at the t-mobile store what I meant with my own phone and she was pretty surprised at that problem.
My at&t bud told me he told his product manager and she tested it and it was fine. He's gonna personally test it tomorrow as well.
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flash player 10.1 question

Is there a full version (not lite) working on the epic? I picked up my epic yesterday, came from the hero. Im rooted with the syndicate rom, but noticed the "fully loaded" version only had the flash lite...is the full 10.1 not available?
Ive searched around the forum but searching for anything with "flash" doesnt exactly narrow down the results very well, lol.

myke66 said:
Is there a full version (not lite) working on the epic? I picked up my epic yesterday, came from the hero. Im rooted with the syndicate rom, but noticed the "fully loaded" version only had the flash lite...is the full 10.1 not available?
Ive searched around the forum but searching for anything with "flash" doesnt exactly narrow down the results very well, lol.
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Flash player 10.1 won't be available ntil we get FroYo - feel free to join that drama if you want to. I am tempted to go back to the hero over all the babies around here.

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Flash player 10.1 won't be available ntil we get FroYo - feel free to join that drama if you want to. I am tempted to go back to the hero over all the babies around here.
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Hey I remember you from the Hero I noticed the drama but have no idea what its all about. Is it surrounding Froyo? Would love to get filled in sometime
Here's another question...any issuses with the syndicate rom and getting headphones to work? I use an AUX cable to listen to music in my car, and on the hero it switched to headphones when plugged in, but on the epic it doesnt change and keeps outputting sound through the phone. Any ideas?

Ya, I just landed here a week ago, also coming from hero. I have got to agree about the drama. This is actually my Third xda community and I have never seen such a climate. Hope it calms down. I come here for cooperation.

That seems to be an issue with non-stock kernels, or if you are running tock, you aren't running the most current firmware, they have fixed it. I'm running froyo and loving it. I am still using dj29, no dk05. I don't see the need, everything I want works, ujust missing 2 paid apps in the market (understandable due to non official business). Got hulu working great, created a bookmark shortcut to go to the widget player so I can run it fullscreen in landscape. Love this phone, just ignore the drama. I have made 0 comments on it cause really, I don't care, I'm happy as a pig in **** with my froyo. There is definitely a battery boost, too as long as you wipe battery stats properly.
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That seems to be an issue with non-stock kernels, or if you are running tock, you aren't running the most current firmware, they have fixed it. I'm running froyo and loving it. I am still using dj29, no dk05. I don't see the need, everything I want works, ujust missing 2 paid apps in the market (understandable due to non official business). Got hulu working great, created a bookmark shortcut to go to the widget player so I can run it fullscreen in landscape. Love this phone, just ignore the drama. I have made 0 comments on it cause really, I don't care, I'm happy as a pig in **** with my froyo. There is definitely a battery boost, too as long as you wipe battery stats properly.
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Thanks for the heads up, i read somewhere else about the headset not working on non-stock kernals. Guess that solves that mystery!

What rom makes netflix work?

I installed ECO3 from imnuts and it works great, but if i install the updated 2.2.2 ECO7 Netflix will not work, am i doing something wrong. Everything else works

I've noticed that as well. I think it has something to do with the api, but I'm not sure. It worked on EC07 for a while, and the app update broke it. If you can get one that is a couple of versions older, it will work fine. I just haven't bothered to find one, since watching streaming media on a phone is kind of silly for me, when I have my computer on hand at all times.

There are a few apps on my 2.2.2 that dont work. Such as banking app, home buying app Zillow. They force close. Are you saying your netflix force closes?

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There are a few apps on my 2.2.2 that dont work. Such as banking app, home buying app Zillow. They force close. Are you saying your netflix force closes?
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No. You get an android toast message that says "we are unable to start netdlix.Please restart" and error code 136006. I haven't bilothered to call netdlix, or logcat it, since I don't watch netdlix on this thing. Since its not just me with this issue, ill play with it this week. Colby, what Ron are you on? I'm on t1231's ec07 deodexed. Personally, since it used to work on this Rom, I think an app update it broke it.
I am not a fly, i am levitation. I represent an entire generation. - Niki Minaj

I'm pretty sure an app update did break it. It worked fine for me on EC07 and then Netflix added support for Cyanogenmod in a recent update and that's when it stopped for working for me

circa881 said:
I'm pretty sure an app update did break it. It worked fine for me on EC07 and then Netflix added support for Cyanogenmod in a recent update and that's when it stopped for working for me
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You don't happen to remember the last version that worked, do you? I never paid attention.
I am not a fly, i am levitation. I represent an entire generation. - Niki Minaj

current release is 1.5.2
here's 1.4.1 from when i still had netflix and was using it.

ciscogee said:
current release is 1.5.2
here's 1.4.1 from when i still had netflix and was using it.
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I love ya man... and no, I don't want your bud light (flashback, anyone?)
EDIT: i don't love you anymore. The app worked fine, for about 3 seconds. After that, Netflix forced me to update before it would even let me sign in... and back to square one. Oh well. I didn't wanna watch anything on that tiny screen anyway. But, I'll call netflix tomorrow with the error code and see what they say. Maybe their dev team can fix it.

Ok, called netflix. That wasn't exercise in futility. She suggested I call samsung to get an update to 2.3.... Yeah.
Muddling through logcat, now. If I can decipher it, I'll see what I find. I'll also post it so that others can muddle through and see if they catch something. Anyone else having issues, I'd suggest posting one as well. Maybe we can find a common thread. It would make knowing where to hack the app a lot easier.
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30171389/Netflix logcat.txt
2 things I noticed.
1. on line 134 (if you are using notepad++) it says
I/WindowManager( 2466): Device ID doesn't match window display, ignored!
2. Both times I tried to start the app, with logcat going, it seemed to trigger the ticker and weatherbug to spool up and go through their paces (location update, set wallpaper, etc.) it also seemed to cycle the bat stats.... The battery stats may be a normal process, since it's starting a high usage app. I'm not sure.

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I love ya man... and no, I don't want your bud light (flashback, anyone?)
EDIT: i don't love you anymore. The app worked fine, for about 3 seconds. After that, Netflix forced me to update before it would even let me sign in... and back to square one. Oh well. I didn't wanna watch anything on that tiny screen anyway. But, I'll call netflix tomorrow with the error code and see what they say. Maybe their dev team can fix it.
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That sucks.
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It's still working on EC03...

[Q] Does anyone have DirecTV?

The reason I'm asking is because this (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.directv.dvrscheduler) is one of the main apps I use on my nexus 10 and ever since I did the upgrade to 4.2.2 it exhibits stutter during live TV playback. I can't be certain this is related to 4.2.2 and thus my question, is anyone using this app with 4.2.2 and successfully playing back live TV stutter free? Like I said, it was stable for me up until just a couple weeks ago.

In the event there aren't too many others using this app does anyone know how to reach those who are responsible for developing and sending out stock os updates? It might not mean anything to them but I've thought of providing feedback around what I'm seeing and I guess it I'd worth a try. Who knows, maybe they could release a fix in the next update.

I have the app. Don't use it for watching shows because it's horrible. Basically use the dvr function to record shows. You could probably go to the website and complain. I think that i looked into it once before.
Have you seen their Ipad app? It is absolutely beautiful and works flawlessly. The guide looks just like the web version and it also has a built in remote so you can control all of your receivers. It is the one app that I want updated on android!
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Droid_Junky said:
I have the app. Don't use it for watching shows because it's horrible. Basically use the dvr function to record shows. You could probably go to the website and complain. I think that i looked into it once before.
Have you seen their Ipad app? It is absolutely beautiful and works flawlessly. The guide looks just like the web version and it also has a built in remote so you can control all of your receivers. It is the one app that I want updated on android!
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Yes, I've seen it on the iPad. The GUI is much better, as you mentioned, but typically the live playback was the same in my experience. They both looked acceptable on the iPad and my Nexus 10. Of course with 4.2.2 all that seemed to change and now I have stutter. I really hope this can somehow be resolved. I only use probably about 5 apps on my N10 on a consistent basis and this is one of them.

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The reason I'm asking is because this (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.directv.dvrscheduler) is one of the main apps I use on my nexus 10 and ever since I did the upgrade to 4.2.2 it exhibits stutter during live TV playback. I can't be certain this is related to 4.2.2 and thus my question, is anyone using this app with 4.2.2 and successfully playing back live TV stutter free? Like I said, it was stable for me up until just a couple weeks ago.
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Do you have the full range of channels to watch live? Or a select few?

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Do you have the full range of channels to watch live? Or a select few?
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The app only allows for a select number, but I think there are quite a few, something like channel 200 and above. Personally, I watch it for The Tennis Channel and HGTV while I'm working out. Of course I can't any more since something seems to be an issue. I keep wondering whether anyone on 4.2.2 is able to stream live TV or not. I was able to do it with 4.2.1 just fine.

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The app only allows for a select number, but I think there are quite a few, something like channel 200 and above. Personally, I watch it for The Tennis Channel and HGTV while I'm working out. Of course I can't any more since something seems to be an issue. I keep wondering whether anyone on 4.2.2 is able to stream live TV or not. I was able to do it with 4.2.1 just fine.
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I just pulled up the DirecTv app for the first time since the 4.2.2 update to do live streaming. EXACT same problem as you. Stuttering where it was smooth before. Same is true for the tablet and phone version of the app. I would say 4.2.2 is the likely culprit unfortunately.

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I just pulled up the DirecTv app for the first time since the 4.2.2 update to do live streaming. EXACT same problem as you. Stuttering where it was smooth before. Same is true for the tablet and phone version of the app. I would say 4.2.2 is the likely culprit unfortunately.
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Thank you so much for confirming this. Any thoughts on who we might be able to reach out to so that they have an awareness that this issue exists? I'm not quite sure who is best to contact when it comes to the developers of the android operating system.

JPW1 said:
Thank you so much for confirming this. Any thoughts on who we might be able to reach out to so that they have an awareness that this issue exists? I'm not quite sure who is best to contact when it comes to the developers of the android operating system.
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I'm guessing there's pretty much nothing you can do other than downrating in the market and explaining why. That's what I did.
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I can't take this any longer. Watching DirecTV on my tablet was one of the primary reasons I purchased it. DirecTV just released a brand new app for Android and it looks almost identical to the iPad's (very nice GUI). But guess what? The stupid live streaming also fails on the Nexus 10 with the latest OS updates in the same way their other app did. Unbelievable. I've done what I can to contact DirecTV and Google about the issues, but I'm not seeing much response and since it has already been probably 4 months I'm not expecting a true resolution any time soon.
SO...this leaves me with taking matters in to my own hands. I'm a complete newbie when it comes to rooting, but I guess what I need to do is root the device and either install a different build or roll back the Google OS to 4.2.1, the version that worked with the DirecTV app. Could anyone point me in the right direction of what the best course of action might be to accomplish this? There are so many posts with what seems like so many options I am overwhelmed. Any guidance is appreciated.

Now with the update to 4.3 it won't stream at all. Just goes blank. Fantastic.
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Now with the update to 4.3 it won't stream at all. Just goes blank. Fantastic.
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I'm getting the exact same thing after the 4.3 update. What is Google thinking!?!? And how long before they actually fix major bugs like this?

Finally finally finally. DirecTV has fixed this app. It doesn't appear the picture quality is as good as it used to be, but I'm not really going to complain about that. They at least have it operational again. Where I will complain is around the time it took to get a resolution. For as much DirecTV is advertising their mobile viewing ability with tablets and cell phones, this should have been an "all hands on deck" priority for them and it wasn't. DirecTV, you can do better, but for the moment, I will give them credit for getting it done.

my first try to enter game development: Booster Bear Jump

Hi Friends,
i was always wondering how the play store actually behaves, especially with a new app that is not yet well known. For that i made a game based on libGdx. Since a bit more than a week the game is released and i'm really happy about that!
Mostly all the graphics in the game are handmade, using Blender and Gimp (besides the boundaries and the background all items are produced using Blender. I'm a real fan of Blender, as it's so powerful and still free. Surely the best 3D-Modeling software out there.)
Some information about the game:
Game name: "Booster Bear Jump"
Package name: "at.anagram.boosterbear.android"
I were honored if you guys would play it and provide your valuable feedback.
Thanks

I will give it a try now, found it on Google Play.
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It's a nice game! I definitely see potential with it. One problem though, as soon as I lose all my lives, I get an error saying "Unfortunately , Booster Bear Jump has stopped". It boots me out the game.

hmm, that actually shouldn't happen. i also haven't been informed that this has happened to any of my users until now.
maybe i'll get a report through playstore (which is updated daily), currently i haven't received any report that something has gone wrong.
i actually took care that everything is working (also if you receive a call during the game or quit via the home button). additionally no cpu is consumed during this time (this was not always true)
what kind of device are you using?
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I will give it a try now, found it on Google Play.
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It's a nice game! I definitely see potential with it. One problem though, as soon as I lose all my lives, I get an error saying "Unfortunately , Booster Bear Jump has stopped". It boots me out the game.
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ahutatatong said:
hmm, that actually shouldn't happen. i also haven't been informed that this has happened to any of my users until now.
maybe i'll get a report through playstore (which is updated daily), currently i haven't received any report that something has gone wrong.
i actually took care that everything is working (also if you receive a call during the game or quit via the home button). additionally no cpu is consumed during this time (this was not always true)
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I am using the Galaxy S3. Just tried again and it booted me out with the same error.That only happens when I lose all my life.

Its a Great App ... Great Going ...
ahutatatong said:
Hi Friends,
i was always wondering how the play store actually behaves, especially with a new app that is not yet well known. For that i made a game based on libGdx. Since a bit more than a week the game is released and i'm really happy about that!
Mostly all the graphics in the game are handmade, using Blender and Gimp (besides the boundaries and the background all items are produced using Blender. I'm a real fan of Blender, as it's so powerful and still free. Surely the best 3D-Modeling software out there.)
Some information about the game:
Game name: "Booster Bear Jump"
Package name: "at.anagram.boosterbear.android"
I were honored if you guys would play it and provide your valuable feedback.
Thanks
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I have played the game but I don't see any trouble as been reported by "TheGTS"
I simply wonder how could you design such a game with Blender and Gimp only :fingers-crossed: !! You surely posses some talent man
Why don't you get into some big App developing challenge?
You can definitely come out with some prize in your hands.... I have heard of Samsung's Smart App Challenge which was conveyed last year too and it is still going on ... Why don't you try your hands their too ??
I would love to see the "Booster Bear Jump" utilizing the Samsung Chord ... You can know more about the Samsung Chord on their website : http://developer.samsung.com/chord

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I am using the Galaxy S3. Just tried again and it booted me out with the same error.That only happens when I lose all my life.
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This is really strange, unfortunately none of my friends is using a Galaxy S3, so i can't really check if this is happening on all Galaxy S3 devices. If one of you guys own a Galaxy S3 please try the game and tell me, if the same thing happens to you.
As i'm not able to reproduce it, i fear i'll not be able to fix it (i have seen the game running on a lot of different devices, but none of it suffers from this problem.)
I'll surely test it, if i find a S3!

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I have played the game but I don't see any trouble as been reported by "TheGTS"
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thx! nice to hear that!
i'll have a look at samsung coords, even currently i'm planning on doing another kind of app (no game at the moment). To tell the truth, i fear a little entering the game market as it's pretty hard to compete with bigger companies - at least you need a team with a couple of persons (graphic designers, people writing texts! and hackers of course)

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I will give it a try now, found it on Google Play.
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It's a nice game! I definitely see potential with it. One problem though, as soon as I lose all my lives, I get an error saying "Unfortunately , Booster Bear Jump has stopped". It boots me out the game.
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Finally i found out what's the problem. Sometimes a holiday is helping finding bugs it seems. The problem is the missing internet connection. If internet connection is not enabled at all, the described error occurs. I'll try to fix this asap.
Thx for reporting!

There's a new version online and the described bug should be fixed now. I'm happy to hear any thoughts on your side!
ahutatatong said:
Finally i found out what's the problem. Sometimes a holiday is helping finding bugs it seems. The problem is the missing internet connection. If internet connection is not enabled at all, the described error occurs. I'll try to fix this asap.
Thx for reporting!
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