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You cannot use any other mini-USB cable, you have to use the mini-USB cable that came with the Captivate phone. I bought two new mini-USB cables to plug up around the house to charge my phone. I was trying to use one of them to transfer my photo's to my computer, and it would not reconize the phone. I read the answer that edusch - New York, NY gave, I went and got the cable that came with the phone, pluged it in the phone and it worked instantly! Thanks edusch - New York, NY from LuvMyPh - Jackson, TN

the battery compartment is too big and causes the battery to arc (short out) and shut your phone off.

sync the outlook to your google account first, make sure that it will be the primary email that is also set up on your phone, then thats it! just tap allow sync calendars on your google account, you can see them under settings and accounts and sync, then your calendar activities will sync automatically.

Using the Google Voice search works great, you have to be on a data connection though.

Make sure you have the drivers for the phone installed.

cant get ringtones to set on my phone where can i get them and how can i set them

push/slide down the silver casing below the battery cover, then lift up the cover.

For those using a USB cable it is important to know
that the Phone has three modes that the USB port
will operate on.
Kies,
Media player
Mass Storage
and
Ask on connection
OK that looks like four ;)

Kies and Media storage connections support a handshake/ protocol
specific to those functions and also need a laptop application to
interact with the phone with these protocols. The Kies protocol
is supported by the Mini-Kies application from Samsung and is
used for firmware updates.

If "Ask on connection" is chosen make sure to answer the
question. In some cases this notifier window can be missed
which is why a lot of people do better by selecting the Mass Storage
option.

Most people connect most often as a Mass storage device.
When connected as a storage device the phone will show up as
one or two file system icons on the desktop or under the computer
icon. Then drag drop music in a folder that your music/ media player can
access. Some music and video players have phone+computer software
package pairs and can connect via the "Media player" option.

Do not forget to unmount/ "safely remove" your mass storage device
before disconnecting the USB data cable. There are some USB power only
cables. The power only cable is less expensive so shop with care.

A Micro-SD card is a good thing to have. It greatly increases your storage.

Depending on what country you're in and your carrier, I believe that you can. Not just 2.2 Froyo, but just recently, 2.3 Gingerbread. Google Samsung Kies Mini and download this to your computer. Install it, run it, and plug your phone in. It will do the rest. Enjoy

Hi USNSeal25,

Thank you for your inquiry. The SGH-I897 Captivate phone does not have a front camera feature.

The one that you could see on the upper left side of your phone near the speaker is the Ambient Light Sensor/Proximity Sensor.

Ambient Light Sensor - The ambient light sensor will report to the handset the amount of light that is near the sensor. The ambient light sensor is utilized for automatic backlight brightness.

Proximity Sensor - The proximity sensor allows the handset to perform certain functions based on objects detected near. This allows the handset to disable the touch screen while on a call to prevent unintentional activation of on screen options during a call.

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Check the following website it will show you how to delete music.
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa/jsp/faqs/faqs_view_us1.jsp?SITE_ID=22&PG_ID=0&AT_ID=257582&PROD_SUB_ID=0&PROD_ID=558

via USB Charger/cable ,go to settings choose USB connection,Also download from the site a program called KEI to the PC,it will identify the phone when plugged into USB ,set the phone screen to home mode and it will get connected to the PC ,then you can access the files on the phone

Download the Samsung Kies program (Google it or download from Samsung website). The program is GREAT. It allows you to sync music, pictures, videos etc. very easily! Once this is on your computer it seems to automatically download the driver for the phone. Oh yes, I read many reviews that said you can't sync with Outlook. But the Kies program WILL sync with Outlook (contacts and calendar). Also, go to settings>applications >USB...select ask on connection. Now whenever u plug to the computer you'll get a prompt from the phone asking if u want to sync using Kies, Media, mass storage, or PC (try each so you will know which is best for you). Use both these tips, your connection problems should be resolved.

Skype itself said that Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) is not supported with OS 2.1. We have to wait for OS 2.2 (Froyo) which will come who knows when.

There is a app in the market that will allow you to set individual text tones for each contact. I use it and works great.

You can't on this phone if you have the phone from AT&T - they have disable this option

The Samsung chat room support person gave me the url for the Captivate manual. She said the link is no longer online because the website is under construction. It's a pdf document and you would be advised to save it in your documents file in case the url goes missing again.

http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201007/20100719053159265/ATT_I897_Captivate_F4_Eng.pdf

I finally gave up on finding a usb driver. You can upload pictures to your laptop or PC using an SD card. It's not as convenient but far less frustrating than trying to find something that, apparently, isn't available or compatible with all OS.

Hope this help,

Phoebe

I have had the same issue since upgrading to gingerbread as well - I think I figured out the tethering issue but I haven't figured out why it takes longer to disconnect a call...

For tethering here is what I did and it only has been 12 hrs since I did this but I haven't seen the tethering issue since so I have my fingers crossed..

I hooked my phone back up to my computer with usb cable..went to - settings - wireless & network - tethering and portable hotspot and put a check mark in the box next to USB tethering. A small USB icon appeared in the task bar at top of the screen. I unplugged the phone from the computer (the icon remained# and then I went back to the home screen and then pulled down the task bar and selected "clear" and the tethering #usb) symbol went away. And so far - no sign of the tethering message and I would have seen it by now - about a dozen times or so...maybe that will make the calls disconnect quicker too. I haven't called anyone since doing this...

I to wanted to throw this phone away with all the issues since gingerbread upgrade but honestly can't afford to. Hope this helps you too...

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