Buying a “Anycall” Samsung Galaxy S ?
It is okay if are you living in Korea or know Korean very well.
Nowadays, the not so nice thing about cellphone in the world is that, not all of them are equal even though they have the exact same looks on the outside such as Samsung Galaxy S I9000 and the Samsung Galaxy S M110S.
Samsung Galaxy S M110S is also known as “Anycall Samsung Galaxy S” as this model is sold specifically only in Korea under a company named Anycall, a subsidiary of Samsung.
Anycall Samsung Galaxy S
The one major difference is that Anycall Samsung Galaxy S (Samsung Galaxy S M110S) has DMB TV and no TV OUT as compared to Samsung Galaxy S I9000.
You will be surprised if you think you could flash its firmware to the one found in Samsung Galaxy S I9000 to get pass its many Korean interfaces / telco settings, it is impossible.
References
Samsung Galaxy S M110S vs. Samsung Galaxy S I9000
Specifications comparison
Forum users feedback
User accounts of unable to change Samsung Galaxy S M110S firmware
Secret codes
Disclaimer: use these codes at your own risk.
The following codes might be useful to you if you ever want to bring out the engineer in you!
Well, it’s really useful for those of you buying used handsets…
*#*#4636#*#*
This code can be used to get some interesting information about your phone and battery. It shows following 4 menus on screen:
* Phone information
* Battery information
* Battery history
* Usage statistics
*#*#7780#*#*
This code can be used for a factory data reset. It’ll remove following things:
* Google account settings stored in your phone
* System and application data and settings
* Downloaded
It’ll NOT remove:
* Current system and bundled applications
* SD card files e.g. photos, music files, etc.
PS: Once you give this code, you get a prompt screen asking you to click on “Reset phone” button. So you get a chance to cancel your operation.
*2767*3855#
Think before you give this code. This code is used for factory format. It’ll remove all files and settings including the internal memory storage. It’ll also reinstall the phone firmware.
PS: Once you give this code, there is no way to cancel the operation unless you remove the battery from the phone. So think twice before giving this code.
*#*#34971539#*#*
This code is used to get information about phone camera. It shows following 4 menus:
* Update camera firmware in image (Don’t try this option)
* Update camera firmware in SD card
* Get camera firmware version
* Get firmware update count
WARNING: Never use the first option otherwise your phone camera will stop working and you’ll need to take your phone to service center to reinstall camera firmware.
*#*#7594#*#*
This one is my favorite one. This code can be used to change the “End Call / Power” button action in your phone. Be default, if you long press the button, it shows a screen asking you to select any option from Silent mode, Airplane mode and Power off.
You can change this action using this code. You can enable direct power off on this button so you don’t need to waste your time in selecting the option.
*#*#273283*255*663282*#*#*
This code opens a File copy screen where you can backup your media files e.g. Images, Sound, Video and Voice memo.
*#*#197328640#*#*
This code can be used to enter into Service mode. You can run various and change settings in the service mode.
, GPS and Test Codes:
*#*#232339#*#* OR *#*#526#*#* OR *#*#528#*#* – WLAN test (Use “Menu” button to start various tests)
*#*#232338#*#* – Shows WiFi MAC address
*#*#1472365#*#* – GPS test
*#*#1575#*#* – Another GPS test
*#*#232331#*#* – Bluetooth test
*#*#232337#*# – Shows Bluetooth device address
*#*#8255#*#*
This code can be used to launch GTalk Service Monitor.
Codes to get Firmware version information:
*#*#4986*2650468#*#* – PDA, Phone, H/W, RFCallDate
*#*#1234#*#* – PDA and Phone
*#*#1111#*#* – FTA SW Version
*#*#2222#*#* – FTA HW Version
*#*#44336#*#* – PDA, Phone, CSC, Build Time, Changelist number
Codes to launch various Factory Tests:
*#*#0283#*#* – Packet Loopback
*#*#0*#*#* – test
*#*#0673#*#* OR *#*#0289#*#* – Melody test
*#*#0842#*#* – Device test (Vibration test and BackLight test)
*#*#2663#*#* – Touch screen version
*#*#2664#*#* – Touch screen test
*#*#0588#*#* – Proximity sensor test
*#*#3264#*#* – version
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