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How to use GPS with Google Maps on Samsung i780 (Problem + Settings)

Published on November 6, 2009 in Download, Freeware and Windows Mobile. 4 Comments

How to use GPS with Google Maps on Samsung i780 Problem Settings1How do i get i780 working with GPS satellite with Google map? Your Samsung i780 Windows Mobile smartphone can’t get the GPS satellite working on Google maps, when you go to enable GPS, all you get is seeking gps satellites (0) and can never lock onto anything.. It can’t connect to GPS!!

Go on reading if you really have these i780 gps problems, are stuck with the i780 gps settings, and need to activate GPS on your i780. Continue reading ‘How to use GPS with Google Maps on Samsung i780 (Problem + Settings)’

How to disable/turn-off camera shutter sound on Samsung SGH-i780

Published on May 1, 2009 in Windows Mobile and Windows Registry. 4 Comments

samsungi780I am pleased to have a Samsung SGH-i780. Overall this Windows Mobile smartphone is impressive. Coming with Touchscreen display + QWERTY keyboards, this is my first Windows Mobile-powered smartphone which is more interesting than my previous symbian-powered Nokia 6630 (now i’m using it as a 3G modem :) ). With HSDPA, WiFi, GPS, D/mouse-pad, Bluetooth, etc, this slim pda phone is excellently value for money. Yeah, nothing is perfect, there’s a small problem with this device. The camera comes with shutter sound by default without an option to disable it. Yes, i can change the sound, but can not turn it off.

Regarding the camera sound, In the Camera application i am actually able to enable or disable the ‘Zoom’ and ‘Brightness’ sound through the Tools Options. Nevertheless, i can’t disable the Shutter, Start and End sound.. Yeah, No options are available for disabling them. Fortunately, after Googling , i was able to solve this small problem. After installing a registry editor, i can run command in Windows Mobile 6.1 to run regedit to edit the REG keys.

In case you’re having the same problem, don’t worry, I’ll share with you the how-to for completely disabling the camera shutter sound by using the registry method on your Pocket PC. Continue reading ‘How to disable/turn-off camera shutter sound on Samsung SGH-i780′