Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini - user opinions and reviews
- Anonymous
- fm8
TechGather, 01 Mar 2025Internet not loading. Accuweather not loading. Maps. I bought it new but idk why non of these ... moreBro this phone didn’t get Android 5.0 or above so most support has ended already let alone it being 13 years old
- TechGather
- nx7
Internet not loading. Accuweather not loading. Maps. I bought it new but idk why non of these works.
- 5rituals
- Aw}
goog, 20 Jan 2025Very adjustable device mine is running android 7.1.2. based on LineageOS.how did u update? evey time i try to custom room it to android 8.1 it just goes into the circle icon loading D:
- goog
- nt1
Galaxy, 04 Jan 2025The last update is Android 4.1.2Very adjustable device mine is running android 7.1.2. based on LineageOS.
- Galaxy
- mAH
The last update is Android 4.1.2
- Somi
- AZY
My first "smartphone". Night and day compared to the Nokias (Symbyan OS) i had before. Really liked the cameras and the OLED screen. Build quality was bad though and mine broke after 2 years (Screen cracked) just after i replaced the battery.
- m2odkalb
- 3SL
Just so it's said: my previous comment was wrong. At least my device did not have the bootloader locked, the issue resided in the version of TWRP I was trying to install CyanogenMod13 with. After having flashed TWRP 2.8.7.0 for i8190 (you'll find it on AndroidFileHost, not on the official page) with Heimdall, I was able to both install CM13 and root.
- m2odkalb
- 3SL
Any way to unlock the bootloader on this model? While ADB can interact with it and I could flash TWRP via Heimdall then reflash the stock ROM (after having wiped it) using Odin, TWRP cannot install either CM13 or LineageOS 13. Trying to root it via SuperSU also did not work.
I intend to bring it to Android 6 (via CM13 or LineageOS 13, regardless). That was rather straightforward with my S2s, but with this S3 mini it proves to be a challenge...
- anonymousSam1
- vGy
Jeslyn, 20 Dec 2023Can you still download any apps from playstore.. Can you dowload and play Spotify with S3 mini... moreno, the android version in this phone is outdated
- JJ
- gFq
Jeslyn, 20 Dec 2023Can you still download any apps from playstore.. Can you dowload and play Spotify with S3 mini... morei have the s3 mini (bought it from ebay recently). The playstore works fine, YouTube doesnt work but i installed SkyTube Legacy which is a yt client for older androids, you can download instagram and viber, but when you try to open them, you just cant log in. You cant install spotify, but Google play music is installed and working, you can also get YoutubeMusic or just move .mp3 songs to an sdcard. hope this helped!
- Jeslyn
- X}{
Can you still download any apps from playstore.. Can you dowload and play Spotify with S3 mini today?.. Can you play youtube, Instagram, and other socmed.. Thanks
- Samsunf
- g8$
Jeslyn, 20 Dec 2023Can you still download any apps from playstore.. Can you dowload and play Spotify with S3 mini... moreYes you can.My uncle have one.Its ok phone
- Jeslyn
- X}{
Can you still download any apps from playstore.. Can you dowload and play Spotify with S3 mini today?.. Can you play youtube, Instagram, and other socmed.. Thanks
- Jeslyn
- X}{
Can you still download any apps from playstore.. Can you dowload and play Spotify with S3 mini today?.. Can you play youtube, Instagram, and other socmed.. Thanks
- Anonymous
- MJu
JakobJerman, 07 Dec 2023What browser do you use? I recently purchased one of these phones on Ebay for 40€ for my mom a... morei use an older version of opera mini that still supports android 4.1 (https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/opera-software-asa/opera-mini/variant-%7B%22minapi_slug%22%3A%22minapi-16%22%7D/) even thoug the last version that supports android 4.1 is from december 2019, i can still go on most websites using it
- JakobJerman
- gFq
What browser do you use? I recently purchased one of these phones on Ebay for 40€ for my mom and I'm wondering what browser works the best.
- Anonymous
- MJu
this phone is still usable in 2023 if you just need the essentials and a few apps (newpipe legacy for youtube, and if you look on apk websites you can find a few modern browsers that still support android 4.1)
- John17
- kiQ
It was a great phone. My 1st android smartphone also. Simple & easy to use as all Samsung phones are. Mine was blue.
- IhuntPower
- nDB
Both working since 2013 (i got 2 of these phones)
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