Unlocking the Samsung Captivate and other Galaxy S devices is very easy with the help of “Galaxy_S Unlock Tool from the Android Market. Not only does it SIM Unlock your Android phone but it does it for free. Follow along witht the instructions above in the video or use the SIM unlock instructions below.

This method does require Root access on your Captivate. Go to “Root Samsung Captivate with SuperOneClick” for the Root instructions for your device.

SIM Unlock Instructions for Samsung Galaxy S Devices:

1. Go the Android Market and Install “Galaxy_S Unlock”
2. Open the Galaxy_S Unlock” App and Allow Root Access
3. Select Step1 and allow it to backup efs
4. Select Step2 and allow (this takes about 30 seconds)
5. Your phone will reboot
6. Once booted open “Galasy_S Unlock” and select step3
7. Congrats your SIM is unlocked!

You can now place your T-Mobile SIM into the captivate and go nuts. The device will still allow the AT&T SIM just fine. If you run into any issues the Galaxy_S Unlock app will allow you to revert back so that you can relock it back to the way it was originally.

While this method is meant for the Samsung Captivate it can also be used for all Galaxy S devices like the Vibrant and Fascinate. The Captivate is an older Android phone but still very popular. The Samsung Captivate is an AT&T phone but also easily SIM unlocked to work on other carriers like T-Mobile. The first step is to root the device and here it is.

Samsung Captivate Root Instructions:

1. Download SuperOneClick and Extract it to your PC (Download Link)
2. Put you Captivate in USB Debugging Mode (Settings -> Applications -> Development)
3. Plug your Captivate into your PC via USB
4. Open SuperOneClick (wherever you just extracted it)
5. Click the “Root” button
6. When asking if you want BusyBox say Yes
7. When completed unplug your Phone and Reboot it
8. Congrats you now have root access on your Captivate!

If you want to test your Super User rights download Titanium Backup or any other app that requires root access and open it. You should get a superuser access window to accept and your good to go. As always follow these instructions at your own risk we are not responsible for its use.

Those of you that need to flash back to the Samsung Vibrant stock ROM can do so with the following directions.  This works on phones that are updated to Froyo and need to be flashed back to gain root access as well as those who have bricked their Vibrant by messing around.

You will need drivers installed on the computer that you use to flash your Samsung Vibrant back to the stock rom.
You can get these drivers here: 32-bit Driver | 64-bit Driver

Instructions to flash Vibrant back to Stock:

1. Get your phone into Download mode by holding volume down and power.
2. Download Odin for Flashing (Download Link)
3. Open Odin
4. Extract and Load the 512.pit file (Download Link)
5. Extract and Load the Vibrant JFD Image (Download Link)
6. Don’t check anything else, “Auto Reboot” and “Reset Time” should be checked by default
7. Connect your phone to the Computer via USB
8. Hit “start”! be patient!

If you don’t see a progress bar after hitting start (after a minute) start over at step one.

Having Trouble with Download Mode:
If you are stuck on the PC and phone screen just hold both volume buttons and power at the same time. let the Vibrants screen come on and go back off and on the second time before the Vibrant comes back on let go of the power button while still holding the volume buttons. This should get you back to download mode.

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