No Notification Bar After GS 'Formal' Update to Gingerbread

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#81795 18-Apr-2011 20:54

I have just updated my Clove UK-sourced Galaxy S to Gingerbread 2.3.3 using Kies.

Everything seems OK except for one major problem. When I boot the phone the Notification Bar is there at first but then I get a pop-up that says: "Sorry. The application Status Bar (process com.android.systemui) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." and there's a Force Close button.

The phone then is "OK" except no Notification Bar. Re-booting just gived the same result.

Any ideas on how to fix this because I can't practically use the phone like that.

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#460353 19-Apr-2011 01:04

I have an unbranded UK SGS and upgraded to 2.3.3 via Kies today. I too have exactly the same problem. I read on this forum (http://samsung-galaxy.aurona.org/firmware-upgrade-failed/) that someone performed a factory reset on his phone which fixed it. I haven't tried this yet (too much stuff to backup first), but I hope this works for both of us! Let me know if this works and I'll do the same, fingers crossed.

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#460387 19-Apr-2011 09:28

Eventually I tried a factory re-set and it did work so that's a relief but, as you say, it's also a bit of a PITA because of the backing-up/loss of apps etc.

I just find it bloody annoying that Samsung can put out an update that causes hassles.

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#460547 19-Apr-2011 16:11

Do you use Titanium Backup?

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#460616 19-Apr-2011 19:22

I've seen so many people with this problem on XDA with the answer being a factory reset so it is fairly common. You gotta expect a reset, it's a pretty big update but is a pain how an official update causes it. Enjoy GB!

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#460651 19-Apr-2011 20:52

lokhor: Do you use Titanium Backup?

Nope - have heard of it now that you mention it but did not think of it. The reset didn't cause any major hassles - just a bit of time. I didn't have much on the phone memory. I just had to re-download my paid-for apps from the Market and reload my copy of Co-Pilot.

It's sorted now except for CoPilot maps still downloading. As a relatively low-power user I can see some cosmetic differences in GB but it doesn't seem a hell of a lot different to Froyo. I believe copy and paste now work (or work better) but that's not something I would do very often. I'm probably regarded as a heretic for saying not much difference.

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#460744 20-Apr-2011 03:03

I can confirm the factory reset worked for me too. Shame to lose all my Angry Birds progress but great to have Gingerbread! It really does seem to make a huge difference to both speed/fluidity and battery life. Glad to have it, but as noted above it's a shame Samsung were unable to roll out an official ROM without issues.