I also did a version for the Optus D736 here and it seemed to work.  Here’s how I did it.

1. I downloaded a phone driver like this file.
2. I right clicked on the file and select ‘show package contents’.
3. I opened info.plist with a text editor like Textwrangler.
4. Where it says D900i I  changed it to the phone that I wanted to work. (If you do this you will have to use the proper official model name for the phone.)
5. I opened the folder called resources and opened the file called MetaClasses.plist
6. I did the same – changed the phone name.

I changed likes like this:

<key>com.apple.gmi+gmm</key>

<string>SAMSUNG+SAMSUNG SGH-D900</string>

and this:

<key>ModelName</key>

<string>D900</string>

<key>CompanyName</key>

<string>Samsung</string>

Note:

I started with a file closest to the one that I wanted to end up with. I wanted to write a driver for the samsung D900i mobile phone so I started with the driver for the Samsung D900 and modified it.

So if you were wanting to write a driver for say a Nokia or Motorola phone, you would  probably be better off to start with a driver for that phone and then modifying it.

This is a total hack, I didn’t really know what I was doing when I did it, but it just worked, and it didn’t seem to break anything. So use this at your own risk and I take no responsibility!

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I know this is a little of the ‘Macintosh’ topic but I thought I’d post it anyway.

Enter the number: *#8999*8378#

This will put your Samsung D900i into test mode and give you a new menu where you can change all the audio settings for the phone, all the gains (eg microphone, speaker) in various modes (eg handsfree, carkit etc). Make sure you take a note of the settings before you change anything so you can change it back.

The following abbreviations mean:

- Loud Speaker SUP : slide up
- Loud Speaker SDN : slide down

And the others are various versions of handsfree etc. post a note if you work them out.

I just got a Samsung SGH D900i mobile phone but it doesn’t sync address book contacts across bluetooth or USB with isync becasue isync only syncs with the D900.

I modified the isync plugin and now it’s working!
Here’s how to get it going… and after some comments I also added a version for the samsung G600 mobile phone.
There’s also a version for Optus Bird phones here.

1. Download this file and unzip it, you should end up with a folder called Samsung-D900.phoneplugin.
2. Go to applications, isync and right click or control click and go to ‘show package contents’
3. Open the isync Contents folder, then Plugins, then ApplePhoneConduit.syncdevice, then Contents, then Plugins.
4. Drag my Samsung-D900.phoneplugin file into that folder, next to all the other phone plugin files. it will ask if you want to overwrite the existing folder, say Overwrite.
5. Make sure bluetooth is turned on on your phone (applications bluetooth) , and on your computer (preferences/bluetooth). Choose add new bluetooth device under the bluetooth preference pane on your macintosh and add your phone. Open isync and it should now sync with your new D900i.

Note: if you want to mount your  D900i as a USB drive that is a separate issue, look here.

If you find this helpful please consider a link to this site! Thanks.

Some people have asked for a G600 version. No idea if this will work but you could try this one. It’s just the D 900i with the name changed. Same instructions as above but I’d delete the D900 plugin as it may clash with his one. Let me know if it works!

Well it seems that OSX won’t recognise any Samsung phones. A bit disappointing given their TV adds on how Macintosh is friendly with everything! I rang Samsung and they said ‘we don’t support macintosh’

So to get my samsung D900i working on OSX I had to do this: (I’m not suggesting you do it for whatever reasons like you might sue me if it doesn’t work, but it worked for me).

1. Download this file: D900iUSB.pkg.zip

2. Run it

3. Put some memory in the mobile phone miniSD slot because it is only the external memory that the phone uses as a USB drive. (I got 2G for $25 so it’s pretty cheap)

4. Go into the USB settings on the phone and set it to USB mass media, not USB modem.

3. Plug in your Samsung D900i and wow, it mounts AND itunes now recognises it and imports the photos automatically!

Note: if you want to SYNC your samsung D900i that is a separate issue, look here.