Is anyone else worried about Bell - notorious for their service - SGS will receive froyo really late or may not even get one?
I e-mailed samsung and got this result.
Hello,
The Froyo update needs to be approved by Bell. As you know, the update is not available yet.
Now I am doubly worried.
What does everyone think?
We are virtually receiving no news what so ever
and we only had one firmware upgrade so far from Bell......
The stock Bell firmware is really good though, why do we need update after update? One update is plenty. Bell won't hold the froyo update long on their flagship Android phone, especially when competing with the Captivate and Desire. If they're really slow, you can just flash the international one.
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i can say we are the luckiest of all the Galaxy S releases
we got the least problems, and the phone pretty much worked great, almost perfect out of the box
the only thing i'm looking forward in Froyo is:
- the Apps to External SD feature
- the support for BT mouse and keyboard
- build in Screen capture (currently using ShootMe)
that's all, as the phone is working so good, there is little to wish for,
...well perhaps if they give away $1 million US for each firmware upgrade, then i'll be looking forward to it
They BETTER NOT hold back on froyo for us or I will be going to the Bell Tower here in Edmonton and shoving this $500.00 phone up some Bell Corporate executives A$$!!!
I did NOT spend $500.00 on this phone to be crippled by Bell and not be able to upgrade to froyo (or beyond) because Bell dosent want to approve it. Whats not to approve? Its pretty simple and straight forward to me...
It's not that Bell isn't approving it, there is nothing for them to approve, Samsung hasn't finished the ROM yet. Samsung just gave their canned response.
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I sort of thought that as well but with Bell you just NEVER KNOW I guess... lol!!! I am waiting patiently but I sure wish Samsung Mobile Canada would say SOMETHING on the facebook page... GIVE US HOPE!!!
Frostshock said:
It's not that Bell isn't approving it, there is nothing for them to approve, Samsung hasn't finished the ROM yet. Samsung just gave their canned response.
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Exactly!
at this point it's just the blame game to buy time for their Coders to finish their bug fixes
lol bell is going to approve froyo, I would very much doubt with rogers soon to offer the same galaxy s phone they would keep it at 2.1
If they don't approve it, remember that Sasktel also has the same i9000M. You can grab 2.2 from them once it comes out.
AllGamer said:
i can say we are the luckiest of all the Galaxy S releases
we got the least problems, and the phone pretty much worked great, almost perfect out of the box
the only thing i'm looking forward in Froyo is:
- the Apps to External SD feature
- the support for BT mouse and keyboard
- build in Screen capture (currently using ShootMe)
that's all, as the phone is working so good, there is little to wish for,
...well perhaps if they give away $1 million US for each firmware upgrade, then i'll be looking forward to it
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I have froyo on my other phone and the features I'm really liking forward to are:
- voice commands everywhere
- chrome to phone
- new gmail app
- faster speed
I couldn't care less when our if Bell releases it, as updating firmware on the Galaxy S is soo easy because of Odin.
Yeah I would not worry about it.
Besides we still have Odin !
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lol bell is going to approve froyo, I would very much doubt with rogers soon to offer the same galaxy s phone they would keep it at 2.1
If they don't approve it, remember that Sasktel also has the same i9000M. You can grab 2.2 from them once it comes out.
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I find it weird that the Rogers Captivate is coming out of the box with 2.1 on it still though too. Why would they be releasing a phone in November or whenever it comes out that has 2.1 on it? Why not wait to launch with 2.2?
Is this another indicator that 2.2 is a LONG time a comin?
chrome to phone is available for download on Android Market
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I have froyo on my other phone and the features I'm really liking forward to are:
- voice commands everywhere
- chrome to phone
- new gmail app
- faster speed
I couldn't care less when our if Bell releases it, as updating firmware on the Galaxy S is soo easy because of Odin.
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chrome to phone is available for download on Android Market
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@AllGamer, I just looked on the Market for Chrome to Phone and all I see is a few "fake" Chrome browsers... No actual "Chrome to Phone". I searched it word for word and got nothing. Where did you see this?
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@AllGamer, I just looked on the Market for Chrome to Phone and all I see is a few "fake" Chrome browsers... No actual "Chrome to Phone". I searched it word for word and got nothing. Where did you see this?
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http://www.appbrain.com/app/google-chrome-to-phone/com.google.android.apps.chrometophone
it's not part of Froyo, it's a individual App
but a few topic above they put it as part of a Froyo feature which is not
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http://www.appbrain.com/app/google-chrome-to-phone/com.google.android.apps.chrometophone
it's not part of Froyo, it's a individual App
but a few topic above they put it as part of a Froyo feature which is not
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@AllGamer, This is a copied and pasted coment from one of the users on appbrain... 2.2 only?! WHYYYYYYY?"
This is only for use with froyo and we are still on 2.1. Can you confirm that this is working on 2.1?
that's what i said on my previous message
it needs 2.2 to run, but it's not part of froyo
there are 3 good apps i want to install when we get 2.2
flash 10.1
Network Stats per App
and Chrome to phone
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that's what i said on my previous message
it needs 2.2 to run, but it's not part of froyo
there are 3 good apps i want to install when we get 2.2
flash 10.1
Network Stats per App
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My apologies. I must have misunderstood your post. Yes... These would be nice apps to have but I am mostly interested in Apps2SD which will be nice for keeping the phone as clean as possible. Also... I find the Skyfire browser does an nice job of flash movies / vids. Will the 10.1 Flash app really make that much of a difference?
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...there are 3 good apps i want to install when we get 2.2
flash 10.1
Network Stats per App
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+1 on flash 10.1. Need it bad!
jpaik said:
+1 on flash 10.1. Need it bad!
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Again... What is the difference between the flash 10.1 app and just using Skyfire?
Skyfire does flash great but only insid skyfire
you still need flash 10.1 if you have Other Apps that requires flash to run properly, i came across a few of those, forgot the name, as i uninstalled them as soon as they asked for newer version of flash which as this point we can't install because we are on 2.1
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HTC Hero update to Android 2.1 pegged for mid-March
By Chris Ziegler posted Feb 9th 2010 5:35PM
We've known for ages that HTC's been working on yanking its custom-skinned Hero off of Cupcake's rusty frame, but so far, the only way to drop Android 2.0 or 2.1 on your phone has been to cheat, root, and load a custom or leaked ROM in place of the official first-party firmware. If you're too straightedge for that, though, keep the faith -- your binary isn't too far off. PR released today indicates that we can expect the Hero to get an Android 2.1 update with Sense in "mid March" according to HTC's Benelux team, and it'll feature a new Friend Stream widget that aggregates user updates across services (presumably a nod to Blur), tweaked Exchange support, and a handful of other goodies. This isn't necessarily indicative of when Hero versions in other regions (Sprint's version, for instance) will pick it up, but it's a solid start.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/htc-hero-update-to-android-2-1-pegged-for-mid-march/
blah wtf!!!. Its good dont get me wrong but still sketch on the sprint update
Ugh, I'm sick of waiting. T-Mobile here I come.
And thats from HTC. So we can expect an additional wait time from Sprint doing their crappy app tweaks. Maybe they will finally get Sprint tv working.
This isn't necessarily indicative of when Hero versions in other regions (Sprint's version, for instance) will pick it up, but it's a solid start.
I heard from an HTC rep that for Sprint it will be Feb 22.
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This isn't necessarily indicative of when Hero versions in other regions (Sprint's version, for instance) will pick it up, but it's a solid start.
I heard from an HTC rep that for Sprint it will be Feb 22.
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Along the same lines...If sprint were to post their update after the HTC official drop does that matter? Can't this be flashed directly to our phones (with out the sprint apps obviously)?
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Along the same lines...If sprint were to post their update after the HTC official drop does that matter? Can't this be flashed directly to our phones (with out the sprint apps obviously)?
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I think Sprint has to handle getting their network settings configured, so the Hero knows what to connect to.
I just talk to an HTC rep today and they said the same thing.
I sure hope it comes soon since the Droid is getting theirs this week according to this website
http://www.facebook.com/motorola?v=feed&story_fbid=294428153158&ref=mf
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I think Sprint has to handle getting their network settings configured, so the Hero knows what to connect to.
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this!!!! i think this is whats taking all the time
So if what the HTC reps told the two above posters is correct (not holding my breath), would it be better to go ahead and go with HTC's 2.1 or wait until one of our devs cooks one up?
By the way that this forum is looking we should have a pretty good looking 2.1 here pretty soon anyway. Just wondering.
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So if what the HTC reps told the two above posters is correct (not holding my breath), would it be better to go ahead and go with HTC's 2.1 or wait until one of our devs cooks one up?
By the way that this forum is looking we should have a pretty good looking 2.1 here pretty soon anyway. Just wondering.
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As soon as the HTC update drops, our devs will have it re-released for rooted users.. Probably within a day.
In short, if it drops, I'd wait at least 24 hours prior to installing the authentic version, because it'll close the loophole you used to root in the first place.
will we be able to go back?
Say we flash the rom the day it comes out...im dieing to try it... will we be able to use the recovery tools to unflash or will it somehow kill our recovery tools?
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Say we flash the rom the day it comes out...im dieing to try it... will we be able to use the recovery tools to unflash or will it somehow kill our recovery tools?
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From my experience with the PSP, DO NOT UPDATE YOUR PHONE! Give it a few days to make sure root is still possible or doable.
I'd wait until a dev cooks up a rooted version so you don't lose root.
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I'd wait until a dev cooks up a rooted version so you don't lose root.
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Here's an official build of 2.1 WITH SENSE running on a GSM Hero. Cool to see what we'll have to look forward to.
Video: HTC Sense on Android 2.1 enable pinch-to-zoom on home screen
I would rather wait for a custom Rom running 2.1 then use Sprints 2.1 Rom
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Here's an official build of 2.1 WITH SENSE running on a GSM Hero. Cool to see what we'll have to look forward to.
Video: HTC Sense on Android 2.1 enable pinch-to-zoom on home screen
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acYDNlMYAaI
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Link fails: some CGI kid on a trike
EPIC on the march update but I want it now but who doesnt? I know I cant wait to un&*^& my market for my gmail account since i upped to a 2.0 AOSP rom signed in and went back to 1.5 forgetting about that from my android-vogue days and how it basically upgrades your market account then some apps purely wont be able to be found until you go back to that ver.
Lucky Nexus One bustards
As owners for X10, are we eligible for this update??
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Google is also celebrating today - Android 2.2 Froyo has reached two important milestones. Google open sourced the latest version and they are pushing out the final Froyo update to Nexus One users. And we're sure the timing has nothing to do with the launch of the iPhone 4.
Sure, Froyo has been available to Nexus One users for a while (mostly on dev phones and through manual updates), but this seems to be the final, official version of Android 2.2. You could manually download the update from here (it works only if you're running FRF50 firmware), though if you don't know what you're doing, you should wait for the OTA update.
Your Nexus One should automatically check for updates or you could force a check (go to Settings -> About phone -> System updates), so one way or another you should be getting a notification that a new version is available and download it Over-the-Air.
Some people are reporting that the update is not available for them yet, so it might not work right away - rolling out updates is a gradual process and it varies by location too.
The other important milestone for Android 2.2 Froyo is that Google open-sourced the code to their partners and manufacturers and everyone else too. This means that they can start working on Froyo firmwares for the non-Google phones.
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Well the Nexus One is a Google brand phone so it's no huge surprise that the Nexus gets it first. It'd be more suprising if it didn't.
ddewbofh said:
Well the Nexus One is a Google brand phone so it's no huge surprise that the Nexus gets it first. It'd be more suprising if it didn't.
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Totally agree with you, but I believe SE should consider updating us (X10 users) to the 2.2 not 2.1
Anybody is reading from SE team???
fadimck said:
Totally agree with you, but I believe SE should consider updating us (X10 users) to the 2.2 not 2.1
Anybody is reading from SE team???
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You put your hope on SE? Joke or what?
The way I see it with Android devices is that you buy the hardware and then hack the software to hell and back. Just didn't count on the X10 being so hard to mod when I got it, guess I'm too used to HTC phones.
ddewbofh said:
The way I see it with Android devices is that you buy the hardware and then hack the software to hell and back. Just didn't count on the X10 being so hard to mod when I got it, guess I'm too used to HTC phones.
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I believe when the root is released we will not have any problems
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I believe when the root is released we will not have any problems
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Of course, I'm counting on that too. But the suspense is killing me.
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Of course, I'm counting on that too. But the suspense is killing me.
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did you hear any expected date of release?
fadimck said:
did you hear any expected date of release?
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I've heard tons of timeframes, all of them are "Later", "Soon", "When it's done" and so on. Afaict they've got it working but need to make it more noob-friendly as well as hide the exploit.
I understand that 'root' has been achieved, but won't there be further delays until a stable custom Rom is created for the x10?
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I understand that 'root' has been achieved, but won't there be further delays until a stable custom Rom is created for the x10?
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Oh yes, it will take anywhere from a short while to a very long time afterwards. Getting root is just one step of the way.
ddewbofh said:
Oh yes, it will take anywhere from a short while to a very long time afterwards. Getting root is just one step of the way.
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Thought as much. From the posts on other threads it seems as though posters think root and ROM will appear simultaneously.
I can imagine that the first ROMs we'll get our hands on will have all sorts of bugs, and we'll have to compromise on things like WiFi, Bluetooth e.t.c. Maybe due to lack of drivers available.
I'm going on past experience from The G1 and old WinMo devices.
Oh well.......
Remember to be realistic, guys. The devs can't just copy and paste Froyo onto our X10s without a hitch. It will take some time. I'm not even anticipating a stable version of Froyo on the X10 because it is a huge task.
What I'd like to see is the latest FW but stripped down with no branding or operator software (and no Moxier crap!!!). And if it's possible, for Flash to be released on the X10. That may not be feasible but I certainly hope it's available. SE takes forever!!
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Thought as much. From the posts on other threads it seems as though posters think root and ROM will appear simultaneously.
I can imagine that the first ROMs we'll get our hands on will have all sorts of bugs, and we'll have to compromise on things like WiFi, Bluetooth e.t.c. Maybe due to lack of drivers available.
I'm going on past experience from The G1 and old WinMo devices.
Oh well.......
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you are right but i can sacrifice and wait as this phone is a monster
bongd said:
Remember to be realistic, guys. The devs can't just copy and paste Froyo onto our X10s without a hitch. It will take some time. I'm not even anticipating a stable version of Froyo on the X10 because it is a huge task.
What I'd like to see is the latest FW but stripped down with no branding or operator software (and no Moxier crap!!!). And if it's possible, for Flash to be released on the X10. That may not be feasible but I certainly hope it's available. SE takes forever!!
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we have no option dear friend except to wait/pray and see the results
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we have no option dear friend except to wait/pray and see the results
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Already hoping and praying to Gods which I don't even worship! LOL
I know there are comments about froyo scattered through some threads but I couldn't find a dedicated impression thread. Would those who have the latest froyo please chime in with their overall impressions? Thanks!
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muncheroo said:
I know there are comments about froyo scattered through some threads but I couldn't find a dedicated impression thread. Would those who have the latest froyo please chime in with their overall impressions? Thanks!
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test test test
Yeah I wouldnt mind hearing from someone that came from say CM5 to the latest stock Froyo. Is it better? Is it worth flashing now seeing as how CM6 is about a week or so away?
I would try it now myself, but I can't give up the dumb little things. (such as trackball wake)
I've used every CM version and every leaked version of Froyo. I was surprised that the final Froyo release seemed faster and smoother than FRF83. The browser seems really fast now and app switching is great thanks to JIT. I like my FRF85B Froyo final setup right now more than I did CM5.0.8. I can't wait for CM6 though.
Super. Wonderful. Amazing. Thank you Google and anyone else on the OHA that contributed to this.
It's great. I love it. I love it even more when someone hands me a HTC Touch Pro2 with Windows Mobile on it... Microsoft shouldn't even be in the mobile business. They should leave it to the experts. It was sad.
If you ever get a chance to put your hands on Windows Mobile... do it. It will make you appreciate your Android phone more than when you bought it.
clickwir said:
If you ever get a chance to put your hands on Windows Mobile... do it. It will make you appreciate your Android phone more than when you bought it.
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Look at my sig pic, WM is all I ever used for years. I dabbled with android with emulators on my Fuze, then finally made the jump when the N1 was released. After using it for 1 day, I was emotional.
I really can't think of one single thing I miss with WM...
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The browser seems really fast now and app switching is great thanks to JIT.
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I don't think the JIT would have much impact on app switching. The highmem kernel OTOH makes a huge difference. My launcher was always relaunching when switching from big apps such as the browser or navigation. Since upgrading to froyo I haven't seen the launcher restart once.
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I don't think the JIT would have much impact on app switching. The highmem kernel OTOH makes a huge difference. My launcher was always relaunching when switching from big apps such as the browser or navigation. Since upgrading to froyo I haven't seen the launcher restart once.
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Yeah you are probably right. I just thought I read somewhere that JIT had benefits for loading apps, it might have just been for 3rd party apps because JIT converts to native code before processing (something like that).
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Yeah you are probably right. I just thought I read somewhere that JIT had benefits for loading apps, it might have just been for 3rd party apps because JIT converts to native code before processing (something like that).
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The JIT actually wouldn't have any impact on loading times. The standard interpreted code is always run initially. It's only once the app starts running that the JIT is able to locate frequently accessed blocks of code that would benefit from compiling to native code.
irishrally said:
I've used every CM version and every leaked version of Froyo ...
... I like my FRF85B Froyo final setup right now more than I did CM5.0.8. I can't wait for CM6 though.
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I too have used CyanogenMod since I had my G1. I DID play with, and greatly enjoy the Froyo ROM when it was released by PaulObrien.
But I did miss some of Cyanogens special additions, so I went back to it a few weeks ago.
Now with the latest Froyo out, I may change over - AGAIN!
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... Microsoft shouldn't even be in the mobile business. They should leave it to the experts. It was sad.
If you ever get a chance to put your hands on Windows Mobile... do it. It will make you appreciate your Android phone more than when you bought it.
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hahaha, funny you mentioned that.
A co-worker of mine approached me, and said he bought this Android™ phone from a friend. He heard that I know about Android, rooting, apps, etc. so he had some questions for me. He hands me the phone, and I was thrilled to hold this LARGE HTC DEVICE in my hand. I haven't held an EVO, yet, so imagine my joy!!! My first time ya know so I was honored.
It was branded T-MOBILE though ... hhmm, this can't be right!!! It should say Sprint!!!
After seeing the homescreen and tapping/flicking/swiping for all of 1.0 seconds, I handed it back to him and told him he has a Windows Mobile device - NOT ANDROID, and boy oh boy, was he pissed!!!! LMAO
Poor guy!
"If you ever get a chance to put your hands on Windows Mobile... do it. It will make you appreciate your Android phone more than when you bought it."
I let him play with my Nexus for a few minutes. He offered to buy it from me for $450 .... nuh uh homeboy! This is my baby!
As many of us know, Samsung Created a Galaxy S family brand (captivate,vibrant,epic,fascinate) along with a tablet.
The tablet boast the same features/specs as most of the Galaxy S Line
Froyo
480x800 resolution (Super AMOLED)
Camera resolutions -- 2048x1536 rear, 240x320 front front facing camera
S5PC110 Hummingbird at 1.0 Ghz (same CPU as the Galaxy S series phones)
Flashplayer
GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth
Swype
JavaScript 1.5 support
SyncML (Synchronization Markup Language) support
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The tablet isn't out yet, but the FIRMWARE IS!
So here's Froyo for the tab http://www.multiupload.com/TZ88IED0TN
rar password is: samsung-firmwares.com
Lets see what you devs can dig out, for the improvement of our phones
GREAT FIND!!!! Can't wait to see what you guys can make of it. If most of the hardware is close enough to the same as far as the camera and what not we may even be able to port this, also I thought the tablet was supposed to have GSM radios in it as well. That would be fun lol. Good find though.
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by the time this rom gets repackaged for the captivate, the official froyo rom will be released.
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by the time this rom gets repackaged for the captivate, the official froyo rom will be released.
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dont lose the faith buddy
two questions:
1) Has anyone tried to flash this yet just to see what it's like?
2) If someone has flashed it, have they been able to successfully revert to a stock captivate rom?
I'd love to be the guinea pig, but I wanna make sure this isn't a one-way deal
EDIT: Tried it, boots to a screen that looks like someone is trying to get a signal on an old tv with an antenna(grey and black lines). I didn't check if it went any further, just pulled the battery and flashed back to jh3
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As many of us know, Samsung Created a Galaxy S family brand (captivate,vibrant,epic,fascinate) along with a tablet.
The tablet boast the same features/specs as most of the Galaxy S Line
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The tab has a 600x1024 resolution. Samsung firmwares web is wrong about this. This can be deduced from the dump of the fw. Apps are showing a 600x1024 layout, the shutdown animation pics all have a size of 600x1024 etc.
odd, all of the post install stuff looks for I9000 as well as the tablet... maybe this will flash to an I9000?
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odd, all of the post install stuff looks for I9000 as well as the tablet... maybe this will flash to an I9000?
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I agree, we should find an I9000 guinea pig, because the Galaxy S Tab is a Giant INT Galaxy S, as an Ipad is a giant itouch.
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odd, all of the post install stuff looks for I9000 as well as the tablet... maybe this will flash to an I9000?
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I agree, we should find an I9000 guinea pig, because the Galaxy S Tab is a Giant INT Galaxy S, as an Ipad is a giant itouch.
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Already tried it on my GT-I9000, and i'm getting the same results as the others in this thread... aka it doesn't get post boot screen
I would be very surprised if just flashing this on the phones would work - the hardware must have enough differences that we'd need the get our drivers into the rom. If this was a source dump, then we'd be talking. It does bode well for Froyo on the phones if they have it working on the tablet already though.
Chit. I use my captivate like a tablet. I don't use it as a phone. I use my everyday phone the N1. I would love to have this ported to my captivate though. Then it will be my real samsung mini-tablet. LOL. Stupid me... I can wish though. I also wish someone could ported to our phones.
appelflap said:
The tab has a 600x1024 resolution. Samsung firmwares web is wrong about this. This can be deduced from the dump of the fw. Apps are showing a 600x1024 layout, the shutdown animation pics all have a size of 600x1024 etc.
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The resolution is 480x800 because Froyo doesn't support any higher.
I'll try to flash this and see what I can do. Not sure I'll be able to get too far, but I can at least try, right?
sl8125 said:
Chit. I use my captivate like a tablet. I don't use it as a phone. I use my everyday phone the N1. I would love to have this ported to my captivate though. Then it will be my real samsung mini-tablet. LOL. Stupid me... I can wish though. I also wish someone could ported to our phones.
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We are just about in the same boat lol. Although I do put my sim card in my Captivate at night and use it as a phone, I've never taken it out with me for a full day (my Nexus One has that duty for now).
Hopefully soon I will be able to get my Captivate set up the way I want it, then it can be my daily driver.
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Yeah. Got the captivate and returned at first. I kind of wanted the bell vibrant. But thought about it little more and rebought the captivate. I waiting for cm6 on this thing. It will be so nice. I really like the galaxy s series. However, my trustee n1 will be with me for a while. Not until cm6 is available for the captivate.
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The resolution is 480x800 because Froyo doesn't support any higher.
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maybe samsung made a custom build? i honestly have no idea as although the firmware they released points to 1024x600 you are right about froyo supporting only 800x480. weird
This may just be nonsense, but is there a .tar file with a stock i9000 kernel for one of the froyo builds? If so, might this work if someone flashed that .tar after this one? Just a thought.....
EDIT: Just for kicks, I flashed the stock captivate kernel after flashing the 2.2 tab rom, and I was able to get to the recovery menu where it failed to install/check for some package and wasn't able to complete the installation. Trying to boot afterwards resulted in my captivate being stuck at the at&t logo.....
EDIT2: Since I was doing something useless anyway, I flashed the xxjp3 froyo rom for the galaxy s,then the captivate kernel, and it goes into an infinite bootloop. Again, this was just for kicks. Flashed back to jh3 with no problems.
Ok... Well.... I managed to get into Recovery from flashing a stock zImage.tar.
What can I do from here? It won't get past the ATT logo otherwise...
You don't. You go back to your back up. Its a no go.
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sl8125 said:
You don't. You go back to your back up. Its a no go.
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Yeah, I pretty much assumed so. 2.1 kernel on a 2.2 system just doesn't work... lol
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/entries/show/6282349-android-2-3-2-leaks-for-galaxy-s-
This is a just leaked rom for the galaxy s. hopefully the devs can use it for the vibrant.
well even if not at least we know now that Samsung wasn't lying about March for the euro/Asian markets.
Nice, hopefully we will be able to use this to our advantage?
Also, couldn't we flash this since we now have the kernel that allow us to flash i900 ROMS? If we could just flash those files, then flash the kernel through Odin somehow it might work. Idk though, I'm no dev.
reddragon72 said:
well even if not at least we know now that Samsung wasn't lying about March for the euro/Asian markets.
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+1, Samsung might actually hold up to their promises this time around! Or, probably not.
more details - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974117
GINGERBREAD leaked
damb, this is so great, im thinking maybe tonight we might have a port for the vibrant, and i wonder if eugene and krylon know about this considering, it just today got leaked, a few hours ago.............. anyways, everyone post on this, lets get the hype going, we want this baby ported ASAP.. always thanks so much eugene and krylon, my brothers of galaxy android
So far from what i've read over there...
Looks like quadrant scores are not improved over 2.2 which is what i'm sure most people are hoping for. It also appears that the screen off animation is not present in the rom. It's also using Touchwiz 3.0 and not 4. Market is broken, and gingerbread keyboard also not included. Looks like an early beta build from what i've read.
**edit**
market is working, they have root access, and they are in the process of deodexing.
So far from what i've read over there...
damn double post. please delete
Sweet, hope we can get some cooked roms soon
The bad thing about it, it uses touchwiz 3.0, not stock.
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hitman818 said:
The bad thing about it, it uses touchwiz 3.0, not stock.
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True but we have CM7 for that. I was looking forward to TW 4.0. Cant wait to try out both.
Paging Dr B said:
True but we have CM7 for that. I was looking forward to TW 4.0. Cant wait to try out both.
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Im using cm7 right now. Cant wait to be finished.
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Paging Dr B said:
True but we have CM7 for that. I was looking forward to TW 4.0. Cant wait to try out both.
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did they do that much improvement on tw 4.0 to make it all exciting and everyone wanting it now.
dligon said:
did they do that much improvement on tw 4.0 to make it all exciting and everyone wanting it now.
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There are videos on youtube if you want to see.
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Man how things have turned around for us Vibrant owners. Source... 2.2.1 roms/ports... unofficial CM7.. And now this. We can finally be proud Vibrant owners
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Nice, hopefully we will be able to use this to our advantage?
Also, couldn't we flash this since we now have the kernel that allow us to flash i900 ROMS? If we could just flash those files, then flash the kernel through Odin somehow it might work. Idk though, I'm no dev.
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The kernel that allows us to flash i9000 ROMs is only 2.2 and 2.2.1 compatible. I'm pretty sure someone would have to build a new kernel to let us flash that or port the ROM over.
The crowds are getting restless over there. They're in an uproar about "this is missing" and "that is missing". One of the complaints is about the gingerbread wallpaper being missing. But these guys forget that our 2.1 devices didn't come with stock 2.1 walls. They instead came with whatever wallpapers samsung gave us. Overall it's starting to sound more complete than the first froyo leaks that we used to have which is reassuring. Some of the guys say that the leak is stable and everything is working on their devices. One of the nice improvements they're reporting is functioning hardware acceleration.
No TV-off?! NOooOoO!
(not being sarcastic)
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The crowds are getting restless over there. They're in an uproar about "this is missing" and "that is missing". One of the complaints is about the gingerbread wallpaper being missing. But these guys forget that our 2.1 devices didn't come with stock 2.1 walls. They instead came with whatever wallpapers samsung gave us. Overall it's starting to sound more complete than the first froyo leaks that we used to have which is reassuring. Some of the guys say that the leak is stable and everything is working on their devices. One of the nice improvements they're reporting is functioning hardware acceleration.
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Funny to see their behavior over it when we are just sinking our teeth into 2.2.1. Maybe its a good thing though.. I myself am so pleased with the performance boost of 2.2.1 that I'm in no rush to flash again but of course I'm in the minority on that.
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Funny to see their behavior over it when we are just sinking our teeth into 2.2.1. Maybe its a good thing though.. I myself am so pleased with the performance boost of 2.2.1 that I'm in no rush to flash again but of course I'm in the minority on that.
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Na I'm with you on that, running Bionix 1.3 and it really is just as fast as CM7 was for. Really the only thing that gingerbread had over this ROM is that the applications list loaded faster. Plus on this I have themes