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A simple tip lets you get samsung official Android 2.2 update for Samsung i9000!!!

I have got my SGS about a week. the 2.1 os gives me so many bugs, and it really slow, compare with my Desire.
So, I thought I could flash it with the rom at xda forum. But my phone couldn't go to download mode or recovery mode....
And I had bought a few paid apps and fonts from market. So, I didn't want to lose them.
Today, I wake up in the morning, and search on the samsung mobile site. I saw the update news at Hong Kong site.
it doesn't matter which site you downloaded your kies installation file from.
Here is the magical way!!:::
(before you do update, remove you sd card if you got one, just in case)
1. launch the installation file(if you have installed already, reinstall it)
2. choose the area/country-----Hong Kong
3. choose any lang you like to install
4. connect your SGS to your computer
5. once your phone connected, KIES will show a notification automatically, it says you got a firmware update.
6. follow the steps, and update..
and enjoy the official 2.2 from samsung.
BTW: my phone just finished the updating 10 mins ago..
it's much faster than 2.1, and not laggy anymore..
it's better to do updating on a 32bit windows os. I tried on my windows 7 64bit, it always shows some error msgs I don't understand.
all the apps and fonts i bought are still there. and also, the emails txt everything still there.. you dont need to do anything.
I will post my feedback with this, if you guys need any help, I will answer your questions. but I think it is very easy and simple.

The total ram on 2.2 shows 304MB.
Everything else works fine so far.
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Really that simple? Am on 02 in ireland who are so incompetent we've no froyo at all so a blessing if can use your method without drawbacks.
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the phone I bought is from somewhere in EU.
I think you could do that as well..

I tried it and it did not work for me.
I'm with Bell in Canada.
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The right rom only shows up based on your phones product code. otherwise you will need a registry hack.
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If it did work you would of had a brick
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norab56 said:
Really that simple? Am on 02 in ireland who are so incompetent we've no froyo at all so a blessing if can use your method without drawbacks.
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If in Northern ireland you should have already got the froyo update on o2 if though in the south I guess that comes under a different european o2. What is your phone version number?

Emexrulsier, hi.
Am in the south of ireland where 02
are miles behind. My phone details are :
Firmware v. 2.1-update 1
Baseband v. I9000xxjf3
Kernel v. 2.6.29
Eclair
if you had any suggestions for a froyo wannabe...
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Reads to me like its a new method of updating however its just the old old official method that does not work for many as Kies fails to find phone etc .
If you get Kies to work and find your phone you get the update only if your Network has uploaded the firmware .
jje

Gingerbread update

Has anybody in Ireland been able to get the gingerbread ota update today for HTC Desire HD
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I was just thinking we didn't have enough GB update threads...
Please edit the subject to reflect you are specifically looking for Ireland updates.
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Tried earlier here in dublin. Nothing.
Sent from my Desire HD, ARHD 5.1.3.

trying all day, nothing. my DHD was one of the first out over here, factory unlocked. should have it in the morning i'd say

Same here. Unbranded, 1.32 on Meteor. One of the first that came out.
Faic!

GB update ireland
faic in belfast aswell
unbranded

Nothing in Slovakia too

T-Mobile Branded DHD on the O2 Network in Germany. No update so far !

htc desire hd
Nohing here in london..... still waiting

faic
still nothing in northern ireland,unbranded =[
pull the finger out HTC

When someone finally does get the update, could you download it, any make a copy of the update.zip then upgrade.

i bought DHD from vodafone and i unlocked it so i can use other Sim as-well. yesterday i called vodafone and they told me update it on air.i dont know why im not getting any updates. can someone plz tell me what i need to do so i can get this update...

Wait. Be patient. Depending on your area it might take a few days yet.
Be patient.
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Mr_JMM said:
I was just thinking we didn't have enough GB update threads...
Please edit the subject to reflect you are specifically looking for Ireland updates.
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hey mate... i´m with my friends.. and we are talking about gingerbread update via OTA... ETC ETC,,
you know if exists any rooted, de-odexed...etc... ROM of the official ruu 2.3.3 currently?
I staid browsing but only found ported roms from desire S...
it makes me think that still there aren´t....thx in advance!
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SERGI.3210 said:
you know if exists any rooted, de-odexed...etc... ROM of the official ruu 2.3.3 currently?
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Pretty sure the leaked 2.3.3 from HTC turned out to be the same as the official one.

Alredady updated to 2.3.3

Kies say update twice eclair-froyo, froyo-gingeread

Ok recently i flashed my friends sgs i9000 to stock uk eclair. But she wants to use skype so i got it came home plugged into kies to upgrade to jpy froyo. However Kies say "enjoy your gingerbread update" update twice eclair-froyo, froyo-gingeread
So i updated to jpy. But when i tried updating again it says that this is the latest version.....wth....
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JPY is the latest UK rom at the moment. There is no gingerbread for the UK, yet.

dk206 said:
Ok recently i flashed my friends sgs i9000 to stock uk eclair. But she wants to use skype so i got it came home plugged into kies to upgrade to jpy froyo. However Kies say "enjoy your gingerbread update" update twice eclair-froyo, froyo-gingeread
So i updated to jpy. But when i tried updating again it says that this is the latest version.....wth....
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Stick with JPY if she wants to use Skype, there's a thread on here about the Gingerbread battery drain and Skype was mentioned as one of the possible culprits (just by having it installed). Not sure it's been proven but if Skype's a must have for her then it would be worth looking into before upgrading. Had a quick look for the thread but couldn't find it, haven't time to look properly. I'm on Gingerbread and I like it but I had JPY with the voodoo speedmod kernel and loved it. If she's not into modding the phone stick with JPY and voodoo.
Kies is an unpredictable piece of crap anyway

Hmmm that is strange...why on earth did it say that then????
Has this happened to anyone else?
Kies and phone all untouched. U.K stock.
Its been quite some time since jvh or w.e came out for nordic regions, how not for U.K???
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dk206 said:
Hmmm that is strange...why on earth did it say that then????
Has this happened to anyone else?
Kies and phone all untouched. U.K stock.
Its been quite some time since jvh or w.e came out for nordic regions, how not for U.K???
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Yep it's happened to me in the past and I'll bet if you do a search here you'll find plenty of others it's happened to. Nothing wrong with your phone, it's just Kies, it's crap lol.
Don't think we'll see JVH for UK (XEU I think),for a while yet.

update to 2.2...

i know this may seem like a stupid question comsiderin how long its been available but does anyone know how to update samsung galaxy s to froyo from eclair?

Jeez.....
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nyambayo97 said:
i know this may seem like a stupid question comsiderin how long its been available but does anyone know how to update samsung galaxy s to froyo from eclair?
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Take a bow from me for you must be a very unique person indeed,especially in these times when most people are itching to port ICS even before the official launch!!
Hopefully you have Kies installed in your PC in which case,all you have to do is connect your phone to your PC,start Kies and you will be told about the update that is available which is going to be some version of Gingerbread depending upon where you live.
As for Froyo,you can download any Froyo package from 'Ramad's' posts that you will find with minimum search in these forums and then flash through Odin.You will also find elaborate tutorials that will give you a wealth of information.
You are a modern day Rip Van Winkle surely!

You might want to consider froyo 2.2.1 ZSJPK as that is the most stable of the Froyos.

disclaimernotice said:
You might want to consider froyo 2.2.1 ZSJPK as that is the most stable of the Froyos.
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Good one.
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No stupid question at all! found the news that only a small part of the android users is upgrading (in dutch)! guess the junkies of xda are not really representative! For your case i would recommend to install kies and all drivers to update according to your region! if you need a specific froyo do as above!
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Plug in your phone to your computer and try upgrading through KIES. If you have any problems with that, then use Odin and grab some Froyo stock files...
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thanks to everyone that replied,
but i just skipped to 2.3.7 by flashing MIUI and overclocked to 1.5 so it doesent matter nomore thanks anyway

How do i see the version android il running

1st i apologize if this is a really dumb question. But when i go into menu settings about tab all i see is the firmware version. My tablet just got the 2.3 update and i wanna make sure it was installed ok.
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bmoreboy02 said:
1st i apologize if this is a really dumb question. But when i go into menu settings about tab all i see is the firmware version. My tablet just got the 2.3 update and i wanna make sure it was installed ok.
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The firmware version is equal to the version of Android you're running. The numbers shown in that field will correspond to your Android version generally speaking, so it should read 2.3.something

Thats what i thought. Im getting the 2.3 update and its downloading it but i dont think its installing it. I have a rooted sprint tabket runnin 2.2 but i dont care if i lose root i want the update.
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Don't do it man - the update is not worth it.
If you want update find a decent custom gingerbread rom..... Samsung update barely does anything except change some stuff under the hood.