Well apparently the End of September has come and gone. So my questions is this, When will we get any update? I say end of October for the minor update and November for 2.2. Oh and guess what, T-Mobile UK missed their deadline for 2.2:
http://phandroid.com/2010/09/30/t-mobile-uk-misses-end-of-the-month-window-for-galaxy-s-froyo/
Amazing phone Samsung. ..yet this is just another thread of disappointment.
yep,
Either Samsung, Tmobile, or both really let us down
I say Samsung..since it's not their first time...but then again T-mobile don't have a good history either...looks like both.
Why blame everything on Samsung? Give me one good helluva reason. While they should probably deserve partial blame, T-Mobile makes the final call. If T-Mobile says no, then we don't get the update. Simple. Oh, one more thing, T-Mobile UK != T-Mobile USA.
I have no idea what the hell is going on with T-Mobile on releasing updates, but if it's quality over speed, then I will gladly wait unlike most people.
I'm angry at T-Mobile for not giving us any of the possible updates that Samsung made. It makes no since that the Vibrant has been out the longest in the states and hasn't had a single OTA.
I blame Samsung for lack of Froyo. If they can make it run on the tab, they can make it run on the phones. I can't be mad a T-Mobile for that considering no Galaxy S phone has an official Froyo update on it yet.
I wonder what's taking so long, the Tab is basically an 'oversized' Galaxy S (relatively speaking here). If it is working on the Tab it shouldn't take much to port it to the phones.
unless of course, it is held out on purpose so it would not cannibalize the sales of the Tab. Purely my guess.
Its not so bad that its late, its that T Mobile and Samsung haven't kept us updated. A small status or progress update would go a long way.
clivo360 said:
Its not so bad that its late, its that T Mobile and Samsung haven't kept us updated. A small status or progress update would go a long way.
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Second that
Do you not think them saying an OTA will be available soon, is keeping you posted? It was probably pushed back after that clusterfuck of an OTA for the Captivate.
I believe Samsung is full responsible of this situation.
Is not a secret that Samsung lacks on software support. Take the European Galaxy S the unlocked version. The devices came months before the Vibrant in the US and suffers the same stupid TouchWiz bugs and never got an update...
I believe we will be lucky if we see Froyo when Android 3.0 is available. (of course whoever still has a Vibrant by then).
For me that was my first and probably last Samsung device. Its a nice device but FULL of bugs with no a single sign of support... A complete let down for this high class hardware.
Imagine if we go.straight to 3.0?
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Imagine if we go.straight to 3.0?
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We will be lucky if we even get 3.0
Samsung has managed to bork every single update for every US Galaxy S device. Even when they hit the deadline with the Captivate, it didn't fix the issue everyone wanted it to fix. Then, they release the update on other networks, only to tell people "Whatever you do - DON'T download this!". It's a joke.
Guys, relax! Samsung has been telling us that the update is coming "soon" for the past two months, so it's coming "soon"! In other news, the unemployment rates will go down to their normal levels "soon" as well!
/sarcasm
Yeah, its disappointing that the update has taken so long, but nothing to cry over yet imo.
Sent from my SGS Vibrant.
Honestly we should have all expected this after how they handled the behold 2. I felt that a phone that was on all the major carriers would get tons of support, but alas....
Phone didn't work right on launch so bottom line it's samsungs fault.
Agreed
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I got my update via Kies!
Now I wait for 2.2 LOL
This is what EVERYONE who had bought a Beyond, or other Samsung phones kept saying...
Basically that Samsung either breaks their promises, or doesn't deliver on them until way late.
I am going to start looking for a new device. This 2.1 phone should hold me over until the 3.0/Gingerbread devices start coming out.
I am not upset enough to avoid Samsung in the future, but HTC and Motorola will be my first choices.
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I believe Samsung is full responsible of this situation.
Is not a secret that Samsung lacks on software support. Take the European Galaxy S the unlocked version. The devices came months before the Vibrant in the US and suffers the same stupid TouchWiz bugs and never got an update...
I believe we will be lucky if we see Froyo when Android 3.0 is available. (of course whoever still has a Vibrant by then).
For me that was my first and probably last Samsung device. Its a nice device but FULL of bugs with no a single sign of support... A complete let down for this high class hardware.
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Never going to buy a Samsung phone again.
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Hiya
I have been a member of XDA Developers for a while now and have found the site very helpful for Windows based mobiles. I have taken a giant step and brought a Samsung Galaxy Tab which to be fair I have been very happy with.
Last night I was " playing " with KIES to see what it would do and I was advised I needed an update, so I duly backed up the handset and went ahead with the update. All seemed to be going well until about 1 hour in when there was no progress on the update. Being sensible I went to bed and left it overnight only to find the same status. I called Samsung and was told in no uncertain terms there was no upgrade. Now I know I wasnt going to get an upgrade to the next version of Android and I already had 2.2 Froyo but that doesnt mean to say Samsung hadnt released an interim update (and searches here and elsewhere suggest this is the case)
Anyway to cut a long story short I had to terminate the upgrade and attempt to roll it back by reconnecting the handset. I was unable to do this as the initial attempt to update had bricked my handset to the degree it became totally unresponsive and I couldnt even turn it off. When I thought I had it came back on with coloured line horizonally arcross the screen.
At this point I gave up and returned the unit to the Carphone Warehouse who refused to replace it on the basis I have had it just over 28 days. It is therefore gone for repair (probably to be reflashed). When I spoke to the salesman he advised I was not the first go in with a KIES related problem. Given my later research and the information from him I can say that I wont be using KIES again and I suggest that other people are careful too.
What I would like to know, going forward is there any other option apart from KIES to upgrade a Samsung handset ? Im thinking ahead for when Gingerbread comes out.
Thanks for reading.
Ken
read the galaxy tab development section... there is a flashing too called odin, which can be downloaded over at samfirmware together with the actual firmware
http://androidcommunity.com/galaxy-s-android-2-3-gingerbread-update-imminent-20110225/
They are stating that a March release for GB is happening. I started reading more and more into it(German translators suck BTW) and it seems that the consencous is that the GB build on the Nexus S has been ported(due to similar hardware) to the Galaxy S line and will be ready for launch in March. Now this seems to be the I9000 only as no mention on any of the 15 blogs that I looked at stated the US variants.
So if this is true and given the time frame for the I9000 update to Froyo to when the US variants received it(or haven't) then we could see it around Thanksgiving
Of course this is all based on whether the info presented is legit and not some crappy, my cousins brother in law's uncle heard from and airline stewardess that.....
I say we go through the froyo release structure again. Either using the I9000 kernel or leaks that come out piece by piece, till we get 6 months out of the official release of GB.
Don't care with CM7 being worked on / in release.
LOL I'll believe it when I see it.
we all know that motorola keep ignoring us on the EU side on the xoom.
forget the 3.1 update for the moment. we don't even have a stock rom to restore yet.
wondering will it be better if we get a petition going to google so that google can give motorola some pressure to give us more attention? maybe on the 3.1 updates?
http://getsatisfaction.com/motorola/topics/stock_rom_upgrade_for_xoom_eu
try liking this, see if they will response.
GROUBAL..
http://www.groubal.com/google-rom-support-for-european-xoom-3g-and-wifi/
If you set one up, I'll sign it.
This is my first Motorola for a very long time (said I wouldnt by from them again after discovering the build quailty of their phones years ago), I would not have brought it if I have known this would be the situation.
I may yet ditch it for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 when it comes out, unless this get sorted. Its very poor, I've had my Galaxy S2 for two weeks and its already have two firmware updates and has had a recovery rom from day 1.
sure, i would love to setup one up, but unless there is a big amount of ppl "liking" it, i don't think it will help.
i will set one up anyway and update the post later.
Same here
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lets try this, see if it helps.
http://getsatisfaction.com/motorola/topics/stock_rom_upgrade_for_xoom_eu
liked it
liked here too, im considering ditching this to go to another tablet, possibly the galaxy tab, not sure yet however
not bad, moto needs to get going with the sdcard update
done my bit
trying our luck on groubal
http://www.groubal.com/google-rom-support-for-european-xoom-3g-and-wifi/
http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/sa...dwich-release-date-telus-android-4-ics-21123/
Well at least now I have a time frame for how long to not care.
That Site says the update is available for select devices in Canada. No one has found it yet?
Please note that this is in no way an official statement. It is as official as the statement saying that it would be updated in Canada in late april.
So please take this as a possibility, not a "fact" nor a promise!
I had posted about that TELUS information in another thread a few days ago. TELUS has been maintaining that PDF for quite a while and I believe it originally said mid-June.
The distressing part of it is the fact that it says Samsung has yet to provide the software for TELUS to even begin their regression testing.
This suggests to me that Samsung is even further behind schedule on this than they have let on... and makes me wonder if there isn't some significant hardware issue that prevents some of the new camera frameworks in ICS from being implemented properly on the 10.1.
You could be correct.
However, I believe it has more to do with the recent release of the gtab2. People will be less likely to upgrade to a gtab2 if the gtab has ics.
The community might have skewed our faith in getting a working camera based on the reaction one gets if one asks if the camera works on any ics rom.
diaco1974 said:
You could be correct.
However, I believe it has more to do with the recent release of the gtab2. People will be less likely to upgrade to a gtab2 if the gtab has ics.
The community might have skewed our faith in getting a working camera based on the reaction one gets if one asks if the camera works on any ics rom.
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I still think that the GTab2 is not an upgrade... But Samsung needs to bring out something new, and hopes it creates the 'iSheeple' effect on Sammy users -NOT!
Everybody is waiting for the working camera under ICS, and until then quite a few people (and that includes me) will wait before jumping into a good and very enjoyable alternative ROM...
I love ICS as i have a gnex but i wont ever upgrade to ICS My Tab until everything works(if it ever does) i dont use the camera oftem but i need all My stuff period ..
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