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[Q] Where is Samsung Official Froyo 2.2 Rom

Someone needs to put all these posts in order! and first of all establish a filing system! tags(well who puts tags?? maybe forced tick boxes) or brackets or something that will make it easier to find stuff!
That being said, can someone please point me to the official froyo for galaxy s? I cannot make kies work for some reason and I need to do it manually.
I have froyo but is either ****ed up, or beta, or something, cause it crashes like hell! Baseband version is I9000xxJP2
While you are at it, a guide on what is JPM, JP2, JP♥, etc is would be nice!
Thanks!
EDIT: I found one guide for installing 2.2 on the galaxy here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818556
Also try this website: http://www.samfirmware.com which has all the "official" firmware for Galaxy.
Still it would be nice to know about all the JP*versions...

There is no official froyo as yet. JPM and JP6 were briefly released earlier this month but they are by no means complete and still seem to have a number of issues. Samsung said that a new super fast official froyo release will be with us sometime in November. If you're brave enough you can try one of the releases available, I did recently, but I've gone back to JM1 that was supplied on my phone.
I know its an annoying and long wait but with any luck this will give Samsung the chance to get it right

bigdyl69 said:
There is no official froyo as yet. JPM and JP6 were briefly released earlier this month but they are by no means complete and still seem to have a number of issues. Samsung said that a new super fast official froyo release will be with us sometime in November. If you're brave enough you can try one of the releases available, I did recently, but I've gone back to JM1 that was supplied on my phone.
I know its an annoying and long wait but with any luck this will give Samsung the chance to get it right
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Oh well, I thought the stuff they put up on their site was the official thing, and everyone is saying that they are rolling out froyo for the past couple of weeks...
it is VERY annoying, especially with all the good modders and coders that are around in xdadevs, and to be honest they prolly can build a froyo version much faster and cleaner than the "official" one....

sazinas said:
Oh well, I thought the stuff they put up on their site was the official thing, and everyone is saying that they are rolling out froyo for the past couple of weeks...
it is VERY annoying, especially with all the good modders and coders that are around in xdadevs, and to be honest they prolly can build a froyo version much faster and cleaner than the "official" one....
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Umm.. You do realise the modders here mostly take the Samsung code and enhance it right? Modding ROM's is a lot more difficult then writing/maintaining them (remember, the modders don't touch the drivers).
The situation does suck, but I actually respect many companies which delay releases more than those that don't. Because those that consistently deliver on schedule, often deliver their software with MAJOR issues (issues which may even require hardware to be returned for repair)

You can find here, on my PC:
c:\Users\Developer_007\.android\Froyo

FroYo for unbranded phones should be here early November. For carrier models Samsung have stated by the end of November. All we can do is play the waiting game. It gets delayed, delayed and delayed. Will probably get delayed till November, who knows?

Where you get information about november? Prooflink please!

It was posted on the Samsung Mobile UK twitter page - Link

Out in Japan?
Actually, the recently released Japanese Galaxy S seems to come with froyo...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821685

almaalma74 said:
You can find here, on my PC:
c:\Users\Developer_007\.android\Froyo
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I got mine from 127.0.0.1

Samsung uk it's not whole world.it's only damn island. In official news on samsung russia is october date
link
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They are busy working on the nexus two and forgot about us
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I think they'tre pushing for a Halloween release. Buhuhuhuhuhu
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Not overenthusiastic about Froyo.
Galaxy Tabs was released in Thailand a few weeks ago with official Froyo, played with it. The performance is subpar.

MadBob said:
I got mine from 127.0.0.1
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Damn, I tryed to hack this mofo down and make him pay for not sharing with us but my computer crashed when I started to give him hell :|

pmos69 said:
Actually, the recently released Japanese Galaxy S seems to come with froyo...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821685
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From what I've read there's a possibility the Japanese SGS is running slightly different hardware, has built in TV receiver and something different with the camera too

From Samsung UK on facebook 2 minutes ago
"We know you are all eagerly awaiting the Froyo updates, and we appreciate your patience. The network testing of the Galaxy S Froyo upgrade is proceeding according to the schedule we released last week (we expect all UK customers to receive their upgrade by the end of November). We can confirm that the software we’re working on includes a solution to the Froyo Android Market issue which has been widely discussed."

Lynchy30 said:
From Samsung UK on facebook 2 minutes ago
"We know you are all eagerly awaiting the Froyo updates, and we appreciate your patience. The network testing of the Galaxy S Froyo upgrade is proceeding according to the schedule we released last week (we expect all UK customers to receive their upgrade by the end of November). We can confirm that the software we’re working on includes a solution to the Froyo Android Market issue which has been widely discussed."
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So, another month of waiting. Fantastic.
I'm curious if this will be also the case for the rest of Europe?

They just replied to a customer asking when in November and they said
We're releasing Froyo from the beginning of November and we're expecting all networks to have it by the end of November. The key benefits of Froyo will include Google maps with navigation, as well as improved browser performance.

In Singapore too. Samsung Singapore has said that they are almost done with the froyo 2.2 and it should be release on schedule! =)
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HTC plans to skip 2.3 on Incredible S

http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-confirms-incredible-s-ship-froyo-will-get-update-24-soon-after
I wonder what this means for our over due upgrade.
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were we ever even 100% confirmed to get 2.3 on the evo from google/sprint?

I think the only upgrade they ever officially promised was froyo but for how often we were getting upgrades it seems odd we've been so long without one. Especially with evos still on back order some places.
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xHausx said:
I think the only upgrade they ever officially promised was froyo but for how often we were getting upgrades it seems odd we've been so long without one. Especially with evos still on back order some places.
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i don't think the evo will get gingerbread at all tbh. well except ports from the devs. face it guys, the phone is going on a year old shortly.

fixxxer2008 said:
i don't think the evo will get gingerbread at all tbh. well except ports from the devs. face it guys, the phone is going on a year old shortly.
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funny.. .the people over on mac rumors complain like hell that their two year old phone cant run the newest software.

aimbdd said:
funny.. .the people over on mac rumors complain like hell that their two year old phone cant run the newest software.
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never said the evo could not run it, i said i doubt we will get it officially.

It's almost a year old but there must be a lot of demand for it still if some places are having trouble keeping them in stock. HTC is known for supporting their phones and right now it's still the best one sprint has imo
And honestly, for all ever trash done topic users talk, I would love to be able to rub it in their faces that we are 2 or 3 builds ahead of them lol
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fixxxer2008 said:
never said the evo could not run it, i said i doubt we will get it officially.
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haha no i wasnt making fun of that, meh never mind haha

Come to work at 7...

DarkManX4lf said:
Come to work at 7...
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what are you talking about?

xHausx said:
It's almost a year old but there must be a lot of demand for it still if some places are having trouble keeping them in stock. HTC is known for supporting their phones and right now it's still the best one sprint has imo
And honestly, for all ever trash done topic users talk, I would love to be able to rub it in their faces that we are 2 or 3 builds ahead of them lol
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That is why I have mixed emotions about Htc' s underwhelming offerings at MWC. As long as the Evo is top dog at Sprint, we should see regular updates.

Guys, do read the second part of the article: "will get 2.4 soon after". 2.4 is Gingerbread. If you've been following MWC 2011, you might remember that 2.4 is just HTC's own numbering for their own spin on Gingerbread with additional coding from their side. For all intents and purposes, it is Gingerbread.
To put it in further context, remember that HTC has been using the 2.4 along with the title 'Gingerbread' throughout MWC, and in fact touted their entire MWC line-up (save the Incredible S) as having '2.4 Gingerbread', when we all know there there has not been any Android 2.4 release, nor even any indication that Ice Cream Sandwich is close at hand.
So yes, the Incredible S will get Gingerbread, just not at launch. In fact, the article and source both say that the Gingerbread upgrade will follow after shipping.
Also, for your own reference, the primary source which this topic on a topic on a topic was based upon: http://twitter.com/htc/status/37504723019894784
On a side note, however, I do wonder about the implications of HTC's move on the future numbering of Android releases. Assuming that HTC has received Google's blessing to do this, does it imply that Ice Cream Sandwich will not even be a 2.x release at all, but 3.x (3.1?)? After all, given what Schmidt said about the next 'I' version of Android being device-agnostic and an upgrade to both Gingerbread and Honeycomb, this seems likely.

Madrenergic said:
Guys, do read the second part of the article: "will get 2.4 soon after". 2.4 is Gingerbread. If you've been following MWC 2011, you might remember that 2.4 is just HTC's own numbering for their own spin on Gingerbread with additional coding from their side. For all intents and purposes, it is Gingerbread.
To put it in further context, remember that HTC has been using the 2.4 along with the title 'Gingerbread' throughout MWC, and in fact touted their entire MWC line-up (save the Incredible S) as having '2.4 Gingerbread', when we all know there there has not been any Android 2.4 release, nor even any indication that Ice Cream Sandwich is close at hand.
So yes, the Incredible S will get Gingerbread, just not at launch. In fact, the article and source both say that the Gingerbread upgrade will follow after shipping.
Also, for your own reference, the primary source which this topic on a topic on a topic was based upon: http://twitter.com/htc/status/37504723019894784
On a side note, however, I do wonder about the implications of HTC's move on the future numbering of Android releases. Assuming that HTC has received Google's blessing to do this, does it imply that Ice Cream Sandwich will not even be a 2.x release at all, but 3.x (3.1?)? After all, given what Schmidt said about the next 'I' version of Android being device-agnostic and an upgrade to both Gingerbread and Honeycomb, this seems likely.
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There's been a lot of confusion about what 2.4 will be called but I'm pretty sure Google announced at MWC it would called Ice Cream (or Ice Cream Sandwich). HTC on the other hand has been sending mixed messages so I guess we'll have to wait and see.

xHausx said:
There's been a lot of confusion about what 2.4 will be called but I'm pretty sure Google announced at MWC it would called Ice Cream (or Ice Cream Sandwich). HTC on the other hand has been sending mixed messages so I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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True, but here's Eric Schmidt's exact words from his MWC 2011 keynote:
We have an OS called Gingerbread for phones, we have an OS being previewed now for tablets called Honeycomb. The two of them. You can imagine the follow up will start with an I, be named after dessert, and will combine these two.
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Nowhere does he mention that the next iteration will be 2.4 (or even specifically Ice Cream Sandwich, for that matter), but I haven't actually checked Google's other press releases, so I can't be sure on that either. When you think about it, if Google has actually already announced the next version as '2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich', why should Schmidt beat around the bush about its number and name?
Anyway, I've been doing some additional research, and one of the things that has been wracking my brains is that other manufacturers also seem to advertise the OS of their upcoming phones as "2.4 Gingerbread", so this suggests it can't simply be a HTC-only phenomenon.
For that matter, there seems to be a 'leak' from ViewSonic that claims 2.4 is actually an official update of Gingerbread from Google that adds support for dual-core processors and apps to ensure that apps are compatible across Honeycomb and Gingerbread devices (and not just HTC's spin on 2.3). Makes more sense now, doesn't it?
In addition to that. The same source also says that Ice Cream Sandwich will likely be 3.1, rather than 2.x. So no, Ice Cream Sandwich will not likely be 2.4.
Source: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/38311/android-2-4-april-release-date

ya, I read his quote after I wrote that so who know. He would make a good politician for how vague he is. I just hope HTC hurries up and either gives those of us with older devices an update to something or leaks a sense ROM with something newer than Froyo. We went from getting updates once a month to nothing for three now.
They did the same thing with us as far as releasing the Evo with 2.1 and we had 2.2 within a month or two so hopefully it won't be too long.

Funny that you said that, because HTC has recently announced that the entire Desire line-up will get 2.3 Gingerbread in Q2. Given that the EVO was released later the Desire, and the fact that it's really just a 4G version of the DHD, it would probably get a Gingerbread update too.
And here's another update, and it's certainly a confusing one: HTC now says that what it originally called 2.4 Gingerbread is really just 2.3.3. But if that was the case, what about all the other manufacturers who said they were running 2.4 Gingerbread? Are they going to come out and say that they're actually just running 2.3.3 too?
Source: http://www.fudzilla.com/mobiles/item/21915-new-gingerbread-is-233
Also, this could hint that 2.4 might be Ice Cream Sandwich, but until the above is clarified, nothing is certain. Boy, am I confused.

Speak of the devil!
HTC Incredible S port for HTC EVO 4G
Perhaps this could tide you over in the meantime?

Madrenergic said:
Speak of the devil!
HTC Incredible S port for HTC EVO 4G
Perhaps this could tide you over in the meantime?
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Still Froyo, rest assured I've been keeping an eye on Sniper's blog for that GB/IC/whatever RUU to show up though.

xHausx said:
HTC is known for supporting their phones
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I guess the Hero was an exception Canada sucks get all the good phones last (well I personally blame Telus since they are lazy asses because Bell got the Desire Z quite fast) and our 3 year contracts suck big time...
I think 2.4 is Gingerbread just for dual-core and "universal" app support (Honeycomb to Ginger and vice versa) as stated above, and I read it some where also.

MentalDeath said:
I guess the Hero was an exception Canada sucks get all the good phones last (well I personally blame Telus since they are lazy asses because Bell got the Desire Z quite fast) and our 3 year contracts suck big time...
I think 2.4 is Gingerbread just for dual-core and "universal" app support (Honeycomb to Ginger and vice versa) as stated above, and I read it some where also.
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I'm just happy we don't have contracts (or can choose not to have I should say) ... Sure contracts allow for cheaper phones but I'm sure in the end you'll pay more then the initial full price of the phone, at least that is the case here.
As for getting the the latest and greatest phones last ... We can have that here too, like the iPhone or something like the HP PALM Pre or whatever.
Anyway, going off topic here ... sorry Didn't want to hijack the thread.
I'm sure there will be an update to this phone, what it will be remains to be seen, HTC has some great phones, but in the communication department they are missing some radio-roms I'm thinking

Captivate phasing out?

So I heard rumors that Samsung is not continuing production of the Captivate and will be phasing it out. Is it true??????? This would mean no Gingerbread for us. Anyone have any more info on this?

We most likely will not get Gingerbread anyway. Samsung only committed to one major release (that being froyo). There are leaks of it available on the i9000 but I would be very surprised if those ever shake down the tree to the Captivate. Especially with the Galaxy S 2 coming out in the coming weeks.

I'm a bit more optimistic about it. Perhaps we won't get an official 2.3 for the Captivate (from what I remember, Samsung doesn't build a firmware for a carrier branded device until the carrier asks for it, so you would have ATT to blame for that one), but I'm confident that the i9000 will get an official "Gingerbread". If they release an official 2.3 or 2.4 for the i9000, the source will follow soon after, and we can build a Captivate version from that.

if a cell phone is in your hand, it has been phased out already, in some regard.

modest_mandroid said:
I'm a bit more optimistic about it. Perhaps we won't get an official 2.3 for the Captivate (from what I remember, Samsung doesn't build a firmware for a carrier branded device until the carrier asks for it, so you would have ATT to blame for that one), but I'm confident that the i9000 will get an official "Gingerbread". If they release an official 2.3 or 2.4 for the i9000, the source will follow soon after, and we can build a Captivate version from that.
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Exactly. We will certainly get Gingerbread eventually, because the i9000 will get it. And what the i9000 gets, we get.
Also, while not entirely stable, CM7 is working on the Captivate, and that's gingerbread.

i doubt it going to be phased out that quick. Keep note, the phone is still less than a year old and a powerhouse in terms of performance.
Tegra 2 GPU performance is still just about on par with the GPU in the Galaxy S phones. Only thing is that it has dual-core for faster regular computing.
There are already leaked builds of the Galaxy S gingerbread.
And yes, CM7 has a fairly stable build of gingerbread AOSP for the Captivate. Im running it currently and its pretty darn good. Keep in mind its AOSP and built from the group up pretty much by the ppl over at Cyanogen and doesn't have a single trace of Touchwiz which is awesome.

Trusselo said:
if a cell phone is in your hand, it has been phased out already, in some regard.
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Nice. Rig.

Well it makes sense... Why would they keep making new Captivates/Vibrants/Fascinates/Epic 4Gs/Nexus S' when they're just about to release their Galaxy S 2 phones which are MUCH better? They have tons of stock already out there, so I bet they've already stopped production on these phones awhile ago.
Also, they mentioned about a week ago or so that all Galaxy S phones will be getting Gingerbread... The update problem wasn't because of Samsung, it was the carriers holding them back, everyone else in the world got their Froyo update months ago, the US was the last to get it.

About the upcoming galaxy s 2, is it going to be available for at&t or are we on att gonna get stuck with the infuse which only has a single core processor.
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roadrash7 said:
About the upcoming galaxy s 2, is it going to be available for at&t or are we on att gonna get stuck with the infuse which only has a single core processor.
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I recall reading somewhere that Samsung is planning on doing the same with the Galaxy S 2 as they did with the current Galaxy S phones, have them on all carriers with slight hardware differences and different names. So if that's the case, you'll have a version of the Galaxy S 2 available on AT&T... Trying to dig up the article where I read that, will update this post when I do.

That's makes sense that they'll do that. But on samsungs website it shows that the infuse is coming to att which I believe only has a single core processor the hummingbird. So that will be a little bit of a bummer.
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d3v14n7 said:
Also, they mentioned about a week ago or so that all Galaxy S phones will be getting Gingerbread... The update problem wasn't because of Samsung, it was the carriers holding them back, everyone else in the world got their Froyo update months ago, the US was the last to get it.
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Do you have a link to this? It would be an interesting read...

Tmo stopped selling the Vibrant as soon as the 4g came out, so I bet the cappy will be done for when the infuse is out.

Since it took almost 9 mos to get the Froyo update - I would suspect we will never see a Gingerbread update for our phones.

mwilhelm said:
Do you have a link to this? It would be an interesting read...
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Yep! The official Gingerbread rom has already been leaked... But, how long until we finally get the update is unknown.
Galaxy S Gingerbread official update!
Gingerbread rom leaked!

d3v14n7 said:
Yep! The official Gingerbread rom has already been leaked... But, how long until we finally get the update is unknown.
Galaxy S Gingerbread official update!
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December 10, 2010?

cappysw10 said:
December 10, 2010?
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The leaked rom was on March 3rd, so I assume they're fairly close to release on the i9000, other phones will follow shortly after, hopefully...

d3v14n7 said:
The leaked rom was on March 3rd, so I assume they're fairly close to release on the i9000, other phones will follow shortly after, hopefully...
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You mean like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978150

cappysw10 said:
You mean like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978150
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Yep, I meant the official final Gingerbread rom for the i9000 will be released shortly, not the leaked version like CM7 uses.

d3v14n7 said:
Yep, I meant the official final Gingerbread rom for the i9000 will be released shortly, not the leaked version like CM7 uses.
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CM7 doesn't use the leaked i9000 version.. It's built from the official Nexus S sources, with tons of hand-crafting to get it to work properly on the Galaxy S line.

[Q] Whatever happened to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) in 1st Qtr of 2011?

I remember reading news some time ago that said the Galaxy Tab 7" would be getting Gingerbread by the 1st Qtr of 2011. Well there's 2 days left and I haven't seen or heard anything about this..not even anything about it getting postponed.
I know we all want Honeycomb on our devices, i'm just being more realistic about what we can get now. A bunch of devices already have 2.3, when will the tab get it?
Does anyone have any news whatsoever about official firmware updates from Samsung?

It's Samsung. Did you REALLY expect to get any form of an update?

Stevenjcarney said:
It's Samsung. Did you REALLY expect to get any form of an update?
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good point.....so 2.2 is a dead end for our TAB ?

The only rumour I heard came from SamFirmware, and it said end Q1, beginning Q2. However, since it wasn't from Samsung, you can't take it as fact.
See here.
Regards,
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What I think is that Galaxy Tab 7" is an already dead product for Samsung.
So, Samsung is an already dead brand for me. I will never ever buy anything else from them... it's too bad that after buying this product 3 months ago is already forgotten by Samsung

EDV11 said:
What I think is that Galaxy Tab 7" is an already dead product for Samsung.
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IMO, it's too early to say this.
Samsung are supposed to be releasing a WiFi only 7" Tab in April. It remains to be seen what they will do, support wise, after that.
We should also bear in the mind that the vast, vast, majority of recent smartphones haven't had a Gingerbread update yet either (at least not an official release), so I think it is premature to be calling Samsung out on this.
Even the Nexus One has only just had its official Gingerbread update, and that was "supposed" to get it first, but the Nexus S spoilt that party!
Personally, I would never say that I wouldn't buy manufacturer XYZ's devices ever again, because that's just setting yourself up for a fall when they release something really, really unique and desirable!
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
IMO, it's too early to say this.
Samsung are supposed to be releasing a WiFi only 7" Tab in April. It remains to be seen what they will do, support wise, after that.
We should also bear in the mind that the vast, vast, majority of recent smartphones haven't had a Gingerbread update yet either (at least not an official release), so I think it is premature to be calling Samsung out on this.
Even the Nexus One has only just had its official Gingerbread update, and that was "supposed" to get it first, but the Nexus S spoilt that party!
Personally, I would never say that I wouldn't buy manufacturer XYZ's devices ever again, because that's just setting yourself up for a fall when they release something really, really unique and desirable!
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id agree with you usually but in the case of the what i like to call "galaxy try it on the consumers and if it sells we will make a proper one"
Im going back to HTC personally soon as I get chance, their lack of silence speaks volumes, they mouth off about new products and the all singing all dancing features, but the tab has to be one of the worst supported devices ive ever owned, the I9000 has had 2 leaks now for gingerbread with the last one said to be the RC
we have had all of what 3 "fixes" this year and one of those was bodged and none where official.

waz000000 said:
but the tab has to be one of the worst supported devices ive ever owned, the I9000 has had 2 leaks now for gingerbread with the last one said to be the RC
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Is it really any surprise that the I9000, which has sold an order of magnitude more and was released several months prior to Tab, is getting more Gingerbread attention?
I'd expect the Tab release of Gingerbread to be built on top of the I9000 build, so this is pretty much what I'd expect.
Regards,
Dave

EDV11 said:
What I think is that Galaxy Tab 7" is an already dead product for Samsung.
So, Samsung is an already dead brand for me. I will never ever buy anything else from them... it's too bad that after buying this product 3 months ago is already forgotten by Samsung
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the original Galaxy Tab is no dead product!
Samsung will keep this on the market, as they are ATM the only bigger company which has a 7" Tablet.
And they want to fit all user groups
7" 8.9" 10.1"
so if they are not as dumb as apple they need to bring an update for the tab!
but 2.3 will be dead and, as 3.0 needs an other license from google, and samsung will imho not pay for it...
lets hope too see an update!

How do you mean another license from Google?
Android has always been available for free, and although Honeycomb sourcecode has not been publicly released(yet!!), i'm sure it's available to Samsung.
Although 2.3 is nice(running it at my Nexus One for quite some time now), it's not a big step compared to 2.2, and it's got no advantages for a tablet.
It's very possible that Samsung is working on a HoneyComb release for the Galaxy Tab.

YoMarK said:
Although 2.3 is nice(running it at my Nexus One for quite some time now), it's not a big step compared to 2.2, and it's got no advantages for a tablet.
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I tend to agree that whilst a new OS version is always nice, this isn't as big a jump as going from say Cupcake to Eclair, or Eclair to Froyo. Sure, there are some nice features in Gingerbread, and some people will want them more than others.
As has been said before many times, if you bought a device based on what it could do *if* it receives an upgraded OS, you didn't purchase wisely. Buy for what it does today (bug fixes excepted of course!).
However, if a company does come out and say that they will be upgrading the OS to a later version, they should be true to their word.
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Dave

We'll get it tomorrow

yes i expect it, becousethe galaxy s have received tha gingerbread update and it has the same specification

TheGrammarFreak said:
We'll get it tomorrow
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Mr. Obama has personally emailed me about it. He did state it would not come tomrrow, but the only way for us to receive 2.3 is if we vote him as world leader.
/sarcasm

Stevenjcarney said:
Mr. Obama has personally emailed me about it. He did state it would not come tomrrow, but the only way for us to receive 2.3 is if we vote him as world leader.
/sarcasm
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You realize that a statement like that is something that would actually come from his camp if he thought it would get him elected for another term.
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icreepin said:
You realize that a statement like that is something that would actually come from his camp if he thought it would get him elected for another term.
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Bahaha I'm sure O has more important things on his plate than making sure we get 2.3

YoMarK said:
How do you mean another license from Google?
Android has always been available for free, and although Honeycomb sourcecode has not been publicly released(yet!!), i'm sure it's available to Samsung.
Although 2.3 is nice(running it at my Nexus One for quite some time now), it's not a big step compared to 2.2, and it's got no advantages for a tablet.
It's very possible that Samsung is working on a HoneyComb release for the Galaxy Tab.
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Samsung still needs a license from google (think I read it on android central)

Stevenjcarney said:
Mr. Obama has personally emailed me about it. He did state it would not come tomrrow, but the only way for us to receive 2.3 is if we vote him as world leader.
/sarcasm
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me too...
I told him that hes a dumbass... and he should stop spamming my inbox .

Landroid said:
Samsung still needs a license from google (think I read it on android central)
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What google did was require a second license for 3.0 but in that license there is language that states any tablet shipped with android 2.x cant be upgraded to android 3.0 which in effect means that no company will beable to offer an upgrade.
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The Galaxy Tab does seem to be a dead product, judging by the track record of samsung. That's not stopping me from getting one, as its an awesome device (gonna replace my Win7 Tablet PC and Galaxy S).
The Galaxy S is dead too, and the old Omnia I had was also abandoned early on, even while it was still the flagship (there was no replacement yet).

Att will they update froyo to 2.3

Im on a kb2 froyo bought from att are they going to release a GB update or did the S II release kill the initiative
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No one really knows. But Samsung has 2 version of GB that they have been working with. Nothing to do but wait. FYI ATT doesn't have to release it, samsung could release on their site (its a possibility)

In case you guys didn't see this, it's the official announcement from ATT that GB is indeed coming to Captivate. We just don't know exactly when...
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=20407&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=32234&mapcode=mobile-devices

jack man said:
In case you guys didn't see this, it's the official announcement from ATT that GB is indeed coming to Captivate. We just don't know exactly when...
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=20407&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=32234&mapcode=mobile-devices
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Yea but took how long for froyo? And with new devices like Galaxy S2 Galaxy Note, so on and forth captivate isnt high on their list.

Is it possible to go into the att store and get the update
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Well, to my understanding, the thread was about IF they were releasing GB. We know that they are. And, yes, I too agree that they GSII is a priority for the company. But I am sure there is some group of people at Samsung and ATT that have the design and release of GB for Captivate a priority. The reason we won't get it for a while (I believe) is because they want us to go buy the new phones instead of getting free updates now.
Froyo took a long time, indeed. But again, I believe that OS upgrades are released at strategic times, not necessarily when they are ready.

I believe I read that Samsung said it will deliver the newest android os for 18 months after devices are sold. So yes they (samsung) will be giving us gingerbread. I would THINK it will be AFTER other phones like the SGS2 are available for a bit. So that also should mean that the SGS2 at least will also see IceCream Sandwich soon enough. Whether the Captivate gets icecream sandwich officially should be the bigger question. I know I read this somewhere on the net that Samsung said this is how they would be doing it from now on, they are trying to keep people happier in the future rather than the bad Rep they got over the froyo fiasco with our devices. I am sure if you did a search on the net you should be able to find those articles somewhere.
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