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[Q] Android 2.3

Hi,
Anybody knows when Android 2.3 will be available for Samsung Galaxy?
Thanks.

I've only heard of one date and that was late feb, so its going to be more like May

Will there be a sucessor to the galaxy s? im in a dilema whether to buy the device :/

olyloh6696 said:
Will there be a sucessor to the galaxy s? im in a dilema whether to buy the device :/
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Yes Samsung are going to release a successor due to how well it did.
They would be silly to leave it.
probs nothing till late Q2 I can image though

Mark Feb 14th in your diary to find out what.

Cheers for reply guys
Would you recommend still getting the device? I have been Googling the galaxy s 2 . it seeems that the specs will be much better (dual-core!!) So i probably won't be able to afford it. So would you still recommend herring the galaxy s? will it still have a good support (+1 year)
Or do you think i should just stick with my TG01 + SGT?

Is there a way to install Android 2.3 manually onto the Galaxy S without losing the functionlities? After some google'ing I found some info, but some functionalities are missing, like Wifi, GPS etc.

olyloh6696 said:
I have been Googling the galaxy s 2 . it seeems that the specs will be much better (dual-core!!)
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Hm, I'm less than convinced that the leaked Galaxy S 2 specs are real.

Get the nexus s unless you want better bluetooth and camera. Also gingerbread from source looks to be done in a month at least.
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I just moved from my G1 to a galaxy s last month. Due to getting a 16gb one for £100.
With lagfix and over clocking it is the fastest phone I've used. ( I repair phones so have used a lot)
If you can get one at the right price its worth it. But if you want to wait for the next OS you will wait forever. Google seem to put updates out every other month. So there is always but this phone has version what ever.
If you like the hardware go for it. If you want Google updates get a nexus.
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Back to the original question
Is there a good way to install Android to 2.3 to the current galaxy phones?

no, there is not.

I read that samsung announced a galaxy s successor recently.
I think they said they were to unveil it in WMC

Goto Developer section and install Darkys, its the biz... Android Version to 2.3.1

Bill_McN said:
Goto Developer section and install Darkys, its the biz... Android Version to 2.3.1
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Its a 2.2.1 version based on JPY firmware.NOT a 2.3.

Why does it say 2.3.1 then?

Forget 2.3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrAjgYDx7yU&feature=player_embedded

Something big is comming?

http://www.samsungunpacked.com/
I9000 successor?
No 2.3 for I9000?

I think it was already said by Samsung, that SGS will get 2.3 update.

nsa666 said:
http://www.samsungunpacked.com/
I9000 successor?
No 2.3 for I9000?
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Scared by the evolution is fate slogan.
but it has to give some news on the SGS as they used the pic of it why not just use a big ? rather then bring peoples hopes up.

well, let's hope it is a new update for SGS, 2.3 That is all i'm hoping now cause i'm not quite happy with 2.2.1 version yet )

we will not get to see 2.3 from samsung theres not been an anouncement or leaked roms.. samsung will release a better galaxy with 2.3 rather then just update the galaxy s thats why i went for darkys rom its the only way we will get a taste of 2.3

got-petrol said:
we will not get to see 2.3 from samsung theres not been an anouncement or leaked roms.. samsung will release a better galaxy with 2.3 rather then just update the galaxy s thats why i went for darkys rom its the only way we will get a taste of 2.3
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I fully agree with you. I don't think we will see a official 2.3 release from Samsung, so i will wait and see what Samsung has to offer. If i don't like what i see, i think i will buy LG Optimus 2x..
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Wether you state they will or wether you state they wont, it is all speculation.

Ya I agree all speculation, I honestly think 2.3 will make it's way to this phone, it just came out and it the number one selling phone. As for that new phone I hear it will be a tegra phone with 2.3. But ha it's all speculation.
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I heard that samsung releases android 2.3 update for samsung galaxy s in march/april of this year thats long waiting.
Knows somebody if this is true?
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spectre85 said:
Ya I agree all speculation, I honestly think 2.3 will make it's way to this phone, it just came out and it the number one selling phone. As for that new phone I hear it will be a tegra phone with 2.3. But ha it's all speculation.
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I would also agree,
probably late spring early summer.

I have no doubt it will get 2.3 but not until after the 13th and then maybe a month later
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Samsung are going to change the world. They are going to say " with 10million units sold and counting we have decided that we want to stick with the galaxy s. So as from tommorow you can go to your local Samsung service center and get a dual core mainboard upgrade and 2.3 but that's not all. You can have 2.3 aosp or 2.3 touchwiz. Just to show we care and listen "
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iammodo said:
Samsung are going to change the world. They are going to say " with 10million units sold and counting we have decided that we want to stick with the galaxy s. So as from tommorow you can go to your local Samsung service center and get a dual core mainboard upgrade and 2.3 but that's not all. You can have 2.3 aosp or 2.3 touchwiz. Just to show we care and listen "
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With all my heart and soul, I sincerely hope that happens. lol.
well the site states Galaxy S so maybe they'll announce Gingerbread for us.
OR ICE CREAM SANDWICH ^_________^

Is it bad I'm thinking of ordering an omina 7 case and seeing if my galaxy s board fits in it. So much better looking.
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ICS and the I9000

We already have buttons ...Does this mean ICS roms will have four buttons ?

Maybe next time in Q & A section ?

Obviously there will be an option to hide the onscreen buttons.

Well lets think about all this when it is actually released. And I am pretty sure that Samsung and google have through about these things.
hit thankxx if i helped. sent from my mind through telepathy (ya its possible)!

Sidneymac said:
We already have buttons ...Does this mean ICS roms will have four buttons ?
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If it's software button, there'll be a way to hide it, customize it or even destroy your phone using it.

I cannot wait to get my hands on it. I guess I was a bit jumpy making the thread tho. My bad guys

I'm not sure ICS will be available on our SGS 1 ...
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Rootax said:
I'm not sure ICS will be available on our SGS 1
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Way not? Based on what?

Doubt that samsung will release ICS for sgs, we got 2.2 and 2.3, i think thats that for this phone.

Only based on my personal opinion I'm not sure if Samsung has a commercial interest in supporting Sgs 1 when they have the sgs2 now, plus 512mb is maybe too small for ICS ? Yeah I know Nexus S will have it, but without Touch Wizz... I hope I'm wrong .
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It will be on S1 as long as will be developers for roms & themes.

I wouldn't count on seeing ICS on the i9000.

tamaleddon said:
I wouldn't count on seeing ICS on the i9000.
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Don't break my heart lol

I have a feeling that it won't come out for the I9000, too.
It will be released for the Nexus S which is quite similar to the I9000 but they won't release it for us.

No doubt we'll see people raging on samsung for not coming out with ICS for I9000, while ignoring that it's unlikely any phone from mid-2010 will get it.
How many raging "never again samsung"s did we see over 2.3, with many pretending HTC is so much better when SGS actually got it before Desire that came out about the same time. Grass is always greener...
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I agree with you, but its just stupid that one year old phone is already abandonware, competition (khm Apple) suports their phones atleast two years with major updates, while we get 500 euros (not subsidized) old bricks after one year.

telep said:
I agree with you, but its just stupid that one year old phone is already abandonware, competition (khm Apple) suports their phones atleast two years with major updates, while we get 500 euros (not subsidized) old bricks after one year.
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I'd happy to take your bricks, after 1 year.
To be fair, the phone first release in June 2010, and now over one year later, Samsung still update the phone (JVT just leaked ?), and even if they doesn't support, you can still install many custom ROM or AOSP ROM

telep said:
... old bricks after one year.
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Sorry, how can you say that? Your phone doesn't suddenly stop working just because you don't get the latest update of Android. I still have an old Ericsson T68 which hasn't had an update in years but still works
I'm not sure but I think I read somewhere that new Android phones will be supported a minimum of 18 months with software upgrades. Although that may not mean anything for our Galaxy S

DeadSOL said:
I have a feeling that it won't come out for the I9000, too.
It will be released for the Nexus S which is quite similar to the I9000 but they won't release it for us.
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If it comes out on the Nexus S, then the SGS "should" be able to run it...
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The Nexus S will most likely have the ICS update. The Galaxy S has similar hardware to the Nexus S, so even if it is not officially released for the Galaxy S, someone will be able to port it.

New to GT8.9...To Do & Not To Do.

Hello guys...
I'm new to this forum and new to Galaxy Tab. 8.9 and new to Android system.
The tab is at home and I didn’t even unpack it.
I'm kind of a person that likes to explore and change setting and stuff.
The first thing in my mind now is to boot the tab and update Android version, as I think it comes with 3.0 version and I guess there was an update came on after that.
But from your experience as 8.9 owners and once you were new to it.
What things should I do to it? update what? Disable what? Charging maybe? Tweak sensitivity? [if there is a feature like that!].
What not to change? not to delete? not to disable?
Any tip will be appreciated and it will definitely be new to me as a person never had an Android device and leaving iphone soon for a Samsung device

Which tab do you have?
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orlandoxpolice said:
Which tab do you have?
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It is Samsung Galaxy tab 8.9, Wi-Fi.

Where to start...
An OTA (Over the Air) update is a good start as 3.2 is the latest and 4.0 Ice cream sandwich is on the way.
Out of the box, the Galaxy tab is very good without customization. I'd spend my time getting used to the interface and putting my main info on Widgets and syncing everything. There is so much to customize. You will soon learn what you like and what annoys. From there, you can look at some of the things you don't like and tweak. I would leave rooting till a little later just till you get used to things and ics is coming soon. Good idea to see stock issues first but Xda is a great source of info if you want to go down that path.
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1) root it (see the XDA forum, it's all perfectly explained there)
2) install cwm
3) backup stock rom
4) install Overcome, or one of the two ICS roms
5) setcpu, auto memory killer, voodoo screen utility
6) have fun
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Fyi the wifi version is only Android 3.1. There is no OTA update for 3.2. I'm hoping we get ICS soon but I'm not holding my breath.

Kasracer said:
Fyi the wifi version is only Android 3.1. There is no OTA update for 3.2. I'm hoping we get ICS soon but I'm not holding my breath.
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You can hold it. Here.

nirogu325 said:
You can hold it. Here.
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That just shows what we already knew: one day. I just wouldn't hold my breath for it to come soon. I wish we at leased received 3.2 in the intern.

No need to be disappointed. Samsung's devs are running at full pace to roll out ICS for dozens of devices. I'm sure they're doing their best. ICS was just released a couple months ago!

CafeKampuchia said:
No need to be disappointed. Samsung's devs are running at full pace to roll out ICS for dozens of devices. I'm sure they're doing their best. ICS was just released a couple months ago!
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I know it's not really quick and easy but don't forget manufacturers received early versions of the source around May (when it was officially announced). In all honestly I was mostly hoping for 3.2 since I've heard it helps performance but it would be really nice to get a date for ICS.

Strange. I am using a tab 8.9 wifi and I did get the 3.2 update OTA. Actually, it arrived instantly when I started using my device a few weeks ago.

stevennekens said:
Strange. I am using a tab 8.9 wifi and I did get the 3.2 update OTA. Actually, it arrived instantly when I started using my device a few weeks ago.
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Not actually strange. The US region (yes, Sammy releases ROMs in a region basis) hasn't received official 3.2 as of this day, but most of Europe has already, along with other regions (Asia for example). I really dislike how they manage updates. Thankfully we have devs on our side. I can't imagine being stuck with 3.1 firmware.

nirogu325 said:
Not actually strange. The US region (yes, Sammy releases ROMs in a region basis) hasn't received official 3.2 as of this day, but most of Europe has already, along with other regions (Asia for example). I really dislike how they manage updates. Thankfully we have devs on our side. I can't imagine being stuck with 3.1 firmware.
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Does a changelog between 3.1 and 3.2 exist? I am also still on 3.1, and I have no real complaints... Plus I read some people had problems with 3.2, so I will wait for ICS.

trekker99 said:
Does a changelog between 3.1 and 3.2 exist? I am also still on 3.1, and I have no real complaints... Plus I read some people had problems with 3.2, so I will wait for ICS.
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If you are asking specifically for a Samsung changelog, then no. Good luck obtaining an answer from them apart from "improves stability and performance". Problems with 3.2 are mostly user error.
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nirogu325 said:
If you are asking specifically for a Samsung changelog, then no. Good luck obtaining an answer from them apart from "improves stability and performance". Problems with 3.2 are mostly user error.
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Ok thanks. I think I can do without 3.2 for now, as I def want to upgrade to ICS.

trekker99 said:
Ok thanks. I think I can do without 3.2 for now, as I def want to upgrade to ICS.
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I received 3.2 two days ago (as a matter of fact when I bought and started the Tab) - I'm in New York and got it OTA. You have to be registered with Samsung in order to get it.
It makes a very large difference for the better in responsiveness and scrolling.

docfreed said:
I received 3.2 two days ago (as a matter of fact when I bought and started the Tab) - I'm in New York and got it OTA. You have to be registered with Samsung in order to get it.
It makes a very large difference for the better in responsiveness and scrolling.
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Could you clarify what you mean by register by Samsung? i am not sure whether I have done that. Thanks.

docfreed said:
I received 3.2 two days ago (as a matter of fact when I bought and started the Tab) - I'm in New York and got it OTA. You have to be registered with Samsung in order to get it.
It makes a very large difference for the better in responsiveness and scrolling.
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Which US firmware version is that?
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nirogu325 said:
Which US firmware version is that?
Sent from my SGH-T959.
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It is (was since I subsequently installed Overcome 2.2) P7310 EULA3

docfreed said:
It is (was since I subsequently installed Overcome 2.2) P7310 EULA3
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Thousand thanks for the heads up.

[Q] ICS for Tab P1010 (Wi Fi)

Hi All,
Is there a working ICS port on Tab P1010 (Wi Fi only). I am planning to get this TAB and would love to know whether i can get ICS working here.
regards,
Nandi

In fact, yes. Motafoca (the only dev working on it) said that a Cyanogenmod 7.2 is coming soon. After he make the 7.2, he'l start to work on Cyanogenmod 9.
Look, if i was you, i wont buy this device (just with a good offer). Actually, coust $350, well with this money, you can wait for Nexus tab, that is coming in jully (rumors) and will coust $150-250.

samcortez said:
In fact, yes. Motafoca (the only dev working on it) said that a Cyanogenmod 7.2 is coming soon. After he make the 7.2, he'l start to work on Cyanogenmod 9.
Look, if i was you, i wont buy this device (just with a good offer). Actually, coust $350, well with this money, you can wait for Nexus tab, that is coming in jully (rumors) and will coust $150-250.
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Seems like motafoca already hits "the wall" it is so silent over there at the forum. I seriouly think he needs help from other devs here.
To OP, if the tab doesn't mean much to you (ie: a gift from girlfriend or something) consider selling it now and save up for some other tablet out there with many devs supporting it. P1010 is the black hole for the joy you deserve to get using android device. Using device with many devs at least you know that device isn't going to die after the manufacture decided to not support it anymore.
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Well
I'm just hoping for Motafoca's nice experience with Android devices.
Soon, we will get Cyan 7.2! Woohoo!

shuvabrata said:
Hi All,
Is there a working ICS port on Tab P1010 (Wi Fi only). I am planning to get this TAB and would love to know whether i can get ICS working here.
regards,
Nandi
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I've googled and I've found samsungmobileclub.com/how-to-install-ice-cream-sandwich-4-0-1-on-original-galaxy-tab-download-and-tutorial/
Anybody try this before?

Can you share the link please
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metador09 said:
I've googled and I've found samsungmobileclub.com/how-to-install-ice-cream-sandwich-4-0-1-on-original-galaxy-tab-download-and-tutorial/
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It clearly says its for the P1000 model.
The wifi model is P1010.

The good news is you can make your Galaxy Tab P1010 to look like a JellyBean device although the fact that it is still a Gingerbread. http://techcentralz.com/how-to-upgrade-galaxy-tab-p1010-gingerbread-to-jellybean-look-alike/
tested on my p1010, no problem so far