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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.
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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!
Gingerbread rom leaked!
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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.
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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.
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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.
Icecream Sandwich has been all the news in the android community within the last couple of days.
Since our O2x has some pretty high specs, you would think that it would get the update, official or not.
Question is, would it be worth the wait?
Google said: "Currently in the process for releasing Ice Cream Sandwich for Nexus S. Theoretically should work for any 2.3 device.", as you say the P990 has a decent spec so I don't see it being an problem.
I will be using CM9 for sure (if / when etc.) IMO LG will never put ICS on the P990... (they haven't even sent 2.3 to us in Norway....)
Google, hurry up and release the source!!
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Google said: "Currently in the process for releasing Ice Cream Sandwich for Nexus S. Theoretically should work for any 2.3 device.", as you say the P990 has a decent spec so I don't see it being an problem.
I will be using CM9 for sure (if / when etc.) LG will never put ICS on the P990... (they haven't even sent 2.3 to us in Norway....)
Google, hurry up and release the source!!
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i just read about that
well yes im with you there. hurry up and release the source
CM9 yes!
sleepingsword said:
Google said: "Currently in the process for releasing Ice Cream Sandwich for Nexus S. Theoretically should work for any 2.3 device.", as you say the P990 has a decent spec so I don't see it being an problem.
I will be using CM9 for sure (if / when etc.) IMO LG will never put ICS on the P990... (they haven't even sent 2.3 to us in Norway....)
Google, hurry up and release the source!!
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It will release on 11-11-11 with the galaxy nexus sells
diegonando22 said:
It will release on 11-11-11 with the galaxy nexus sells
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Thanks for the heads up.
A date added to my callender
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...hing-standing-in-the-way-now-is-your-carrier/
http://androidcommunity.com/samsung-posts-ics-updates-for-tons-of-canadian-devices-20120430/
Samsung Canada has finished porting Ice Cream Sandwich to a whole bunch of devices, which in Samsung press release parlance means they are "eligible" for an upgrade. Does that mean you can hit that "update" button today and start downloading ICS? Well, that's complicated.
First though, the list of devices:
GALAXY S II
GALAXY S II LTE
GALAXY S II LTE HD
GALAXY S II X
GALAXY Note
GALAXY Tab 7.0
GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus
GALAXY Tab 8.9
GALAXY Tab 10.1
Now, for the caveats: Sammy says "The upgrade will be available today on select devices in Canada and will continue rolling out to devices and carriers throughout the quarter." and "The availability of the software upgrade and specific models upgradable to Android 4.0 will vary by market and wireless carriers' requirements. For carrier specific details, please visit your nearest carrier retailer." So basically Samsung is saying "We are done, it's up to your carrier." So after the carriers get done testing, poking, and installing bloatware, you'll get your upgrade.
This should be good news for the aforementioned Galaxy owners in other regions too. The software for different regions is about 90% compatible, so your Ice Cream Sandwich updates should be well on their way, too.
The press release isn't exactly clear on exactly who, in Canada, gets Ice Cream Sandwich today and who has to wait. So a question to all our Canadian commenters: What Galaxy device do you have, what carrier are you on, and happens when you mash that update button? Good luck!
Interesting. Well I'm not on any carrier, mine is unlocked... But I am in the UK. You'd think these things would be simultaneous huh?
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Makes me wonder when will they deploy the updates for the Wi-Fi only units. It must be real soon.
nirogu325 said:
Makes me wonder when will they deploy the updates for the Wi-Fi only units. It must be real soon.
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It looks to me like the P7300, P7310 and LTE versions are all available from retailers in Canada. Who knows which one will come first or if they will come all at the same time.
When does this translate into a working camera on the cm9 and galaxian soup ROMs? Lol
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When does this translate into a working camera on the cm9 and galaxian soup ROMs? Lol
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Yes, once the guys get their hands on it Shouldn't be long now!
sbeddoesdesign said:
Interesting. Well I'm not on any carrier, mine is unlocked... But I am in the UK. You'd think these things would be simultaneous huh?
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Why would you think this when it's down to the carriers to test and countries have different carriers?
varsas said:
Why would you think this when it's down to the carriers to test and countries have different carriers?
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Did you even read his post... He is not on any carrier!
trekker99 said:
Did you even read his post... He is not on any carrier!
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Hah, clearly I didn't. Doh! I would say that there's still the regional differences causing delays.
i hope netherlands ics come soon!
If it's anything like the SGS2 the SIM free version came out a month after the carrier versions.
thx4de heads up!
this was for SGS2 in usa (central)att, rooted but cwm not working
it d/l'ed the update last nite 5/1 & this morning when i checked, it prompted for a reboot, followed by blue colored font saying updating....
then i went for coffee.. & when i checked the 'about' nfo, it still showed android 2.3.4 gingerbread. & was prompted to wait for 7hrs till i can check it again.
dunno update failed? process 1 of multiple? dunno
Any1else w/ the same problem/status?
for 8.9 still nothing yet.. 3.2 honeycomb
Any news? Did anyone get update for any device off that list?
Gizmo123 said:
Any news? Did anyone get update for any device off that list?
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International Galaxy S 2 devices updated ages ago. International Galaxy Note updating from today.
Yes i would say the update should be in a few weeks. If anything the Note is the most complicated to update due to its unique software, but its also very popular hence the urgency of the update.
black_math said:
International Galaxy S 2 devices updated ages ago. International Galaxy Note updating from today.
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I more than once quoted a link from them (Samsung) saying they would focus on their two flagship devices first (GSII and Note) and then the tablets. It makes sense they delayed the updates because the Galaxy Tab 2 will be released next week in the US. You know, they don't want an update stealing thunder from their recently (or about to as of now) released tablet. I think we will see news about new ICS firmwares next month.
Hi,
Samsung announced a while ago that it'll push ICS 4 +"Premium Suite" to the beloved GNote. However, after watching the Galaxy SIII announcement yesterday, I started wondering if the GNote will ever get some of the features the SIII got (i.e Popup video, Allshare cast, etc.)
Do you think some of the smart guys in the forum will be able to port them?
hammody said:
Hi,
Samsung announced a while ago that it'll push ICS 4 +"Premium Suite" to the beloved GNote. However, after watching the Galaxy SIII announcement yesterday, I started wondering if the GNote will ever get some of the features the SIII got (i.e Popup video, Allshare cast, etc.)
Do you think some of the smart guys in the forum will be able to port them?
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That would be sweet. Now that the S3 as been released, maybe samsung will integrate some of the S3 features on the ICS premium suite for our beloved GNote. But i would be happy enough with ICS all alone, i tired of all this waiting!!!
I wonder if now, after the yesterday's unboxing, the Gnote ICS update is just around the corner...
If samsung want they can easily do that considering the hardware power of note but i think they will not do that due to their marketing strategy. they want to sell more and more no of s 3.
I dont think they will push any of the SGS3 features onto the Note official with ICS rollout. Samsung would not want ruin the exclusivity of features that SGS3 has. Just like Crapple didn't release Siri for anything but the 4S, Even today they can not port it successfully n reliably on the iphone4/ipad2.
All the porting will have to be done at XDA
I have a feeling that Samsung just forgot they had a son named Note...
Damn hope I am totally wrong!
Autodroid said:
That would be sweet. Now that the S3 as been released, maybe samsung will integrate some of the S3 features on the ICS premium suite for our beloved GNote. But i would be happy enough with ICS all alone, i tired of all this waiting!!!
I wonder if now, after the yesterday's unboxing, the Gnote ICS update is just around the corner...
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Yesterdays UN boxing?!
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Any probable date for ICS release?
shantanubarik said:
Any probable date for ICS release?
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Definately before christmas!
I say we'll get it mid June.
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Has anyone heard anything new about us officially getting ICS? It is taking forever, i know our ROM's are stable enough without it but i miss the camera
no news yet.
it was supposed to be Q2 as far as i remember but time is running out.
im seriously pissed off at samsung who are being real d*cks about updating devices to ics.
even small sh*tty devices like huawei media pad have had official ics updates and we bought the most expensive tab thinking it would entail good support but so far nothing
basically i've given up waiting. when it comes ill be happy but im not counting the days / holding my breath
Totaly agree!, I am using ROM Stock (3.2) and I gave up about Sammy ICS, I'am waiting a net model with ICS in Brazil, but I feel so sorry because I think we will have no 8.9 new models
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Keep an eye on this websites
Www.sammobile.com
http://m.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00046726&fm_seq=49755
I think we will get an ICS update in Q3
safariking said:
Keep an eye on this websites
Www.sammobile.com
http://m.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00046726&fm_seq=49755
I think we will get an ICS update in Q3
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For source that has been out since October? Take the Galaxian Soup AOSP and add the camera and touchwiz. Done.
This is an insane wait with so many other tegra 2 devices already having official ICS ROMs
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For source that has been out since October?
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yeah samsung just plain f*cked up. i really do hope this dampens their sales! for such an expensive tab this is really unecceptable!
bdfull3r said:
For source that has been out since October? Take the Galaxian Soup AOSP and add the camera and touchwiz. Done.
This is an insane wait with so many other tegra 2 devices already having official ICS ROMs
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Samsung just F***ked us up whit there updates come on Man for souch a expensive device and so long a wait to ICS update now still on Laggy Honeycomb!
PS: i'm not on honeycomb hate it!
According to this on Android Central it's going to be late July
July was confirmed by Samsung on Facebook Last Month
Waiting for warmer weather here in the UK before they start dishing out Ice cream Sandwiches
choccy31 said:
July was confirmed by Samsung on Facebook Last Month
Waiting for warmer weather here in the UK before they start dishing out Ice cream Sandwiches
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we all know how well they stick to what they promise...
Well Samsung is always late for updates because they always manage to release a new device where there are new android versions coming up. :S
I can understand why they wouldn't want to update, I tried the galaxy tab 2 and it's much smoother and really working very well with ICS considering is the same hardware it just doesn't make sense to update when you can buy the same thing again just for the software update.
Honestly I would even pay some dollars to Samsung if they allow me to update next month.
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Keep an eye on this websites
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I think we will get an ICS update in Q3
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Well - the P7300 isn't mentioned in there at all :-(
Am I right in assuming that the SGH-i957 and the P7300 are completely different (the custom ROMs would suggest so)
Jestor said:
Am I right in assuming that the SGH-i957 and the P7300 are completely different
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yes completely different!
they use different hardware thats why the roms aren't compatible from one to another!
DBBGBA said:
Well Samsung is always late for updates because they always manage to release a new device where there are new android versions coming up.
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Yeah, but that argument doesn't hold because most of their new devices are still released with Gingerbread. The Galaxy IIIS is actually an exception and not the rule. Go to gsmarena.com and look at all the newly released and announced Samsung phones--most on Gingerbread
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Well Samsung is always late for updates because they always manage to release a new device where there are new android versions coming up. :S
I can understand why they wouldn't want to update, I tried the galaxy tab 2 and it's much smoother and really working very well with ICS considering is the same hardware it just doesn't make sense to update when you can buy the same thing again just for the software update.
Honestly I would even pay some dollars to Samsung if they allow me to update next month.
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Why would you say that? They don't even make an 8.9 Wi-Fi only anymore if what I'm getting on their website is correct. Unless that is you are not talking about the Wi-Fi one.
For Wi-Fi only people there is no new device.