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[Q] Android 2.3 On Galaxy S?

I'm planning on buying either Galaxy S or Nexus S, the only thing that's stopping me from buying Galaxy S is that I dont know if android 2.3 is availible on Galaxy S or not, please tell me if it's possible to have android 2.3 on Galaxy S. Also I want to know if any of you are having problems with the phone and how it is, post your feedback of the phone here.

Well you can start reading some of the treads and you will get all answers you want.
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yes yes you can upgrade to 2.3!

kyiori said:
yes yes you can upgrade to 2.3!
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Is the upgrade fully functional? and is it official? i dont have a problem if it's unofficial, it just has to be fully functional

Gaurav.Stallion said:
Is the upgrade fully functional? and is it official? i dont have a problem if it's unofficial, it just has to be fully functional
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No it is not any yet.
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kyiori said:
yes yes you can upgrade to 2.3!
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Kiyori could be please specify your source.........the upgrade still seems a little hazy.
Further, I read that the galaxy s has been discontinued in india..............so why is this confusion still existing in your mind. You might not find the phone in the market.
And to your bad luck, neither is the Nexus S seeming to launch in India immediately. Google isn't a company which keeps india in its priority list...........so we could not see the nexus S launch in next 4-6 months for sure. Maybe we might see the romoured Galaxy S2 before that if samsung goes in for one more 100+ countries simultaneously launch as it did for the Galaxy S. ;-)

krunalkamdar said:
Kiyori could be please specify your source.........the upgrade still seems a little hazy.
Further, I read that the galaxy s has been discontinued in india..............so why is this confusion still existing in your mind. You might not find the phone in the market.
And to your bad luck, neither is the Nexus S seeming to launch in India immediately. Google isn't a company which keeps india in its priority list...........so we could not see the nexus S launch in next 4-6 months for sure. Maybe we might see the romoured Galaxy S2 before that if samsung goes in for one more 100+ countries simultaneously launch as it did for the Galaxy S. ;-)
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I enquired from the sales department of samsung, I dont know how much of this is true, but they said that there is a shortage of Super Amoled screens so they had to stop supply of Galaxy S in India, it should be back by january end, and apparently the Nexus S is to be launched by feburary mid.

[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

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.

7' Galaxy Tab Question.......

This guy may give me a 7' Samsung Galaxy Tab White today. Just wanted to know...can that one get Honeycomb 3.0 on it it without ROOTING? Will it OTA update to Honeycomb????

60 something looks...and no one knows. Guess the answer is no since i don't see it anywhere on google that it says yes. Even tho i saw some kind of Honeycomb Port its suppose to have. Think its for the bigger 8.9 and above tho.

I do not think anyone but Samsung knows the answer. From hardware there should not be any problem to get honeycomb or ics. But it up to Samsung to give an official update or not.
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evil_fish said:
I do not think anyone but Samsung knows the answer. From hardware there should not be any problem to get honeycomb or ics. But it up to Samsung to give an official update or not.
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WOW...so if its not updated yet....it prolly wont be. Should be past 2.2 by now. It had Navigation tho right?

most of the 7" tabs on the market have a 2.3.x update available (think the Wifi only p1010 is the exception so far) so Gingerbread is there. Now will we see an "official" ICS update? who knows.. but at this point i doubt it. HC, nope..

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most of the 7" tabs on the market have a 2.3.x update available (think the Wifi only p1010 is the exception so far) so Gingerbread is there. Now will we see an "official" ICS update? who knows.. but at this point i doubt it. HC, nope..
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Im on hold talking to a LIVE agent now in chat. Asking a bunch of questions.

Well..they said the Galaxy has 3.0....but only the 10.1 inch one. He said as far as the 7 inch Tabs..1st he said yes. Then i go " Are you sure...because most still has 2.2"
Then he goes "They cant say right now..because they may say one thing..and it may not happen". Not far to us they said. But if the 7 inch dont have 2.3 now..i doubt they will get any higher. Im not getting the 7inch from the dude after all. He doesnt want to trade.

I'm on my tab right now and it updated to gingerbread through kies without any issues. Even if samsung don't release on official honeycomb update, I'm sure someone will!
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Prufrock said:
I'm on my tab right now and it updated to gingerbread through kies without any issues. Even if samsung don't release on official honeycomb update, I'm sure someone will!
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My bad..u lost me. Thru kies?
And yea..someone will. But was hoping without ROOTING. Powerful tablet and they wont just throw a update out. Sounds dumb.

DJR0D said:
My bad..u lost me. Thru kies?
And yea..someone will. But was hoping without ROOTING. Powerful tablet and they wont just throw a update out. Sounds dumb.
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Samsung Kies is a software used to manage your device.
It handles the firmwares updates, backups and stuff like that.
You can download it from Samsung website.
As for the official honeycomb for the 7", if I were you, I wouldn't expect it...
Anyway, it's actually pretty easy to flash a rom, do some reading and you'll see it's really really easy...

I have the same issue. I dont mind rooting it. There are several confusing directions to upgrade to Honeycomb from Froyo. Can anyone point at the right link?

samsung GT-P1010 - Rom or upgrade

hi,
I have just brought the 7inch samsung tablet. Its still on 2.1 as KIERS tells me i have the lastest fireware.... Are there any custom roms out.?
Thanks

shabz1309 said:
hi,
I have just brought the 7inch samsung tablet. Its still on 2.1 as KIERS tells me i have the lastest fireware.... Are there any custom roms out.?
Thanks
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+1, I believe so, and they are on the DEV forum, but it looks like the roms are specific to the version of tab you got!!
So be very careful, the WIFI only tabs are "P1010" so make sure you the posts/external websites lnked on the forum of the ROM you are considering to ensure that it works on P1010.
As I almost started the install OVERCOME when I checked the external site, its states specifically not for WIfI Only.
But keep looking.
Good luck

I have a tab wifi -p1010 ,it was a present and it stays on dust because is no usefull.Samsung just wanted to sell to stupids people like us ,their interest are just money,so we will have no updates to gingerbread,honeycomb,etc...I saw in tab development a lot of custom ROM and i am sure that is possible to put in our ,,cheap tab,, a custom rom,but,as long our place is just in in Q&A section,as long we don.t talk with devs ,we will not succed.I am pretty sure that samsung sold a lot of wifi tab so, we should find a way that someone (devs/chefs) see us..
ANY SUGGESTION?

4onu said:
ANY SUGGESTION?
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Yes. Buy yourself a proper tab. I will. And it will not be Samsung again.....

having search high and low there seems to be nothing for this tablet - ;o(

I do not understand why this can't be ported - it is on the same TI OMAP SOC that other gingerbread devices use.
See my technical question about this posted at this URL:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357414

It can be ported, but devs does't bother to do it. They prefer new shiny superduper tabs, our is packed with old HW.

Well shoot, lets offer them some kind of gift then. Since it should be a matter of removing cell modem and sim drivers, shouldn't be too much work right?
I am willing to kick up 20$ to the dev group for a CM7 or GB update. Any other P1010 owner's want to chip in to such a fund?
Any dev's interested in some holiday bucks?

I would throw in £10 for a gb/cm port
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I would throw in $10 for ics ported. About time for a bounty thread.

20 euro from my part for any custom rom with gingerbread

20$ at least from me. Wife bought this for me last year, feel bad cause I get hardly any use out of it now :/ would love to have some new life breathed into it.

U$S 30 from me. GB at least ! ! !....