Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 Update

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Programm3r

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Hi all,

Can someone please tell me when Vodacom is going to release the Android 2.2 update to the Samsung Galaxy S? :confused: It is very annoying that the rest of the world is running 2.2 and we are stuck on 2.1.... :mad: :wtf:

Many thanks in advance
Kind regards,
 
Last I heard it was pushed back to April 2011.
 
Hi Pegasus,

Many thanks for the reply..

Seriously ?? But why ?? I mean Android 2.3 is already available...

Kind regards,
 
Going by the 'official' leaks, they haven't got it perfect yet.

And just because Android 2.3 is out doesn't mean everyone can simply slap it on their phones. Drivers need to be written for the different hardware. Although I think Samsung might beat the other manufacturers to 2.3 since Google did much of the work for them, they have a head start while before they had a disadvantage because of the unique processor.
 
So when we do finally get 2.3, will it be pure android or will is still have the touchwiz UI?
 
Forgive my lack of knowledge

Hi Maddmatt,

Many thanks for the reply ... but,

Maddmatt said:
Going by the 'official' leaks, they haven't got it perfect yet.
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But, isn't Froyo (2.2) already runnig in other countries? :confused: If so (and it is) ... then why is Samsung SA re-inventing the wheel? What else needs to be perfected?! :confused:

Although I think Samsung might beat the other manufacturers to 2.3
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That will shock me to my core....

Kind regards,
 
Programm3r said:
That will shock me to my core....
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Madmatt is right. Remember, us waiting for "official" 2.2 is not because of Samsung's lack in effort to provide a version of the firmware. It's because of Samsung SA testing the firmware and making sure its suitable for our country. So an "official" international version of 2.3 might be on the horizon soon for Galaxy S smartphones, while HTC owners, for example, would have to wait a bit longer.
 
Hi FarligOpptreden,

Like I mentioned earlier ... forgive my lack of knowledge but ...

because of Samsung SA testing the firmware and making sure its suitable for our country
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Could you please elaborate?

while HTC owners, for example, would have to wait a bit longer
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Could you please elaborate?

Thanks again.
Kind regards,
 
Programm3r said:
But, isn't Froyo (2.2) already runnig in other countries? :confused: If so (and it is) ... then why is Samsung SA re-inventing the wheel? What else needs to be perfected?! :confused:
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Yes. But it has problems. The carriers either weren't as strict with their testing or Samsung is releasing it to certain groups as a final test before everyone gets it.
The latest 2.2.1 firmwares are almost perfect, they just have a problem where leaving Wi-fi turned on rapes the battery even when the phone is idle.
Considering that custom kernels have fixed that, Samsung has no excuse not to have their own fix out already. I suppose once that is fixed we can finally see a proper release.
 
This is been one of the more revealing threads as to why we waiting IMO
 
woohoo about bloody time. I am sick of my fiance's optimus one doing certain things better than my galaxy s
 
Programm3r said:
because of Samsung SA testing the firmware and making sure its suitable for our country
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Could you please elaborate?
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Samsung SA have to test the new firmware to make sure that the devices released in SA would all work 100% on the firmware, in order to minimize the risk in the firmware damaging the device in some way so they won't have to pay out in warranty claims.

I don't think they necessarily do carrier testing as well (might be wrong), as usually (afaik) the onus is on the carrier to make sure the firmware works on their network.

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while HTC owners, for example, would have to wait a bit longer
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Could you please elaborate?
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Like Madmatt mentioned, Samsung had quite a unique hardware setup for the Galaxy S range compared to other manufacturers. Seeing as Google decided to pair with Samsung for the Nexus S (the "official" Gingerbread phone), the chances of getting an official version of 2.3 running on the Galaxy S phones soon seems more likely than for other manufacturers, because Google went through the trouble of writing hardware drivers for the Nexus S, which shares a lot of hardware similarities with the Galaxy S.
 
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