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Dec
28
2011

Samsung Galaxy S could get a Value Pack instead of Android 4.0

| December 28, 2011 11:50 UTC | 1 comment | source

Samsung Galaxy S

Samsung Galaxy S

Samsung has earlier told that they will not bring Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the original Galaxy S. This obviously disappointed many users. Luckily it now appears that these disappointed users will still get something in the form of a Value Pack.

Samsung is currently thinking of bringing a Value Pack to Galaxy S users. This wouldn’t be the full Android 4.0 experience that so many are hoping for, but it still is something. The Value Pack will bring enhanced features like improved web browsing, multi-tasking, new widgets and so forth. Android 2.3 is what will be the base for this Value Pack.

This is almost exactly the same as Samsung did with bada 2.0 for two lonely Waves, the Wave 525 and Wave 533. They will not update these devices to bada 2.0, and will just release a Value Pack to bring some improved features to the phones.

I bet this will not satisfy a whole lot of Galaxy S users. Techy users can go the rooting route and chose other alternatives like CyanogenMod, but what about those who don’t know how to do this? What are your opinions of this?

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| December 28, 2011 11:50 UTC | 1 comment | source
Jul
11
2011

Samsung's Chief Technology Officer leaves the company

| July 11, 2011 12:21 UTC | 0 comments | source

Samsung CTO Omar Khan

A big surprise from Samsung today. Their Chief Technology Officer, Omar Khan, has decided to step down and leave the company. Mr. Khan is the one behind Samsung’s Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab series. He is no doubt a big loss for Samsung. Omar Khan will join Citigroup’s mobile solutions division.

Nick Dicarlo and Gavin Kim of the Samsung Mobile team will pick up the tasks left by Omar Khan. A new CTO has not yet been announced. Let’s hope this doesn’t affect Samsung’s current path with mobile phones.

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| July 11, 2011 12:21 UTC | 0 comments | source
May
19
2011

CyanogenMod 7 works on Samsung Galaxy S, T-Mobile Vibrant and AT&T Captivate

| May 19, 2011 11:31 UTC | 0 comments | source

CyanogenMod 7 today got three new devices that it works on. The Samsung Galaxy S and its two carrier customized versions, the T-Mobile Vibrant and the AT&T Captivate. Support for these devices will be added starting from today’s nightlies.

Here is the blogpost from Cyanogen:

Support for three of the Samsung Galaxy S devices has arrived from Cyanogenmod. Now supported are the Samsung i9000, T-Mobile Vibrant, and AT&T Captivate. It was a long and interesting road, however, it has been completed. All of the hardware of the devices should be in proper working order and you can expect the official nightlies to roll out tonight. We’re happy to include you in our family and hope you enjoy both Cyanogenmod 7 and Android 2.3.4.

 

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| May 19, 2011 11:31 UTC | 0 comments | source
May
16
2011

Confirmed: Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab getting Android 2.3 starting mid-May

| May 16, 2011 06:05 UTC | 0 comments | source

Samsung_Galaxy_S_-_AndroidSamsung today issued a press release stating that the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S will receive Android 2.3 Gingerbread starting in mid-May. Users in UK and the Nordic countries will be the first ones to receive this. As with every other new firmware from Samsung, you will need to install Kies in order to obtain the update. You can as well install the newest version of Kies now, and check back to this site to be notified when the update is available.

Press Release:

Samsung Offers Android 2.3 ‘Gingerbread’ Upgrade for GALAXY S and GALAXY Tab

SEOUL–(Korea Newswire) May 16, 2011 — Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in Android™ mobile devices, today announced the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) upgrade to the Samsung GALAXY S, GALAXY Tab, and GALAXY Ace/Gio/Fit/mini, giving users enhanced performance and an improved user interface.

The GALAXY S and GALAXY Tab are Samsung’s intelligently designed smart devices with 1 GHz application processors, giving users an intuitive, immersive and integrated mobile experience.

The upgrade from Froyo 2.2 to Gingerbread 2.3 offers an even greater user experience, with features including:

· Faster Performance – Multimedia content now has a lower CPU consumption rate, while support for more powerful 3D Graphics enables an enhanced mobile gaming experience.
· Upgraded Usability – The user interface has been improved, enabling faster access and control and a more intuitive user experience. Users will also benefit from improved copy-and-paste functionality.

The Android 2.3 upgrade will start with GALAXY S in the UK and Nordic countries from mid-May, and gradually rolled out to other European markets, North America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East Asia, Africa and rest of the world according to the regional plan.

The upgrade will be available via Kies, Samsung’s device management software. Kies can be downloaded from Samsung’s corporate website (http://www.samsung.com).

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| May 16, 2011 06:05 UTC | 0 comments | source
Apr
19
2011

Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.3 update pulled

| April 19, 2011 13:19 UTC | 0 comments | source

Samsung just can’t seem to get their update process right. The recent Android 2.3 update has now been pulled “due to an issue”. We earlier reported that the update caused the statusbar to stop working, and user being unable to answer incoming calls. We also wrote about a possible fix for this situation (more of it here).

Here is the explanation from Vodafone UK:

UPDATE:

Due to an issue with the Gingerbread update for the Samsung Galaxy S, its roll out has been temporarily suspended by Google. Unfortunately, this means the Vodafone variant is not currently available to download through KIES.

As there are no known performance issues with the Vodafone variant of the device, we are working with Samsung to reinstate the roll out as soon as possible. We know this is frustrating for those Vodafone customers who have not yet been able to update their device and are working hard to address the matter with Samsung.

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| April 19, 2011 13:19 UTC | 0 comments | source
Apr
18
2011

Android 2.3 bricked your Samsung Galaxy S? Here's how to fix it!

| April 18, 2011 14:12 UTC | 9 comments |

Android guy

Many users are reporting that the most recent (Android 2.3) update for Samsung’s Galaxy S devices could brick your phone. A factory reset doesn’t help the problem, but apparently a hard-reset will fix it!

To do a hard reset on your Samsung Galaxy S, please follow these instructions:

  1. Turn off the power. If the phone is frozen, pull out the battery and reinsert it.
  2. Hold down the Volume Down button.
  3. Press and release the Power button.
  4. The phone should boot into a maintenance mode, with menu options Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage and Simlock
  5. Select Clear Storage by pressing down the Volume Down button.
  6. Press and release the Power button.
  7. Confirm your decision with Volume Up (Yes) or Volume Down (No).

Please comment below if this guide helps! Thank you Lars for the tip!

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| April 18, 2011 14:12 UTC | 9 comments |
Apr
16
2011

Android 2.3 update for Samsung Galaxy S causing problems – Unresponsive phone/statusbar not working

| April 16, 2011 14:49 UTC | 11 comments |

Samsung_Galaxy_S_-_Android

Apparently everything didn’t go as planned with today’s Android 2.3 update for Samsung Galaxy S devices. A lot of users are reporting successful installations with great speed improvements, but some reports are coming in that the update will brick your phone. One of the symptoms with this update is an unresponsive status bar. Others are reporting big systemwide slowdowns. Quite a big problem if you can’t answer calls after the update is finished. A factory reset apparently doesn’t help with the problem.

This kind of reminds me of the previous major Android update for Galaxy S owners. Back then users lost some of the stock Android programs, like for instance the Android Market.

I’d suggest users stay away from this update before we receive any new information. I’ll post if I find anything new on the subject! Stay tuned.

Edit: As our reader, Lars, pointed out in the comments, a hard-reset of the phone should work. Read more about it here.

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| April 16, 2011 14:49 UTC | 11 comments |
Apr
16
2011

Samsung pushing out Android 2.3 Gingerbread to Galaxy S devices

| April 16, 2011 13:44 UTC | 1 comment | source

Samsung Kies Galaxy S 2.3

As promised a few weeks ago, Samsung has started pushing out Android 2.3 Gingerbread for Samsung Galaxy S devices. The update is delivered via Samsung Kies, which is Samsung’s own management software for Windows. Keep in mind that the update will be delivered in smaller batches, so don’t get depressed if you will not receive Android 2.3 today!

Detailed update info for Android 2.3 for Samsung Galaxy S.

PDA JVB Phone JVK CSC JV3

Baseband is I9000XXJVK
Kernel version 2.6.35.7-I9000XWJVB-CL118186
root@DELL102 #2
Build number GINGERBREAD.XWJVB
Firmware Version 2.3.3
File System RFS
Build date is Fri APR 8 16:39:27 KST 2011

 

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| April 16, 2011 13:44 UTC | 1 comment | source
Apr
06
2011

Three UK: Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.3 update coming in a few weeks

| April 6, 2011 09:08 UTC | 0 comments | source

Three UK Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.3

Waiting eagerly for Android 2.3 to hit your Samsung Galaxy S? According to Three UK, an update should be available within the next couple of weeks. Keep in mind that this comes from an operator, and in general, their updates don’t hit the same times as unlocked updates do. We could see Android 2.3 hit unlocked Galaxy S devices shortly.

In February it was told that we’d see the update go live in March. Guess that didn’t happen! I hope we’ll see the update go live in the very near future.

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| April 6, 2011 09:08 UTC | 0 comments | source
Mar
27
2011

Android 2.3.3 leaked for Samsung Galaxy S

| March 27, 2011 13:29 UTC | 1 comment | source

Android 2.3.3 leaked for the Samsung Galaxy S. This leaked version is build XXJVK. Those of you who can’t wait for the official update, hit view post for installing instructions. This leaked ROM is 146.72MB (GT_I9000_XXJVK_XXJVK_OXAJVK.exe).

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| March 27, 2011 13:29 UTC | 1 comment | source
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