Updating the Captivate to Gingerbread is actually incredibly easy. Before you start, here are some warnings:
- Root access will be removed during the update
- The update will only work if your Captivate has 50% or more battery
- I am not responsible if anything goes wrong
So here's the guide:
1. If you already have the Samsung Captivate drivers installed on you computer, skip this step. If you don't, download the drivers from the Samsung Captivate downloads page:
2. Download Kies Mini from the Samsung Apps page. If you live in the US or any other country that is not supported by Samsung Apps, download Kies Mini from the Samsung Captivate downloads page: under the software section.
3. Install Kies Mini on your computer. It will tell you to restart your computer, but I updated my Cappy without restarting. However, it's better to be safe than sorry.
4. Open Kies Mini. It will update itself. This may take a few minutes.
5. Connect your Captivate to your PC using a USB cable. My Captivate was in USB debugging mode, but I'm pretty sure it's not required.
6. Click the update button and Kies will do the rest. When the phone boots up for the first time, it will take a while. I thought I bricked my phone at first, but it turned on after about 5 minutes.
7. You now have Gingerbread!
- Root access will be removed during the update
- The update will only work if your Captivate has 50% or more battery
- I am not responsible if anything goes wrong
So here's the guide:
1. If you already have the Samsung Captivate drivers installed on you computer, skip this step. If you don't, download the drivers from the Samsung Captivate downloads page:
2. Download Kies Mini from the Samsung Apps page. If you live in the US or any other country that is not supported by Samsung Apps, download Kies Mini from the Samsung Captivate downloads page: under the software section.
3. Install Kies Mini on your computer. It will tell you to restart your computer, but I updated my Cappy without restarting. However, it's better to be safe than sorry.
4. Open Kies Mini. It will update itself. This may take a few minutes.
5. Connect your Captivate to your PC using a USB cable. My Captivate was in USB debugging mode, but I'm pretty sure it's not required.
6. Click the update button and Kies will do the rest. When the phone boots up for the first time, it will take a while. I thought I bricked my phone at first, but it turned on after about 5 minutes.
7. You now have Gingerbread!