When the official 2.2 update is released for the Captivate and it is downloaded... would that cause any issues with the root or it'll still turn out to be normal?
Give Samsung some slack in that their very new to Android handsets and they have alot of work to do. (While Motorola and HTC have quite a headstart) Late fall they'll start working on Gingerbread (likely) already after the Froyo upgrade is over.
Actually, gaining root access requires loading one file on 2.1. There is no risk and no knowledge of "smartphone compiling" is required and I am not even sure what that is.
All things relating to 2.2 are unknown at this point in time. Dates are september-ish and there are some pre-release versions out for the EU Galaxy S (i9000). Other then that, we all have to wait and see together.
I don't mean to pick on you but wtf are you talking about.
Samsung's first Android device the original galaxy was released in June 2009
Samsung i7500 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Motorola's first Android device was released in the CliQ and the Droid shortly after were released in Oct 2009
Here's a helpful post to read before making unfounded claims
List of Android devices - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
And how will Samsung possibly beigin to work on gingerbread in the late fall. Google has no release planned for Gingerbread. Google has claimed they will be finishing Gingerbread around December.
Even if they have Gingerbread ready for production by December, I would imagine it would take Samsung and every other manufacturer to take at least 1-2 months to deploy it on their devices.
Smartphone compiling? Meaning how to compile or run the data, run prompts or know bits of computer language. Some of the rooting methods are complicated rather than the simple program that says plug it in and "Root Me!" or "UnRoot me...*
That step by step press fdhshds#*** then "......." CAN be confusing. And Alphadog..I said they have a root for 2.1 earlier. Be civil, whether intentional or not you made me look like I didn't know what I was talking about.
When the official 2.2 update is released for the Captivate and it is downloaded... would that cause any issues with the root or it'll still turn out to be normal?
Interesting...you forgot the fact that the Galaxy S is Samsung's first android handsets for the U.S. market so dealing with OTA updates with our stubborn carriers may take some time. So please, consider that the Captivate is an AMERICAN phone so international markets don't have the same comparible history. So my comment is still as valid.
Give Samsung some slack in that their very new to Android handsets and they have alot of work to do. (While Motorola and HTC have quite a headstart)
Galaxy S is Samsung's first android handsets for the U.S. market
For the current OTA update, rooting the phone caused no problem.
Those that had problems were people who have flashed a ROM, usually with "one click Odin" (see the xda forums for more details). Speculation is that the "stock" JH6 rom included had been modified or was incomplete in some way.
Take-away from all this (what I wish I had done, but didn't)- if you're going to modify the phone in any way, the first piece of research you should do is find out how to create and back up a complete and actual copy of the phone's stock ROM.
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