Gingerbread for the Verizon Samsung 7" tab?

[NavyVet420]

Anyone know if/when the 7 inch Galaxy tab through Verizon will get gingerbread? Thanx..

420 Frees The Mind

 

[cmllr]

Nobody knows yet and the VZW community board is absolutely no help...one employees answer to the question of the 7" SGT getting the update was to buy a 10" model...I wish I was joking.

I can't see why they wouldn't Sprint just released it, most likely they are busy in the labs trying to figure out how they can make money from the update and they want to see how many more "V" apps they can include.

 

[neurocutie]

the saving grace for some is that the Sprint GB update will run on the VZW tab.... there is I think a question about getting 3G... in the works, but for those that just use WiFi, that is one option to get GB on the VZW tab.

 

[cmllr]

The unfortunate fact is that we shouldn't have to settle for using the Sprint update, especially if it means that we can't use the 3G data plan that many of us pay for...the update is in the wild, we shouldn't have to wait for VZW to bless it and remove functionality or add bloat to it.

OS updates should come from the OS maker or the device manufacturer there is no reason why a service provider should have to modify it.

 

[cirnee]

I called Verizon and asked that same question. I was told there is an update but no idea when it will be available in my area.

 

[slwerner]

I can't see why they wouldn't Sprint just released it, most likely they are busy in the labs trying to figure out how they can make money from the update and they want to see how many more "V" apps they can include.

Apparently, there have been some problems with 2.3 on 7" Tabs. My wife just (finally) decided to get a tablet (after lusting after my Xoom since Feb), but opted for the 7" Tab as being a better fit for her needs and being easier to handle and transport.

Anyway, she took it in to her IT Dept at work to let them hook her up to get her work Outlook email and calendar. The guy in charge told her to avoid or delay updating to 2.3 as he had a good friend who had some serious issues after updating his Sprint version of the 7" Tab, and had been hearing that the problems were somewhat wide-spread. [perhaps Verizon has been wise to delay it?]

I updated to 2.3 the same day it was made available for my Droid X phone, and had some serious issues, especially with it having instance where I could not make calls nor send texts with having to reboot it (if a phone's "phone" capabilities are compromised, I consider that a serious issue). Finally, a bug-fix update came out yesterday and seems to have my phone working better.

I agree it's seems annoying that Verizon doesn't seem to get OS updates out as fast as other carriers (for the same equipment). Not too long ago, I was carping about how they delayed 3.2 for Xoom's (the WiFi only models got it weeks earlier). But, perhaps I should have appreciated that they chose to fully test the update out to ensure proper functionality before releasing it. Maybe they are actually learning from their mistakes (hey, it could happen).

Just sayin...

 

[cerebasan]

i have the sprint tab running gb with no issues. Definitely worth it. Maybe the IT guy didnt know something. I notice that IT people generally blast devices and oses they are familiar with or want to spend the time with.

 

[cmllr]

I haven't heard or read of any widespread problems with the Sprint update and the people I know who have updated their Sprint 7" tabs haven't had any problems.

 

[Dirty Crow]

still no news huh?

 

[tabcourt]

What exactly will GB bring to improve the 7" Tab? I'm still evaluating my purchase and have 7 days left to return it.

 

[cmllr]

What exactly will GB bring to improve the 7" Tab? I'm still evaluating my purchase and have 7 days left to return it.

It'll allow that front camera to finally work the way that it is supposed to with Skype.

 

[Dirty Crow]

It'll allow that front camera to finally work the way that it is supposed to with Skype.

LULZ. They screwed that up.

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[cmllr]

I saw that...can't really understand how you make it worse than it was before but they did it.

 

[Dirty Crow]

I think skype might work with the front facing camera.... But I don't know anyone on skype... Why the heck gtalks front facing camera not work is beyond me.

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[cmllr]

The front camera and Skype is odd, seems like it is zoomed and very low quality. Then again, when I just checked the camera in 'self-shot' mode it looked just as bad.