offical 2.2 update

[jamex]

I don't understand what this has to do with the epic 4g.

 

[Marshmallow713]

We are waiting for the Epic to updated to Android version 2.2.

 

[whippingboy]

No reason? I will give you 3 reasons.

1. It costs a lot of money for Samsung/Sprint to update firmware, even if the hardware can support it.

2. If you have followed Samsung past track record, they are not very good with updating firmware.

3. It's Samsung's best short term interest not to update galaxy S to 2.3. They want us to get new phones.

1. HTC seems to have grown quite a bit- they have no problem updating their phones.

2. Samsung is shaking their past by acting differently. NO ONE has released a phone across all 4 carriers in such a tight window like Samsung. NO ONE has gotten ALL 4 US carriers in the same room for an announcement like Samsung. They've done this on 1st the Galaxy S- THEN the TAB... I have a feeling the Nexus S MAY follow suit as well- and it may be for this very reason Google has decided to partner with Samsung in the 1st place- they may be the ONLY cell company with the deep pockets and manufacturing capability to pull this off.

Unlike Moto, HTC or others- Samsung makes most if not all of their components- shoot even the SD cards...puts them in a great position to be THE premier manufacturer of Android cell phones- and shaking their previous reputation (PRE GALAXY) appears to be just what they're setting out to do.

3. In some respects you may be right, and I did think about this possibility too- HOWEVER- many peoples' contract is 2 years- and Samsung if they're smart, are not interested in the short term. If they only support phones' OS for 12 months and leave people out to dry for another 12 in their contract before they can get an upgraded OS- they KNOW they may lose a customer to another brand. Sprint may not have as much competition among android devices like Verizon has- but Samsung must be looking at the complete picture.

I have little doubt that IF the technology supports it- Samsung will support the phone with an update- but if 2.3 or 2.4 or 3.0 REQUIRE a dual core or other hardware mandated feature - then obviously the older phones will have to be left behind.

 

[acegolfer]

1. HTC seems to have grown quite a bit- they have no problem updating their phones.

2. Samsung is shaking their past by acting differently. NO ONE has released a phone across all 4 carriers in such a tight window like Samsung. NO ONE has gotten ALL 4 US carriers in the same room for an announcement like Samsung. They've done this on 1st the Galaxy S- THEN the TAB... I have a feeling the Nexus S MAY follow suit as well- and it may be for this very reason Google has decided to partner with Samsung in the 1st place- they may be the ONLY cell company with the deep pockets and manufacturing capability to pull this off.

Unlike Moto, HTC or others- Samsung makes most if not all of their components- shoot even the SD cards...puts them in a great position to be THE premier manufacturer of Android cell phones- and shaking their previous reputation (PRE GALAXY) appears to be just what they're setting out to do.

3. In some respects you may be right, and I did think about this possibility too- HOWEVER- many peoples' contract is 2 years- and Samsung if they're smart, are not interested in the short term. If they only support phones' OS for 12 months and leave people out to dry for another 12 in their contract before they can get an upgraded OS- they KNOW they may lose a customer to another brand. Sprint may not have as much competition among android devices like Verizon has- but Samsung must be looking at the complete picture.

I have little doubt that IF the technology supports it- Samsung will support the phone with an update- but if 2.3 or 2.4 or 3.0 REQUIRE a dual core or other hardware mandated feature - then obviously the older phones will have to be left behind.

As an Epic owner, I certainly hope that you are correct and I'm wrong.

But Samsung already lost my trust. In fact, when I bought it last month, I didn't expect updating beyond 2.2. Having used both 2.2 and 2.1 on my HTC Touch, I knew how great 2.2 is. So I'll be happy as long as we get 2.2.

As for 2.3, I hope that Nexus S shares similar hardware as Galaxy S so that it's easier to port 2.3 to Epic. I'm confident that may HTC developers will jump to Samsung Galaxy S.

 

[ejohnnyk]

I'm really getting sick of reading all of this news about Gingerbread 2.3 while we're STILL WAITING for Froyo 2.2 on Galaxy S devices here in the U.S. It's really, really, really starting to annoy me.

 

[Ficjay]

+1 (and then some)

 

[txtmikhail]

Its nothing wrong with talking about future updates...I hope to atleast get 2.3 on the epic...I feel a phone with this much power so atleast get that..

 

[emagdnimohno]

I think everybody needs to calm down. The epic is an amazing phone. If not only amazing, a top 3 phone. Be patient with froyo and gingerbread. It will come, and the phone will continue to satisfy. This is the best phone I have ever used and Samsung will continue to please

 

[jamex]

I honestly don't see the big deal with froyo.

 

[bahall]

They have never mentioned Epic as a 2.2 UI phone. Maybe the 2.2 is coming in the next few weeks.. one can only hope right.

 

[bahall]

Is 2.2 for Epic going to be OTA or manual download ... anyone know as of yet?

 

[bahall]

Agree.

But Sprint is just as shameful. In Sprint's world, there is no need actually to provide updatged firmware. Just say that you do:

It doesn't say 2.2 on that link. It plainly says 2.1, look again.

 

[acegolfer]

It doesn't say 2.2 on that link. It plainly says 2.1, look again.

It's because Sprint updated the website and corrected their mistake yesterday.

 

[bahall]

As an Epic owner, I certainly hope that you are correct and I'm wrong.

But Samsung already lost my trust. In fact, when I bought it last month, I didn't expect updating beyond 2.2. Having used both 2.2 and 2.1 on my HTC Touch, I knew how great 2.2 is. So I'll be happy as long as we get 2.2.

As for 2.3, I hope that Nexus S shares similar hardware as Galaxy S so that it's easier to port 2.3 to Epic. I'm confident that may HTC developers will jump to Samsung Galaxy S.

Same here.. ill be happy with atleast 2.2 update.. by the time Gingerbread comes out ill have an upgrade due anyways.. so ill get the 3.0 phone then.. its a win win.

 

[shaundizzle]

1. HTC seems to have grown quite a bit- they have no problem updating their phones.

2. Samsung is shaking their past by acting differently. NO ONE has released a phone across all 4 carriers in such a tight window like Samsung. NO ONE has gotten ALL 4 US carriers in the same room for an announcement like Samsung. They've done this on 1st the Galaxy S- THEN the TAB... I have a feeling the Nexus S MAY follow suit as well- and it may be for this very reason Google has decided to partner with Samsung in the 1st place- they may be the ONLY cell company with the deep pockets and manufacturing capability to pull this off.

Unlike Moto, HTC or others- Samsung makes most if not all of their components- shoot even the SD cards...puts them in a great position to be THE premier manufacturer of Android cell phones- and shaking their previous reputation (PRE GALAXY) appears to be just what they're setting out to do.

3. In some respects you may be right, and I did think about this possibility too- HOWEVER- many peoples' contract is 2 years- and Samsung if they're smart, are not interested in the short term. If they only support phones' OS for 12 months and leave people out to dry for another 12 in their contract before they can get an upgraded OS- they KNOW they may lose a customer to another brand. Sprint may not have as much competition among android devices like Verizon has- but Samsung must be looking at the complete picture.

I have little doubt that IF the technology supports it- Samsung will support the phone with an update- but if 2.3 or 2.4 or 3.0 REQUIRE a dual core or other hardware mandated feature - then obviously the older phones will have to be left behind.

i think thats right. a contract lasts 2 years, therefore there going to update their software for a year then amke you buy a new phone.
id imagine phone companies make way more money off a 600$ unsubsidized phone then a 200$ subsidized one. the CARRIERS are the ones that care about the plans, which is why its 2 years.
samsung makes their money either way. if you have a 2yr contract, its not like they only get the 200 instead of the 600. sprint already pays them the other 400 and instead make an extra Gbo on the side from us.