Did you get the Galaxy Ace update yet?

pujitjuneja · May 19th, 2011, 07:22 AM

Since samsung has officially announced the Gingerbread update for the Ace, my question is has anyone gotten that on their Kies yet?
If you haven't tried yet, i'd urge you to try...
P.S. I heard it's already out in the UK..

Brett35 · May 19th, 2011, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by pujitjuneja

Since samsung has officially announced the Gingerbread update for the Ace, my question is has anyone gotten that on their Kies yet?
If you haven't tried yet, i'd urge you to try...
P.S. I heard it's already out in the UK..

How do you get it.

pujitjuneja · May 19th, 2011, 07:41 AM

1. Connect your phone to your PC and make sure it is connected to the internet..
2. run kies.. if kies shows a message that an update is available for your phone.. the PDA and CSC numbers should show KP8 most probably if its a gingerbread update..
3. after updating your firmware go to menu>settings>about phone and scroll down to see Build Number... If it says GINGERBREAD.XXKP8 or something like that then you've successfully updated your phone to gingerbread..

I don't know much about it but i think some providers will give OTA updates (your phone will display a message saying the update is available)..

Brett35 · May 19th, 2011, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by pujitjuneja

1. Connect your phone to your PC and make sure it is connected to the internet..
2. run kies.. if kies shows a message that an update is available for your phone.. the PDA and CSC numbers should show KP8 most probably if its a gingerbread update..
3. after updating your firmware go to menu>settings>about phone and scroll down to see Build Number... If it says GINGERBREAD.XXKP8 or something like that then you've successfully updated your phone to gingerbread..

I don't know much about it but i think some providers will give OTA updates (your phone will display a message saying the update is available)..

Thanks.

soudy1994 · May 19th, 2011, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pujitjuneja

Since samsung has officially announced the Gingerbread update for the Ace, my question is has anyone gotten that on their Kies yet?
If you haven't tried yet, i'd urge you to try...
P.S. I heard it's already out in the UK..

how did you know that it's released in the uk
and do u know when it will be released in middle east?

pujitjuneja · May 19th, 2011, 12:18 PM

Brett - Glad to help you buddy...
Soudy - I read it on androidheadlines or some other blog somebody had commented that he had gotten the update and he was from UK..
So its not yet pfficially confirmed but you never know..
Its gonna come to the middle east by the end of may according to samsung.. But of course nothing can be said for sure..

soudy1994 · May 19th, 2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pujitjuneja

Brett - Glad to help you buddy...
Soudy - I read it on androidheadlines or some other blog somebody had commented that he had gotten the update and he was from UK..
So its not yet pfficially confirmed but you never know..
Its gonna come to the middle east by the end of may according to samsung.. But of course nothing can be said for sure..

well maybe its true cuz samsung said that the updates will be released in the next weeks so maybe its released in uk but i think that they release updates in us first then uk

geraldgeron · May 20th, 2011, 08:52 AM

will it work on rooted galaxy ace?
or i have to unroot it first?

bosshog · May 20th, 2011, 12:02 PM

Un root first, i do believe

pujitjuneja · May 20th, 2011, 11:51 PM

Yes, you have to unroot it

Slurpee:3 · May 21st, 2011, 01:45 AM

How about in Asia?..
Do someone got already there Gingerbread update in Kies?..

bosshog · May 21st, 2011, 04:08 AM

No update for me yet in uk , i checked last nitght.

geraldgeron · May 21st, 2011, 08:52 AM

hoping in asia too..
please!!!
hehehe..

pujitjuneja · May 21st, 2011, 09:28 AM

I too am eagerly waiting for it to come to Asia ASAP, since i live in India.
In Asia its gonna come to South East Asia first.. so I;m hoping to get it by ~25th may or so..

chismay · May 21st, 2011, 07:55 PM

im checking ever night ,morning ,mid day

nothing yet.

yc_dgan · May 23rd, 2011, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by pujitjuneja

I too am eagerly waiting for it to come to Asia ASAP, since i live in India.
In Asia its gonna come to South East Asia first.. so I;m hoping to get it by ~25th may or so..

Hi Pujitjuneja,

How can you be so sure that South East Asia will be getting Gingerbread update before 25th/May? Samsung's press release did not mention any dates whatsoever in regards of Gingerbread update for any of the Galaxy series phones/tablets.

ss2195 · May 23rd, 2011, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by yc_dgan

Hi Pujitjuneja,

How can you be so sure that South East Asia will be getting Gingerbread update before 25th/May? Samsung's press release did not mention any dates whatsoever in regards of Gingerbread update for any of the Galaxy series phones/tablets.

i live in dubai..(middle east) and well i updated my ace to gingerbread... took about half an hour.
Oh by the way, i havnt been able to check it out yet completely, so does the update have any bugs..??
p.s its not sam firmware, its the official kies update

pujitjuneja · May 23rd, 2011, 07:27 AM

That's my estimate.. because the press release said that the update will reach all regions by the end of may and taking 1 week margin i said it might be here till about 25th
It's just an estimate.. Even the Samsung store doesn't know for sure when it will be available.
P.S. Galaxy S has been provided with updates in almost all regions so we can expect the official update soon..

pujitjuneja · May 23rd, 2011, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ss2195

i live in dubai..(middle east) and well i updated my ace to gingerbread... took about half an hour.
Oh by the way, i havnt been able to check it out yet completely, so does the update have any bugs..??
p.s its not sam firmware, its the official kies update

Great ! so its out there.. Well you should mainly test your GPS its the most talked about Bug everywhere..
It would be very helpful if you did a review of your update and posted it here (with screenshots if possible

)

soudy1994 · May 23rd, 2011, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ss2195

i live in dubai..(middle east) and well i updated my ace to gingerbread... took about half an hour.
Oh by the way, i havnt been able to check it out yet completely, so does the update have any bugs..??
p.s its not sam firmware, its the official kies update

my phone is from saudi arabia and i didnt get the update yet

my current firmware is PDA:KC2/PHONE:KC1/CSC:KC1 (XSG)

Slurpee:3 · May 23rd, 2011, 08:25 AM

Oh... In Dubai... How lucky.
I'm hoping that they will release it here in the Philippines...

Ss2195 how lucky are you...
I'm wishing for some screen shot of your ace...

ss2195 · May 23rd, 2011, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by soudy1994

my phone is from saudi arabia and i didnt get the update yet

my current firmware is PDA:KC2/PHONE:KC1/CSC:KC1 (XSG)

about that, i checked out my phone, and it wasnt the gingerbread update on kies, i dont know, it said firmware update, but when i did it and reebooted the phone, its still froyo..........

REALLY REALLY Sorry, for the false alarm.....or maybe i dint do it right or sumthin......still looking for the update

adilshahabaaz · May 23rd, 2011, 08:06 PM

Can anyone tell me how unroot galaxy ace?
I'm using the leaked gingerbread firmware...

JAYZE · May 23rd, 2011, 11:26 PM

i also recently bought this phone last week..i had updated it on kies but still not gingerbread..im also waiting for it to be released here in the philippines

pujitjuneja · May 24th, 2011, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by adilshahabaaz

Can anyone tell me how unroot galaxy ace?
I'm using the leaked gingerbread firmware...

[TUTORIAL] How to flash and root Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 - xda-developers

Juviene · May 24th, 2011, 02:08 AM

Hi. I have an unique problem. I am from India. And its the Gingerbread update is available from Samsung Kies itself. But its been three days and I cannot update it. It instructs me to update,then it starts 'downloading firmware components. Then it starts "preparing firmware components" and never stops. That "preparing firmware components" window stays on the screen for hours and hours and is hard to remove unless the task manager is used. It has been three days and I am out of wits trying to figure,how to work this out! Can anyone,please help me?

pujitjuneja · May 24th, 2011, 02:38 AM

That's actually a pretty common problem..
All you have to do is just start updating and leave the computer like that, not even use the memory or internet..
For best results try at about 11 at night(that's the only time it worked for me)...

And are you sure its the gingerbread update because i'm from India and have been checking regularly but there is no gingerbread update..
Does the kies window say something like PDA:KC1 PHONE:KC1 CSC:KC1 ?
because that's just an update for Froyo..

adilshahabaaz · May 24th, 2011, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by pujitjuneja

[TUTORIAL] How to flash and root Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 - xda-developers

It only shows how 2 unroot 2.2.1 but I'm on d leaked 2.3.3 version.. what shall I do?

pujitjuneja · May 24th, 2011, 07:46 AM

Un-Rooting is the same..

chismay · May 24th, 2011, 06:33 PM

chismay- 25/05/011 12:30am
no update yet

current version , PDA:KAB / PHONE:KA3 / CSC:KA4 (H3G)

rsaurabh2003 · May 25th, 2011, 05:05 AM

Have you updated the firmware from KA7 to KC1 ?
what is the difference between these two?

rsaurabh2003 · May 25th, 2011, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by pujitjuneja

That's actually a pretty common problem..
All you have to do is just start updating and leave the computer like that, not even use the memory or internet..
For best results try at about 11 at night(that's the only time it worked for me)...

And are you sure its the gingerbread update because i'm from India and have been checking regularly but there is no gingerbread update..
Does the kies window say something like PDA:KC1 PHONE:KC1 CSC:KC1 ?
because that's just an update for Froyo..

Have you updated the firmware from KA7 to KC1 ?
what is the difference between these two?

pujitjuneja · May 25th, 2011, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by rsaurabh2003

Have you updated the firmware from KA7 to KC1 ?
what is the difference between these two?

Honestly i just got the sleep of death bug which i didn't have in the KA7, otherwise, just a small difference in the battery life, or a bit better performance (very slight increase, nothing major)
I'd say wait for GB :P

shubhamluvuns · May 26th, 2011, 11:19 PM

is gingerbread for GALAXY ACE availabe in india through KIES????

pujitjuneja · May 27th, 2011, 01:08 AM

Not yet, it isn't

rsaurabh2003 · May 27th, 2011, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by pujitjuneja

Honestly i just got the sleep of death bug which i didn't have in the KA7, otherwise, just a small difference in the battery life, or a bit better performance (very slight increase, nothing major)
I'd say wait for GB :P

what do you mean by a "sleep of death bug" ? This official firmware update is having a bug?

pujitjuneja · May 27th, 2011, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rsaurabh2003

what do you mean by a "sleep of death bug" ? This official firmware update is having a bug?

Yes it wasn't there when i purchased it, and i kept it on stock KA7 for about 3 weeks and had no problem, but on updating to KC1, the phone restarts sometimes when WiFi is active, and doesn't switch on till you remove the battery, for some people it resolved on changing WiFi sleep policy to never but for many it didn't so i'd say just wait for GB because it will have all bugs fixed.. (since the leaked ROM of gingerbread didn't have this bug)

chismay · May 27th, 2011, 04:28 AM

27/05 chismays log

im still frigging waiting ..bah be humbugage! shamon samsung jus gimme sum more!

yea......getting real bored of plugging in and getting told im up to date.

pujitjuneja · May 27th, 2011, 05:04 AM

Same here

Every site said Ace would get an update till the end of may, and unless samsung plans to roll it out at 11:59 on 31st May, i don't think its gonna come

yc_dgan · May 27th, 2011, 07:49 AM

The thing is... The press release by Samsung never mention anything about getting the Gingerbread updates to all Galaxy devices by end of May, the only 'time' mentioned is that Galaxy S update will be roll out in mid May. Samsung never commit to get the updates done by end of May.

Official: Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab getting Gingerbread update in mid-May -- Engadget

pujitjuneja · May 27th, 2011, 07:55 AM

Damn! I read on android community that it will all be updated by end of may

I even posted the link in one of the topics her.. well let's hope it comes soon..

Slurpee:3 · May 27th, 2011, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by yc_dgan

The thing is... The press release by Samsung never mention anything about getting the Gingerbread updates to all Galaxy devices by end of May, the only 'time' mentioned is that Galaxy S update will be roll out in mid May. Samsung never commit to get the updates done by end of May.

Official: Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxiy Tab getting Gingerbread update in mid-May -- Engadget

Ah... So only Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab will get the update

...
But after 3 times reading the thread

... I think that Samsung will still release
Gingerbread update on Ace and others... But maybe not on this month...
Maybe next month or next next month...

What was just we need to do is to WAIT for it...
Wait for Samsung to release Gingerbread for Ace...

Sorry for my bad english..

chismay · May 27th, 2011, 05:24 PM

erm i really do remeber reading in ALL the update articles that the update would apply for the galaxy ace

intomobile.com - Samsung officially announces Gingerbread update for the Galaxy S, Tab, Ace, Gio, Fit and min

engadget.com The rest of the globe, including North America, will follow suit "according to the regional plan." Also benefiting from a Gingerbread upgrade will be the 7-inch Galaxy Tab, which already got a taste of Android 2.3 in Italy, and the company's bevy of budget Galaxy devices, the Ace, , Gio, Fit and mini.

softwareservices.com Samsung has officially announced the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update roll out to Galaxy S series mobile phones, Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Ace, , Geo, Fit and Galaxy Mini mobile phone models. The update will start in mid-May 2011.

we should be getting it these are reputable sites

pujitjuneja · May 27th, 2011, 11:01 PM

Its not a matter of not getting it, but about when we get it..

rsaurabh2003 · May 28th, 2011, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by pujitjuneja

Its not a matter of not getting it, but about when we get it..

tick tock.. tick tock...... waiting waiting waiting....

chinmoy_jet · May 28th, 2011, 06:16 AM

I just had a word with one of samsung engg
In India we are getting to get gingerbread by saturday next week

pujitjuneja · May 28th, 2011, 07:03 AM

Well it would be pretty awesome then

If india gets it by next saturday, that means it is going to start rolling out by monday too...

Slurpee:3 · May 28th, 2011, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by chinmoy_jet

I just had a word with one of samsung engg
In India we are getting to get gingerbread by saturday next week

How about here in the Philippines??

And are sure if that is for Ace and not for S and Tab?

And if is that real, good for you...

But how about us?

pujitjuneja · May 28th, 2011, 09:41 AM

S has already been updated in ALL regions..

evil_akuma · May 28th, 2011, 11:48 AM

I remember how long I had to wait for froyo on my samsung galaxy europa (i5500). It had to be on december 2010, but it wasn't. Then march 2011 but it wasn't. I don't know what happened next because I bought galaxy ace.

But I think it will be this same story here with ace.