2.1 update confirmed by Samsung Poland!

[Rastaman-FB]

i want to punch my screen

 

[reload]

Do you think samsung will release 2.1 just for the spica and not for galaxy to "open" the market for this new device?
Mmmm diabolic!

 

[informale]

What is the point of not releasing update for i7500 supposedly in order to protect the upcoming new phones form competition, but releasing 2.0/2.1 for Spica? Galaxy is no match for the upcoming monsters on Snapdragon, and marketing people may play with this fact; but i5700 with more memory and an arguably faster processor is!

 

[tortola-69]

I have just read in samsung italy facebook that samsung italy has confirmed 1.6 update to galaxy next week.
Samsung Mobile Italia | Facebook

"Samsung Mobile Italia Nelle prossime settimane sar

 

[informale]

We have a topic on that too) You're a bit late again )

 

[reload]

What is the point of not releasing update for i7500 supposedly in order to protect the upcoming new phones form competition, but releasing 2.0/2.1 for Spica? Galaxy is no match for the upcoming monsters on Snapdragon, and marketing people may play with this fact; but i5700 with more memory and an arguably faster processor is!

The point is that these devices (i mean android phones) need to be updated and supported for a long time. This is valid for samsung and every other company that produces android phones!
You cant think to sell a phone and update it for just one year and then stop supporting it because you have to sell another!
If samsung (or htc, motorola, google, who you want) is going to use this policy will be a failure for Android.
Whats the point in having such a powerful very-modular opensource framework like Android if you have to change your device to get the latest version?

Galaxy is my first Android device and despite everything im very satisfied with it, but no long term support is something i cant live without.
If android device producers wont offer this i will not use their products anymore, and i dont think i would be the only one

 

[Rastaman-FB]

i think hes speaking from a samsung perspective on how they might think, not speaking from his own views

 

[shmuel]

Surely Samsung will get a bad reputation with the carriers as well? Smartphones are almost always sold on a contract, so people are stuck with the same phone for at least 18 months. If Samsung aren't willing to support the phone for that long surely the networks themselves will stop using them also?

How much work does it take to update the version of android? Would the work towards the Spica make the Galaxy update easier? Maybe they might surprise us with an update if it's not too much extra work (wishful thinking there).

 

[mrqs]

Smartphones are almost always sold on a contract

that's very country specific - i don't know anyone that's got a phone on contract

 

[reload]

i think hes speaking from a samsung perspective on how they might think, not speaking from his own views

I think it too! I just said my toughts on the "android-situation". Companies should understand how important is supporting their devices especially in these days!
For example i think google knows this and will take an "apple style" approach with his nexus one: one device, some minor revisions on that device and regular updates.
Maybe others are still anchored to an "old style" approach

 

[Jackco]

edit2: They updated the news and wrote they meant Spica. :/

 

[wallysh]

Damn samsung

You can say that again !!!

 

[hippy]

Samsung: Our mobile division will grow 19% this year

Samsung: Our mobile division will grow 19% this year

 

[Jukov]

Damn you Samsung, I'm three seconds from selling my Galaxy ... Although I just love the size, design and ergonomics

So I guess this leaves us with Drakaz and Mustymod.
Good luck guys.Where do I contribute (financially... )?

 

[Rastaman-FB]

Damn you Samsung, I'm three seconds from selling my Galaxy ... Although I just love the size, design and ergonomics

So I guess this leaves us with Drakaz and Mustymod.
Good luck guys.Where do I contribute (financially... )?

i dont think we can now as the project is opensource and musty jumped on board but to keep things sweet theyve agreed not to take funding for it

 

[imad]

Since galaxy spica got the update, so i hope this news was for galaxy I7500.

 

[stephnd]

That Samsung Poland news was related to i5700 spica i guess? Because I've heard from many peeps that 1.6 is coming to i7500 Galaxy..

I hope mustymod releases a better 2.0 ROM

 

[netcrack]

Samsung Galaxy i7500 getting Android 2.1 in Q2 | News | TechRadar UK

 

[stephnd]

Samsung Galaxy i7500 getting Android 2.1 in Q2 | News | TechRadar UK

@netcrack hmm it says 2.1 coming to Galaxy i7500 but one person has commented on that it could be for i5700 spica :/ hoping its for the Galaxy! thanks for the link!

 

[Andronix]

lol, one perso being our fellow informale

 

[stephnd]

lol, one perso being our fellow informale

so 2.1 is not coming to i7500? @andronix?

 

[mrqs]

techradar are a bunch of morons - anyone with at least 1 functioning eye can see from their source and via links that it's about a different phone

 

[tsphere]

technically, the fact that Spica got an update is not proof that Galaxy won't get an update. I see why everyone's so upset, but keep in mind that HTC hasn't update their phones yet either.