Rumor: Cupcake 1.5 to be the last version for Galaxy?

[MichaelW]

Well allow me to post another rumour which seems to suggest we may get both a 1.6 update soon, and 2.0 in 2010...

Google Vertaling

Apparently the last bit of sumsung's reply should translate as "When this will be is still unknown"

 

[Naruvam]

Hoppe this last rumour is true

 

[Pieter]

Well allow me to post another rumour which seems to suggest we may get both a 1.6 update soon, and 2.0 in 2010...

Google Vertaling

Apparently the last bit of sumsung's reply should translate as "When this will be is still unknown"

I'm Dutch, and the google translation is not very well. The correct translation of the e-mail is:

"Dear Sir,

the update to Android 1.6 will be skipped.
In 2010 an update to Android 2.0 will be made available.

When this will be is not yet known."

So, no 1.6, but 2.0 - if this rumor is correct.

 

[tisti]

Even better if true.

 

[RellikZephyr]

yes i would be ok with missing 1.6 but i would like 2.0 asap like very early 2010

lets hope it is true

RellikZephyr

 

[Naruvam]

Well if 1.6 was supposed to get out early 2010 for galaxy skipping it and getting 2.0 then would be just a blast

 

[rubi76]

ok guys - good news!
T-mobile confirmed that the Behold 2 will get Android 2.0... I don't see why the Galaxy wouldn't get it (or we couldn't port it...)

Here we go:

T-Mobile Behold II will ship with Android 1.5 but eventually support 2.0 – Android and Me

 

[cryingfreeman]

II5 was last Galaxy update

 

[kam187]

Dont panic we can easily port it!

 

[spottyelephant]

Well, i don't know if i can include myself in the "we", but i certainly have faith "you" will be able to port it, and then "I" can copy the method!

 

[cryingfreeman]

much people don

 

[kam187]

heheh

No updates for 2 months.. is anyone else bored of this phone :-/

 

[ASukker]

This news has pushed me over the edge with this phone. While I have enjoyed this phone and playing with it I think I am going to go out and but one of the new Motorola Droids since I am sure Motorola will take care of their customers better than Samsung has with the Galaxy. I really wish it was the opposite and the Galaxy was all that I would need but with the constant reboots, dropped calls, poor battery life, and myriad of other problems which should've been worked out of the phone a LONG time ago. I would like to say thanks to kam187 and rastaman and everyone else for trying to make this phone what it should've been but this news about no 1.6 or 2.0 has been the last straw for me. Good luck everyone see you on the Droid forum.

 

[kam187]

Hmm i think all these stories are mixed up!

Samsung confirmed no 1.6, but 2.0 for galaxy.
T-Mobile confirmed 2.0 for behold II

These other stories are older, and I think from ill informed customer service staff.

 

[scollie]

Dont panic we can easily port it!

Have you seen this post?
http://androidforums.com/android-news-talk/18477-google-releases-source-code-android-2-0-eclair.html

Can you use this to port 2.0 to the Galaxy?

 

[scollie]

Sorry posted twice!!

 

[informale]

People! Stop panicking!

Pull yourself together, woman!

 

[Ferox]

Been waiting for news on the flashplayer and it now appears its not going to be available until the 2.0 Eclair update roll-out so this news could be damning.

 

[rubi76]

I don't know why everyone is in panic.
If you expect a new firmware every 2 months then obviously you are not happy, but which brand updates their firmware every 2 months?
I read here that even Motorola became better than Samsung... please... Motorola! They have a HISTORY for bad devices, they just delivered the Droid with a speaker and camera problem. All they have is 2.0 exclusivity until the end of the year, and early next year everyone else will update, one way or the other. Their hardware built is nowhere near Samsung, their last successful phone was the Startac.
So it's just a matter of waiting till the end of the year and one way or another we will get an update.

 

[Naruvam]

Amen

 

[Rastaman-FB]

I don't know why everyone is in panic.
If you expect a new firmware every 2 months then obviously you are not happy, but which brand updates their firmware every 2 months?
I read here that even Motorola became better than Samsung... please... Motorola! They have a HISTORY for bad devices, they just delivered the Droid with a speaker and camera problem. All they have is 2.0 exclusivity until the end of the year, and early next year everyone else will update, one way or the other. Their hardware built is nowhere near Samsung, their last successful phone was the Startac.
So it's just a matter of waiting till the end of the year and one way or another we will get an update.

quoted for the truth

 

[kam187]

reminisce the startac, and the old Tac II before that.

 

[illithe]

heheh

No updates for 2 months.. is anyone else bored of this phone :-/

Are you kidding me I'm getting a N900 asap. Maemo FTW!

 

[mrqs]

and early next year everyone else will update, one way or the other.

thing is, from what little we've heard, we'll be half way in to the year before getting eclair on the galaxy

also it's gonna be "the other" way for us, since normal updating isn't possible because of samsung's incompetence

 

[rubi76]

thing is, from what little we've heard, we'll be half way in to the year before getting eclair on the galaxy

also it's gonna be "the other" way for us, since normal updating isn't possible because of samsung's incompetence

I don't think it will be half way into the year. T-mobile is already saying that the Behold 2 will be updated at the end of this year/ January... but hey, it's all speculation.