ace is getting gingerbread soon

[soudy1994]

Samsung has announced to release Android 2.3 update for their various Galaxy devices. Devices like Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Ace/Gio/Fit/mini will get the Gingerbread update in the coming weeks via Kies.

The upgrade from Froyo to Gingerbread will bring lots of new features and improvements like faster performance, powerful graphics and improved user interface.

Although there's no clear timeline about other devices, Galaxy S' Android 2.3 should be available in UK and Nordic countries anytime soon followed by other regions.

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[chismay]

yay

 

[rsaurabh2003]

I am waiting for Galaxy Ace.....

 

[pwn3d]

Will the UI be similar to the leaked gingerbread UI?

 

[pujitjuneja]

Yes it will and Galaxy S update has been rolled out to all regions, and the Ace update has started popping up in parts of Europe.. So it's looking good

 

[soudy1994]

and the Ace update has started popping up in parts of Europe

r u sure?

 

[pujitjuneja]

yes

 

[pwn3d]

So we won't be expecting be a new ui?

 

[pujitjuneja]

I don't think so, maybe performance would be tweaked like improvement of battery life and all that but the UI will be same as the leaked version

 

[pwn3d]

Aw.. The actual gingerbread ui is nicer

 

[pujitjuneja]

Aw.. The actual gingerbread ui is nicer

You can always download the Gingerbread Launcher from the Market, or just flash it with the VillainROM which has GB launcher as default

 

[evil_akuma]

Android 2.3 should be available in UK and Nordic countries anytime soon http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/7061293-android-2-3-coming-to-galaxy-devices

As I know samsung doesn't really stick to their dates. We will be lucky if we get 2.3 in next month

 

[pwn3d]

You can always download the Gingerbread Launcher from the Market, or just flash it with the VillainROM which has GB launcher as default

Must I root my phone? I just unroot my phone.

 

[pujitjuneja]

If you download GB launcher from the market you can just press the home key and then make it default, no need for root

 

[lespaul]

recently updated and rooted my ace to villainrom 1.0 (Gingerbread 2.3.3), now my phone runs much faster, here are quardrant and neocore result

 

[aktifit]

i can't really make anything out of these benchmarks and i've heard quadrant isn't very accurate, but mine feels kinda sluggish when i'm scrolling through my homescreen which is seriously freaking me out, so does it still do that with villainrom or samsungs gingerbread?

 

[stomms]

As I know samsung doesn't really stick to their dates. We will be lucky if we get 2.3 in next month

We would be lucky if we get it till the end of summer

 

[lespaul]

i can't really make anything out of these benchmarks and i've heard quadrant isn't very accurate, but mine feels kinda sluggish when i'm scrolling through my homescreen which is seriously freaking me out, so does it still do that with villainrom or samsungs gingerbread?

villainrom isn't perfect yet but with adw launcher, touchscreen is more responsive now, and yes angrybirds rio still choppy (maybe it's processor issue). hd games like hawk hd and nfs shift run flawslessly.

 

[Deleted User]

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[error974]

Which version of firmware was before upgrade?

 

[Deleted User]

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[error974]

Sorry if I wasn't clear, I meant which version(S5830XWKB7) or something like that.

 

[Deleted User]

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[stomms]

I've just upgraded my Ace to Gingerbread using Kies. I am in Russia (which would be "Europe"). Like many others, I had been getting a notification that some new firmware was available but was unable to get Kies to update, until today.

Still no update in Estonia, also "Europe" next to Russia

 

[lespaul]

same here in indonesia. be patient, your country will get update soon