Samsung Galaxy S officially blessed with Android 2.2

By on Oct 15, 2010 at 7:06 AM
General October 15, 2010

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S (GT-i9000) is officially getting Android 2.2. The press release — which is dated October 18 — lists: voice-controlled GPS through Google Maps with Navigation, faster performance by JIT(Just in Time) compiler, Search in-browser, and Adobe Flash Player 10.1″ as some of the improvements being implemented by Froyo. The release states that the upgrade will “be available from the mid of October 2010 in the Nordic region and gradually rolled out to other European markets, Southeast Asia, the Middle East Asia, North America, Africa and rest of the world.” Hit the jump for the full release.

Samsung GALAXY S Offers New Android 2.2 Upgrade
New platform upgrade provides enhanced experience on the go

SEOUL, Korea – October 18, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) upgrade to the Samsung GALAXY S, giving users access to new features, enhanced navigation applications and improved performance.

The Android 2.2 upgrade will be available via Kies, Samsung’s unique in-house software upgrade program. Kies can be downloaded at the Samsung mobile website (http://www.samsungmobile.com).

The GALAXY S is Samsung’s cleverly designed smartphone with a bright 4-inch SUPER AMOLED screen and a 1 GHz application processor, giving users an intelligent, immersive and integrated mobile experience. The Android 2.2 upgrade offers voice-controlled GPS through Google MapsTM with Navigation, faster performance by JIT(Just in Time) compiler. Additionally, further functionalities including Search in-browser, Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1, improved customization options will be provided with OS upgrade.

- Google MapsTM with Navigation: GPS navigation system with voice guidance
– Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1: Allow the web browser to make full use of the whole web
– Setup Wizard: Quickly customize the GALAXY S and access networks with ease
– Home Screen/Menu Preview and Edit : Preview by pinch-zoom
– Search in-Browser : Googleâ„¢, Translate, Wikipedia, Dictionary

The Android 2.2 upgrade will be available from the mid of October 2010 in the Nordic region and gradually rolled out to other European markets, Southeast Asia, the Middle East Asia, North America, Africa and rest of the world.

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  • Mj

    see and all you samsung phone owners were worried….tsk tsk tsk have a little faith sometimes.

  • T-Mobile Frisco

    Thank you Michael Jackson, you have risen back from the dead to remind us of faith.

  • Max Sandoval

    Sweet FroYo… YUM…

  • MacMan

    I never thought I would see it. Way to go samchung.

  • Matt

    Fantastic! Thanks to Samsung for making my friday even better :)

  • thehotbreadguy

    Anyone seeing it rolled out yet?

  • Allen Walker

    This concerns me. The “Nordic region” gets it first and North America is almost last on the list? Samsung needs to get their priorities straight.

    USA now, then worry about everyone else later if you feel like it.

    • Stromson

      Lots of people outside the USA, Allen; we aren’t the center of the world. I’m assuming they’re using the Nordic nations as pseudo test bed to see how their servers handle the load before rolling it out to larger populations. Unless you’re running a Euro unlocked, we’re still tethered to Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, etc actually bothering to be remotely timely about pushing it out.

  • debbie barnes

    Still no inkling of when it’ll be in the US

  • serpentor

    Sammy, wake me up when you have an actual release date.

  • mobile

    i skimmed down the site really quickly, saw the phone, and thought.. did Apple make a new phone?…
    looks like a 4 rip off… smh

    • Vinid

      Yes a black phone with a touch screen it must be an iphone wow your so dumb

      • Brt

        Why is he dumb? It looks exactly like the iphone! Look at the UI, are you people blind?

      • VZWer

        agreed and I work for VZW so I am hardly biased.

      • Jack

        Yes, just like the iPhone… but with a 4″ screen, incredibly vibrant superAMOLED screen, and an open source OS that is updated and improved constantly. Not so much like the iPhone after all!

      • Smh

        Yea cuz the iPhone is better.

  • mykie

    Press release site is down for me. Anyone else?

  • Stromson

    Why do I get the feeling “gradually rolled out” means “early 2011″ for NAM users?

  • Voice Of Experience

    They can give it a gummy bears and sprinkles on top of the Froyo and it still won’t save it from the fact that it’s a Samsung.

    In other words, don’t believe a word they say.

    And if you are dumb enough to believe what they say, it’s ok. Your phone will have stopped working long before Froyo gets to you.

    • MrBill

      You sound like Macman, go figure.

      • Voice Of Experience

        Beeeeep! Wrong!

        I’m not Macman and I’ve never owned an Apple Product in my life.

        Voice of Experience has owned Samsung Devices though. And if my word is not good enough, just remember what Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols was once quoted as saying.

        ….”Never trust a junkie or Samsung”

      • MrBill

        Please Note, I did say “Sound Like”.
        HTC and others have released bum units and have dropped updates altogether on some units.

        This is not exclusive to Samsung, or samchung as macman says in “Every” Samsung post. He has earned a reputation an deservedly so.

        It could be LG whom is several steps below them but you never hear it, its a personal grudge by some as noted an witnessed on the site..

        Only company out there that doesn’t screw up an make mistakes it one that never does anything in the first place.

  • Jason Lackey

    So, what are the odds of working GPS being included with this update?

    • rockinfigs

      not going to happen..according to samsung they tried to fix it once in the update and look what happened..it didnt work..samsung has no clue on how to fix the gps so we just have to dealwith it

      • Electrofreak

        Works fine on my Epic 4G. After the update GPS has been fast and dead-on accurate.

    • Seabass

      It’s fixed works really fast on my 2.2 Captivate. :)

  • JR

    Which means that our U.S. versions probably won’t get until the holidays

    • Daves Not Here

      What a crock!

      Samsung has no problems rolling out updates for it’s own Kimchi OS, but the rest of us have to twist in the wind.

      They do make great TV’s though.

  • Justin Case

    Since Samsung might actually get around to the update by the 4th Of July of next year, why don’t they try updating Aaron Rodgers playing status for Week 6 in the meantime.

  • http://www.careace.net CareAce.net

    Hey we just wrote a guide on how to update your GT-i9000 device right now regardless of country, through a registry hack with Kies. Check it out here ht tp : // bit . ly / bNP jMJ

  • Freak

    Ye ye, update available via KIES – maybe Samsung tell me first how to install this sh….y software on my PC?

  • Seabass

    I upgraded to my Froyo about an week ago and rooted ofcourse. Love the speedy litlle bastard it’s like having a new phone all over againg.

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