Froyo goes live for AT&T’s Samsung Captivate

By on Feb 24, 2011 at 2:21 PM
mobile February 24, 2011

Sprint subscribers may have just been driven further into a frenzy by Samsung’s botched Froyo update for the Epic 4G, but Galaxy S users subscribed to AT&T will still be next to have a crack at the update they’ve been waiting for. Time will only tell, however, if this update will roll out smoothly or if it will suffer the same fate as its Epic counterpart. Samsung lists the following as key changes in the update:

  • USB Tethering
  • Mobile Hotspot
  • Flash 10.1 Support
  • Enhanced Microsoft Exchange Support (Auto-Discovery, Global Address list look-up, Increased Security Features,  and Exchange Calendars)
  • Speed and Performance Optimizations
  • Ability to Install Apps Directly to SDcard

More information and instructions on how to obtain and install the update can be found via the read link below.

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  • http://twitter.com/ekinnee Erick Kinnee

    First Samsung devices fail with the WP7 update, then they have to pull the update for the Sprint Epic. Just waiting to see how badly this update fails. #neveragainsamsung

  • Anonymous

    Chances are, this update will be pulled within a couple of days. I’m not normally a conspiracy theorist, but I think Samsung fracks up their updates on purpose for nefarious reasons.

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1001483324 Gerry Quaglia

      They suck, that’s the reason.

  • Sarahfailingusa

    Samsung, the Sarah Palin of phone manufacturers. Pleasing to the eye, but a clusterf*ck when it comes to the software.

    • Anonymous

      She needs a software upgrade desparately. At the very least, some sort of tweak so that she eliminates the run-on sentences that she always there uses along with the twisted Yoda, also.

  • StevenBacala

    Screw you samsung and At&t!! If it wasn’t for the outstanding DesignGears and his no-bloat Cognition ROM, I would have thrown this Captivate off the roof. Cognition made me love my phone again. Samsung is completely clueless. Seriously? Rolling out Froyo almost a freaking year after it was originally released?? last Samsung device I buy…EVER!!!!

    • Seabass

      I’m with ya man thanks to Cognition Rom but I just jumped the ship and keeping Crappy as my backup.

  • Subzerohf

    I am no fanboy of Android/Samsung devices. But I do hope this update go smoothly. We need some healthy competition against Apple.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1001483324 Gerry Quaglia

    Wonder how many Craptivates will be bricked today.

  • jp

    this is why I will not buy android. had a captivate and had to hack it to get the up to date software (finally it is available today) but now we are on to 2.3 and that may or may not happen. I’m sticking to the iphone and I am not a phanboy.

    • DaveD

      In a weird way I have to agree. I bought a used, rooted Captivate, and have been less than impressed coming from an iPhone. Makes me really rethink going back to iOS, and I hate iTunes and Apple.

      • Andyenf

        Thats funny I traded my 3gs for a capitvate, and I like it so much more, never thought I would leave my Iphone. I have mine rooted and have had Froyo for while now, and with one click lag fix it is much faster.

        I can do most all things my jailbroken Iphone could do and more. Just wish adroid had a larger app market.

      • DaveD

        Maybe that is what bugs me is the lag and the GPS. I might also be a casual user and not getting the full android experience. Maybe I will have to upgrade to 2.2 and install the lag fix and see what happens.

  • Stryker

    Will this update fix the GPS?

    • Sean

      nope mine still sucker. and where is the bluetooth voice dialing?

  • Nik5719

    Just updated the phone – no issues – works great

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR6HpRLyzMY Walter Sobchak

    I have 2 friends with this phone that have been patiently awaiting this update since I put a Froyo ROM on my OG Droid back in I think July?
    I wonder if there was some truth to Apple not letting AT&T update any phone to 2.2?

    • Gquaglia

      No, because the entire line of Galaxy S phone are in the same boat. Samsung is the problem. The iphone and Apple has nothing to do with this.

      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR6HpRLyzMY Walter Sobchak

        I guess as far as Galaxy phones are concerned yeah, Samsung is shady. The Vibrant on T-Mob got it like a month ago, and didn’t the international version get it a while before that?
        What about their other android phones though? Before the exclusivity agreement ended did they have a single current phone?

  • Anonymous

    Why can you not disable Geotagging in the stock camera??? That is a major issue with me.

  • eTrain

    It works! but Froyo is KILLING my battery

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