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[dilla]

Will Gingerbread be Android 2.3? | Android Central

 

[Pittsey]

New Android 2.2 Upgrade Announced for Samsung Galaxy S

Latest Platform upgrade provides enhanced experience on the go

LONDON , UK – October 21, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announces the Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) upgrade to the Samsung Galaxy S, giving users access to new features, enhanced navigation applications and improved, faster performance.

The super-slim Galaxy S is an award winning ultra-lightweight large screen Android smartphone. The Galaxy S features an incredible 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and a super-fast 1 GHz application processor, for an intelligent, immersive and integrated mobile experience. The Samsung Galaxy S has led the Android smartphone market since its UK launch this summer.

The Android 2.2 upgrade enhances the great experience of the Galaxy S, making even more of the processor speed, and the exclusive Super AMOLED screen.

The key benefits include:

Improved browser performance: enhances browsing, navigation and the 'pinch and zoom' feature

Enhanced user interface adding vivid colours and features to the android menu structure

Google Maps with Navigation: A GPS navigation system with voice guidance for a turn-by-turn navigation

Adobe Flash Player 10.1: the latest Flash Player for viewing video content

Enhanced user experience including message editing and the ability to save applications to memory card

Search in-browser: Google™, Translate, Wikipedia, Dictionary

Getting the upgrade

The Android 2.2 upgrade, will be available via Kies, Samsung's in-house software upgrade programme. Samsung has developed a brand new version of Kies which will be issued to make the upgrade experience as smooth as possible. The new version of Kies will be downloadable from Samsung Mobile UK - Home

Samsung will also be publishing video tutorials on how to upgrade, providing a step-by-step guide to the simple download process.

The Android 2.2 software is being fully tested with UK operators and the upgrade will be available in the UK from early November. We expect all operator versions of the software to be fully tested and downloadable by the end of November.

Simon Stanford, Managing Director, Mobile, Samsung UK and Ireland, comments; 'Samsung are committed to providing our customers with the best possible mobile experience, and this upgrade enhances the incredible features of the Galaxy S handset. We also want the upgrade process to be simple and hassle-free for customers, hence the new version of our Kies software and the step-by-step video guides.'

Looks like I may have to install Kies...

 

[Sebastian]

Samsung Kies has to be the worst software ever created.

 

[dilla]

Welp.

 

[dilla]

Oh my fucksy: Motorola Droid X And Droid 2 Overclocked To 2GHz [Video] : AndroidSPIN | Your No.1 source for Everything Android.

 

[dilla]

My God, this is insane. DROID X, DROID 2 over-clocked to a face melting 2.0GHz, [UPDATE] make that 3GHz « Boy Genius Report)

 

[Casey]

/\ I see your 2 GhZ and raise you to 3 GhZ!!! Fuck, that's insane.

DROID X, DROID 2 over-clocked to a face melting 2.0GHz, [UPDATE] make that 3GHz « Boy Genius Report

I'm surprised it's not melting lol.

 

[Casey]

lol we posted that at the same time

 

[dilla]

Haha, I was gonna say "I beat ya." But yeah, this is ridiculous. I hope this doesn't come with some stupid stipulation, other than voiding warranty and potentially melting your phone.

 

[dilla]

Looks more and more like GB will be 2.3, not 3.0.

Does that mean it won't be that major of a release and that 3.0 might be what separates the big boys from the pawns?

Android 2.3 'next major release,' says anonymous Google engineer -- Engadget

 

[S O F I]

How about something substantial and not for the sole purpose of jerking one's android penis?

like...

1. What's the best Android phone out right now?
2. What do you think will be the best Android phone out at the end of December?

 

[dilla]

What are you talking about?

 

[S O F I]

PC World says the Epic 4G is the best smart phone out. Someone must disagree. So?

 

[masta247]

I share their view. I think that the Galaxy S family is still the best at the moment, despite there being a few new and very nice phones. Don't know how the situation will look in December but I can't see anything awesome being planned for release in the nearest future.

 

[dilla]

Um. I think the Droid 2 and X are much better, especially the X. If you've read the recent articles in this thread, you'll see how bad ass the Droid X is. Absolutely amazing when overclocked.

If you can live without a keyboard, the Droid X is the best phone out anywhere. I'm not one for mobile internet speed so the 4G thing isn't big for me. Maybe when it's adopted in Chicago I'll look into it. And if the price isn't ridiculous. Or the plans aren't tiered. Neither look to happen soon.

Plus, looks like LTE rapes Sprint's shit anyway.

 

[Casey]

Gingerbread man signals pending announcement of Android 2.3 – Android and Me

t’s that time again. Another giant treat arrived at the Googleplex today, which means a new version of Android is just around the corner. A video was just uploaded to the Android Developers YouTube account which shows a giant Gingerbread man joining his friends FroYo, Eclair, Donut, and Cupcake.

As it was pointed out today, Gingerbread will likely become Android 2.3 and Honeycomb is expected to become Android 3.0 when it hits tablets next year. If history repeats itself we could have an official announcement on Android 2.3 features sometime next week. The FroYo statue appeared just one week before Google I/O where Android 2.2 was unveiled.

The Android 2.3 update is being called a major release, but it might not change the core experience as much as some expected. Most of the additions are said to be UI tweaks and we could see new services like video calling, Google Music, and maybe even Google Books.

We hear Samsung is currently working on a Google-experience phone with stock Gingerbread, which could be the first new phone to ship with the latest OS.

In addition to the new Samsung phone, most existing devices that already have Android 2.2 should eventually see Android 2.3 once the carriers get their hands on it. If you phone is still on Android 2.1 or earlier, don’t hold your breath waiting for an update (except the Galaxy S I’m hoping).

For those of you keeping track at home, after Gingerbread and Honeycomb are released the next versions to look out for are Ice Cream and Jelly Bean.

I sense an imminent SDK release.

How about something substantial and not for the sole purpose of jerking one's android penis?

like...

1. What's the best Android phone out right now?
2. What do you think will be the best Android phone out at the end of December?

1. G2, Epic 4G, Droid X, MyTouch HD (not yet in stores but will be in the next couple weeks), Droid 2 World Edition (again, not yet in stores but will be imminently)

2. HTC Merge, Samsung's alleged "Google Experience" device.

 

[dilla]

I wish my future was more certain so I would know whether or not to buy a DX if I have an upgrade next month.

 

[ARon]

I'm pretty interested to see what Android devices we get with a Tegra 2

 

[Sebastian]

Man im feeling like i miss out on something if i dont upgrade to 2.2. (and the future updates) but its such a pain in the ass to read through all the instructions and get this fucking thing to work eventually.

I just spent 2 hours searching the god damn internet for help regarding this stupid Kies software problem (its more like many problems, really). All i want is to plug in my phone, push 2 buttons and then it should update automatically.

I need to find me a friend who does that crap for me.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

^^ didnt realise it was that bad.