Last week we learned that the Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab might not receive a software update to Android 4.0, but then the company decided to take a second look at the situation after customers cried out. Details are still scarce, but reports are coming from Korea that Samsung might choose to compromise and offer the estimated 20 million Galaxy S owners a “value pack” that would include new features from Ice Cream Sandwich.
Samsung’s value pack is said to include improvements to multitasking, faster browsing speeeds, new homescreen widgets, and upgrades to the camera software. Specific Android 4.0 features like Android Beam and Face Unlock are also said to be in the works.
The Galaxy S originally launched with Android 2.1 (Eclair) and Samsung provided two major updates to Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Since the Nexus S already received an update to Android 4.0, it appears the Galaxy S has the hardware to run the latest version, but storage limitations would not allow the full TouchWiz experience that customers are accustomed to.
It’s unfortunate that Samsung might not upgrade these millions of devices to the latest version of Android, but at least they are still offering to support them with continued software updates. Hackers will still be able to flash custom Android 4.0 ROMs if they choose and the average customer will soon be eligible for an upgrade, as the original Galaxy S will be 2 years old next summer.
Let us know if you are still holding onto a Samsung Vibrant, Captivate, Epic 4G, or Fascinate. Are you satisfied with a possible “value pack” software upgrade?
Update: As pointed out by several readers, xda-developers has another translation of a Korean report that says the “value pack” might still be considered ICS-lite. We await official confirmation.
Via: Unwired ViewSource: Daum.net (Korean)
Taylor is the founder of Android and Me. He resides in Austin and carries the Verizon Galaxy Nexus as his daily device. Ask him a question on Twitter or Google+ and he is likely to respond. Tagged#Android 4.0#android updates#popular#Samsung#samsung captivate#samsung epic 4g#samsung fascinate#samsung galaxy s#samsung vibrant 91 Comments Join the discussion!Sort by DateRating 
47ralphwiggum1 12/28/11 1:31 PM Thumb upThumb down 0is it less work than having to rewrite certain drivers for 4.0?
Reply 47ralphwiggum1 12/28/11 1:33 PM Thumb upThumb down -1though their hummingbird chip in the Galaxy S line uses the same gpu as the TI OMAP 4, the “preferred” platform for Android 4.0.
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7scores87 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0But the CPU in the SOC is completely different, A8 vs A9 and single core vs dual core, the only thing they have in common is the GPU but is clocked at a slower speed on galaxy s phones
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97goncalossilva 12/28/11 1:38 PM Thumb upThumb down +5Less work: yes. The same result: not at all.
Reply 47ralphwiggum1 12/28/11 1:41 PM Thumb upThumb down +3Ya, I mean wouldn’t the more sensical “compromise” be releasing Android 4.0 without TouchWiz rather than an enhanced Android 2.3?
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98BetterWithRoot 12/28/11 1:51 PM Thumb upThumb down +5I say we call it 2.3+
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65LukeT32 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down -3How about upgrade my girl friends continuim to GB!
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6RRR 17 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0less work or more work they must support devices for at least two years. period. no excuses.
don’t sit just trolling here, show them your collective uproar, sign the petition, see details in theexel great post at the bottom.
ReplyHey, I’m still rocking the Nexus One. I’m not getting an update either. Its good to see that Samsung is still supporting these phones. It stinks that they wont be seeing ICS though.
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JoshuaGuest 12/28/11 1:36 PM Thumb upThumb down +11Would be nice if they did away with some of the other junk (Touchwiz) taking up all the room.
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12Steve Barry 12/28/11 2:14 PM Thumb upThumb down +10Would be nice for us, as we remove it anyway, but there are a few features of TW that are actually pretty decent. You gotta remember, these companies target the masses, not us, who are enthusiasts. The masses don’t really know what touchwiz is, what it does, or anything of the sort. However, if all of a sudden they got a new update and it was pure Android 4.0, while the minority of us ‘hackers’ would be THRILLED, the majority (again, their target audience) of people would be pissed as all of a sudden their phone doesn’t work the way it did, or they can’t do certain things they were able to before.
Gotta remember, while we peruse the sites like XDA and it may seem like everyone wants all AOSP, we’re still in the minority, not the majoirty.
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5dejay 12/28/11 3:55 PM Thumb upThumb down +1Steve i can understand what your saying but i disagree. There are many ways around this, including focusing on making touchwiz more of a launcher app rather then a skin on the OS. Consumers would much rather a phone that is actaully supported for the 2 yrs there stuck with the phone then keep something because you already know how to use it. If theres not enough room for including touchwiz then they should make a video showing the average consumer what ICS would look like on there device and how to use it and allow them the choice to update or stay with touchwiz. Also dont u think if they have recieved enough complaints to rethink the situation that the “average consumer” is clearly unhappy. Or even offering both, there are multiple custom roms available to upgrade to 4.0 for the capivate, so how about you work out a deal with the devolpers to package ICS for an offical update and allow consumers to choose which they want. I mean the solutions to this problem are endless, samsung just needs to actaully care for any of them to work.
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19AmericanJedi001 12/28/11 4:12 PM Thumb upThumb down +1Dejay, you’re right on the money! I say give us full ICS 4.x.x (whatever the current release is by then), and TouchWiz should be a launcher app. Bam, problem solved.
Reply RoyGuest 12/28/11 1:36 PM Thumb upThumb down +7I gave up on them updating the phone. I am already running Android 4.0.3 on my vibrant. If the modding community can do it, so can Samsung.
Reply Gr8RayGuest 12/28/11 2:15 PM Thumb upThumb down +4Yeah… how’s the GPS on that? And 911?
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92kazahani 18 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0My Vibrant’s GPS won’t even work at all. Sucks.
Also, I never heard anything about a Gingerbread update for my phone. Anyone know where to get it?
Reply 47ralphwiggum1 12/28/11 1:37 PM Thumb upThumb down -1And just to comment 3 in a row, their original Galaxy S might be turning 2, but they continued to release Galaxy S-ish phones until very recently. TMobile had the Galaxy S 4G released earlier this year, and Verizon just got the Galaxy S-ish Stratosphere a couple months ago, not to mention the Charge earlier this year.
ReplyTo add to this (as my gf has Stratosphere) this is the only current LTE slider on Verizon, still being very heavily pushed and marketed at least until d4 comes out.
Reply @marcoc2Guest 12/28/11 1:37 PM Thumb upThumb down +4XDA has posted an recent article which pointed out that the Value Pack is ICS-Based http://t.co/zy4lPPdv
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56pmex83 12/28/11 1:40 PM Thumb upThumb down +6SG S owners are getting jipped
Reply 98BetterWithRoot 12/28/11 1:43 PM Thumb upThumb down +10value pack ≠ ICS
ICS = ICS
ICS > Touchwiz
Lesson over
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16ddpacino 12/28/11 2:57 PM Thumb upThumb down +4I owned an Epic, and loved TouchWiz more than my previous Evo and Sense. 2.3′s stock interface was okay, but 4.0 is worlds better than them all. And from the looks of ICS-inspired Sense and TouchWiz leaks, they are TRASH compared to stock 4.0.
There really isn’t any additional skinning needed. Matias did the damn thang!
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20Logan Edwards 12/28/11 1:43 PM Thumb upThumb down +2Good for Samsung if they release some goodies, but I will be flashing a stable ICS rom from xda or the CM team.
Reply pranavGuest 12/28/11 1:45 PM Thumb upThumb down -4Will Samsung Galaxy S+ get ICS??
Reply Bryan BestGuest 12/28/11 1:47 PM Thumb upThumb down 0It stinks that I won’t get the full ICS update. I would rather they dump Touchwiz and get the full ICS update. At least my Epic 4G is getting better treatment than my Samsung Moment.
Reply 19AmericanJedi001 12/28/11 4:17 PM Thumb upThumb down +2Hey Bryan, I don’t know if you keep up with the Epic forums on XDA, but we just got officially accepted by CyanogenMod! I’ve been using it for a month or so now, and it’s awesome. Check out the Epic forums at http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=713 and the Epic CM7 topic at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1299621
ReplyWhat i want to know is if my wife’s OG Tab will EVER get an update. It’s like they manufacutred it and was like, “whatever, whatever I do what I want! I smoke crack and hate the first gen Tab.”
Reply 98BetterWithRoot 12/28/11 1:53 PM Thumb upThumb down 0“You don’t know me. You don’t know me. You ain’t my daddy, you can’t tell me what to do”
Reply“I roll with 10 gangs and we only commit hate crimes… against the 1st Gen Galaxy Tab.”
ReplyDoes Samsung have OceanMarketting (OceanStratagy?) running their PR or something?
Reply 98BetterWithRoot 12/28/11 2:01 PM Thumb upThumb down +1Son, I been wwebsite as on the internet…
ReplyCompletely off topic, but have you seen some of that dude’s tweets since this has all exploded? you’ve got to freaking be kidding me
Reply 98BetterWithRoot 12/28/11 4:04 PM Thumb upThumb down 0no i haven’t. i will have to check that out. got his twitter handle?
ReplyLast I knew, he changed to @OceanStratagy – Yes STRATAGY.
I’m pretty sure now that it’s a fake, but @oceanstretagy is the one I saw retweeted earlier…really just childish stuff…
98BetterWithRoot 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0Thank you for the info!
Sean KGuest 12/28/11 1:57 PM Thumb upThumb down +4Although Gingerbread was released for the Galaxy S it did not make it’s way through all the carrier filters to all of the variants. T-Mobile Vibrants, for example, are still on Froyo. Most users who really want ICS would rather have it without TouchWiz anyway. I think we can all understand that Samsung has agreements with the carriers, but after a year they should be able to release updates to their phone unhindered by carriers.
Any improvements are welcome, but a true ICS upgrade should be available for a phone with these specs.
VIbrant user.
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6crazy-4-android 12/28/11 1:58 PM Thumb upThumb down 0The value pack is better than nothing, but I agree with BetterWithRoot. They should take out Touch Wiz and replace it with Android 4.0. People will get used to it and appreciate it in the end.
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85redraider133 12/28/11 2:11 PM Thumb upThumb down 0Getting rid of touchwiz would solve all these problems and make for quicker updates
Reply 98BetterWithRoot 12/28/11 4:06 PM Thumb upThumb down +4I heard that getting rid of Touchwiz will cure world hunger.
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21cherrytree 12/28/11 2:12 PM Thumb upThumb down 0This would suck! I want the taste of ice cream sandwich on my SGS!
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2wyatt 12/28/11 2:23 PM Thumb upThumb down -1the first rule of android phone… Samsung will never give you timely updates.
the second rule of android phone…. Samsung updates are never worth it.
5dejay 12/28/11 4:00 PM Thumb upThumb down 0aint that the truth, everyone remember back in jan or feb when they said they would be releasing gingerbread updates soon haha well going on a yr later and still no gingerbread either. If samsung has proven anything to consumers its that all they care about is selling the most phones at all cost!
Reply 85redraider133 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down +2The epic and fascinate have gb… Not to mention the fascinate was pretty much the red headed step child. Blame it on the carriers. They all had gb leaks so it is your carrier slowing down or not releasing it at all.
ReplyIt’s a shame that they won’t be bringing ICS, but it’s nice to see that they will make an effort to improve on the experience. I’m just hoping that my Epic 4G Touch is updated in a timely manner.
Reply DerekGuest 12/28/11 2:40 PM Thumb upThumb down 0Just release pure 4.0, no TW crap!! I’m running 4.0.3 from Team Hacksung right now and it’s great and still have over 50MB free in the ROM partition of the phone.
Reply Cmack55Guest 12/28/11 2:41 PM Thumb upThumb down -1Why can’t they just release it without Touchwiz? Features like Facebook contacts syncing with my phone contacts have never worked right from day one on my Epic4g, anyways. I have always used Go Launcher for my launcher from day one anyways. All of those lame widgets on Touchwiz are useless. Just give me pure ICS. That will be good enough for me
ReplyHow can a phone that is technically identical to the nexus s which already got the 4.0 update not get the update!? As a matter of fact phones like my MT4G are not listed as getting the update but the LG made mytouch will be and that is inferior to both of phones I mentioned
ReplySeems to me that when planning out a new fone, you would consider the future and put in enough storage space just in case the fone outlives the current operating system especially when previous fones could not be upgraded due to lack of space(so they say)…
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13TruFactz 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0Like The Sensation’s 4GB…….Three of which is unusable…..and the one thats exclusive for apps
ReplyBetter then nothing.
Reply DannoTekGuest 12/28/11 3:19 PM Thumb upThumb down -1I thought Cyanogen for the Vibrant did not have 911 functionality?
I want to root and try CM9, but if 911 doesn’t work…..
19AmericanJedi001 12/28/11 4:21 PM Thumb upThumb down 0I know that CM7 for the Epic just recently fixed E911 functionality, they may have collaborated with the Vibrant devs… Oops, I just realized you’re talking about CM9, not CM7–that’s a whole ‘nother ball of wax!
Replyjt / team hacksung got it working on the Fascinate, should be possible.
ReplyI’ll give Samsung props for at least trying to work with their customer base, but on the other hand, this is why my next phone will be from the Nexus line. Of course, that’s another year and a half away…….Until then I’ll make due with Roms.
Reply 5dejay 12/28/11 4:03 PM Thumb upThumb down 0taoRenCe the only reason samsung is even talking about this now is because of people like me who have spent every day since ICS came out complaining on twitter and other services about there lack of service, finally enough people have voiced there anger for samsung to actually listen.
Reply RPRGuest 12/28/11 3:57 PM Thumb upThumb down +1Okay so where does that leave me if i have a galaxy S Samsung Continuum still stuck on 2.1?
We can’t even get them to release a 2.2 upgrade!! Will this value pack apply to me?
Reply DerekGuest 12/28/11 4:13 PM Thumb upThumb down 0No. I’m on AT&T and my Captivate was only upgraded to 2.2 from AT&T. Had to root and go get gingerbread and ICS on my own.
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96Nathan D. 12/28/11 4:06 PM Thumb upThumb down 0Well it better then nothing right?
Reply 5dejay 12/28/11 4:09 PM Thumb upThumb down 0Companies like Samsung need to step up and say ENOUGH to the carriers of the US. They need to remember that the Carriers need them in order for there businesses to profit. I bet if Samsung told ATT they werent going to produce phones for them anymore they would change there tune real quick (btw since ATT still uses GSM anyone interested in a samsung phone could still buy oversees). We ALL most remember this is ATT’s fault as well!!!
Reply 13TruFactz 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down -1its not the carriers fault, you read it, STORAGE LIMITATIONS preventing the MANUFACTURER’S SKIN from using it.
ReplyWhen will they learn that they would be better off without forcing custom skins on their phones, if they really want to differentiate themselves they should drop Touchwiz and make pure Android phones.
ReplyHave the Epic 4G, the Nexus S, and Galaxy Nexus (gadget addict). Not bothered by lack of ICS for Epic 4G. Even if I did not have the S, or Galaxy Nexus, I would not be overly disappointed. I respect other opinions, but I do not assume an upgrade to the next version is included with the purchase unless the vendor specifically promised the upgrade in their PR / advertising. I do expect the vendor to fix bugs, and security problems, but the next version, although welcome, is frosting on the cake for me.
I like the TouchWiz enhancements (Sense as well). Although the Galaxy Note is on the ICS upgrade list, it is already my favorite phone with TouchWiz enhanced Gingerbread. Taking nothing away from the Galaxy Nexus which is also a super device, I like the Note better. Of course, your mileage may vary.
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11alexanderharri3 12/28/11 4:31 PM Thumb upThumb down 0In other words – ICS…but with less Ice Cream.. I take this as a “Don’t get your hopes up” message for any specific ICS feature…
ReplyI would be happy with Open-sourced drivers and RIL.
Reply Biggie70Guest 12/28/11 5:05 PM Thumb upThumb down 0I still have the Vibrant and it’s time for a update. My contract isn’t up until the summer and If they are really coming out with a galaxy S3 then I’m going to hold out until then.
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69donger 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0ICS please.
Reply FulamanGuest 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0I’m a U.S. Galaxy S owner (original Galaxy S which this article is talking about, and to be more precise of the Verizon brand the Fascinate). I say root your phones and get either CM9 (ICS) or wait on MIUI v4 ICS. They will be much smoother and faster than any ROM Samsung will put out.
Samsung already made a huge mistake with the original Galaxy S series by making them lagtastic monsters. They released them on top of an RFS filesystem as opposed to EXT4, who the heck does that? The phone was never really truly as fast as it should have been given it’s impressive chipset at the time.
In short, Root your phone and enjoy, don’t waste time on Samsuck.
Reply hal6666Guest 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down +1Galaxy S1 is already 18 months old phone.
It was released at 2010. 6.
There is no other company upgrade their year 2010 device for android 4.0(ICS) update.
Samsung is only company who support year 2010 device upgrade.
HTC, Sony Ericsson, Moto and All other Android manufactures are same.
There is no upgarde for year 2010 models.
1. Official HTC facebook
facebook . com/notes/htc-uk/ice-cream-sandwich-android-40-updates-for-htc-handsets/300698153293006
; No ICS(android 4.0) upgrade for year 2010 model.
2. Official Sony Ericsson Blog
blogs.sonyericsson . com/products/2011/12/21/ice-cream-sandwich-coming-to-2011-xperia%E2%84%A2-smartphones-from-end-marchearly-april-2012/
; No ICS upgrade for year 2010 model.
3. Official announcement from motorola
motorola . com/blog/2011/12/07/motorola-update-on-ice-cream-sandwich/
; No ICS upgrade for year 2010 model.
There is no other android OEM upgrade ICS for year 2010(and older) models.
Samsung is only comapny who support ICS upgrade for 18 months old phone.
In addition, They already serviced 2 times OS upgrade for Galaxy S1.
94Sean the Electrofreak 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down +1I have an Epic 4G and honestly I could care less since Cyanogenmod just got made official for my phone a couple days ago. So I’ll be rockin’ ICS with CM9!
Reply FulamanGuest 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0exactly that’s what I’m going to do with my Fascinate gogo rootzwiki.com us Galaxy S owners shouldn’t be complaining but be rejoicing. Since after a year the phone loses its warranty we can root and have fun with our phones all we want.
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65Anthony Massingham 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0I’d like a pack which gives you the option to remove touchwiz and run stock android instead. That’d be neat.
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4mikeaperian 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down -1I just bought a Galaxy S2. Does this mean I will not get the ICS update, or does Samsung mean the Galaxy original? It’s a little foggy to me…..
Reply 13TruFactz 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0Storage Limitations?????? TouchWiz???? HOW BOUT DROPPING IT SAMMY!!!!!!!!!!!! DO SOMETHING THAT STANDS OUT FROM EVERYBODY ELSE AND TAKE “THE WIZ” OUT HUH??????
Replysince my samsung vibrant never got gingerbread i’m not expecting anything. samsung gave us one update to froyo 6months after the phone came out. after that they dropped support for it. so six months of support is all we got.
Reply OrenGuest 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0Not happy to say the least. that’s trying to throw us a bone to quiet us down. That’s no way for a company to treat its customers. if they don’t pick themselves up and come up with a proper ICS update, even if it means clearing touchwiz from it, I know that my next phone will not be a samsung. and it won’t take long to switch either.
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73Hall Lo 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0lol if you want ics on your galaxy s then root your fone and install custom roms :)
Reply rob fGuest 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down +1ICS??? Good luck Those of us who bought the Vibrant never even got an official Gingerbread update. The rest of the world got it, even obscure little regional companies. After 11 years with T Mobile, I bailed on my contract and will pay the termination fee . I went to Vverizon and the Galaxy Nexus. I am not happy with Samsung, but at least this phone should get updates as long as the hardware will support it,
ReplyI actually don’t mind Touchwiz, although not my preferred UI. I have a Vibrant and use custom roms anyway, but my wife who also has a Vibrant keeps hers stock. So even this few updates would be huge for improving her experience. Even though I would LOVE to see the real ICS experience on our phones, I still would appreciate the other option.
ReplyI have a Samsung Captivate, and I still haven’t seen the “major update” to 2.3 that the article refers to. Samsung and AT&T have really bungled this phone, making mistakes all along the way. From ridiculous OS lockdowns (like hiding the non-market apps option) to the incredibly delayed update to Froyo, it has been a bad experience for an Android fan. It’s not even that great of a phone – the battery life is less than a full day at work, the touchscreen lags like crazy.
When my contract is up, I will be switching carriers and phone manufacturers.
wend wengGuest 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0http://www.wendycellphone.com/samsung-series_assembly-lcd-digitizer.html
Replyif it’s ICS without Touchwiz then it’s a WIN!!!
Reply theexelGuest 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down +3We have gotten no news of any kind of update for our Samsung Vibrants. No Gingerbread update, not even a small 2.2.1 update, and I honestly believe that’s just plain wrong. This has nothing to do with this phone being too slow or too old to run Gingerbread, heck.. it can even run Ice Cream Sandwich. And before you stop reading, no.. this isn’t one of those threads that is just posted to complain, we have to do something about this. Maybe some people don’t care for an update, maybe some don’t understand what an actual OFFICIAL update could do for us users and devs. The lack of support for this device from both T-Mobile and Samsung has been horrible. Ask a representative from T-Mobile about an update, they’ll say; Oh, It’s coming.. Samsung is working on it. Ask a representative from Samsung about an update, they’ll say; It’s being worked on.. no ETA. So now, either both of the companies are clueless of their own product, and honestly don’t know what is going on, or they just won’t give us a straight.. ‘No, you won’t be getting an update.’ which I think is dumb. I got hooked on Android because of it’s openness, the support and the community. One of the only major updates that we got was through KIES, it wasn’t even OTA. Maybe most of you don’t care, but T-Mobile and Samsung should do right by us. I don’t care about getting the latest and the greatest, I honestly would respect both Samsung and T-Mobile more if they gave us a straight answer.
So, what I’m asking is.. please help us by signing this petition and spreading the link wherever you can, because we have the power to fight this, we have the numbers and we can do it. This phone isn’t super old, it’s one of the best phones I’ve owned. Samsung did a great job with it, but that gives them no reason to stop supporting it. I got this on a two year contract, they should atleast support it for two years, and simply because it’s in the Android spirit.
Link here: http://www.change.org/petitions/sams…cream-sandwich
Please feel free to spread it on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, anywhere you see fit! If we get some headline news on Android blogs and sites, that’d be great, too!
Samsung and T-Mobile, we need an answer.
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11clocinnorcal 12 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0While I don’t use the tmo/samsung builds of the OS, I do wish they would keep their devices updated at least the length of time my contract is. This problem is more Tmobile than Samsung. Sammy released their code for GB a while back. Its up to Tmo to bring it to our Vibrants. And while I have rooted and flashed many roms for this phone, only the 2.2 versions are completely stable. GB and CM7 roms are great but they will never completely iron out certain bugs (gps, 911) until the Vibrant builds are released from tmo/samsung. Cyanogen states they are not supporting any future builds for the Vibrant due to the 911 issue.
Whatever Samsung decides to do with this ICS debacle, I’m almost certain this really only pertains to the International version. Relying on US carriers on this issue is a gamble at best.
20Oskar Wismierski 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down 0All that’s left is flashing a custom rom ;) They already have early stages of ICS working on galaxy S so it won’t be long until a more stable version comes ;)
Replydo Nexus updates come from Google or the phone manufacturer? Where will Galaxy Nexus updates come from I wonder?
Reply Lux143Guest 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0I have never had such left in the dust service until i bought my galaxy s. Updates never came, or arrived 6 months later than we were told. horrible horrible compatibility for software apps etc..
I’m so glad there is such a huge modding community for roms and kernels otherwise i would have hated this phone.
16Numbertwo 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0Does this include the galaxy s 4g from tmobile?
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59OpenIntro 14 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0Maybe this is somewhat naive, but why doesn’t Samsung (or other companies) utilize the genius Android community, like on XDA, to create an ICS ROM for them? Maybe hire someone as a freelancer or maybe hold a contest. There are positives and negatives here, but it seems like it would be a good option for them since they don’t feel like it deserves the time spent, yet there are people willing to spend the time!
Reply 11clocinnorcal 12 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0Samsung needs to write the code for it because Samsung built the phone. Devs at XDA are genius’s but even they need Samsung to release the initial build for the phone before getting started. Besides, cyanogen roms are pretty much what you just described, plus they are pretty much Vanilla builds to boot!!
Reply Marv OppenheimGuest 13 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0I am so annoyed with Samsung for not upgrading its OS that when my contract is over, I am going to an Iphone.
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