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2.2 Froyo for the Captivate Discussion

Actually, if it is OTA just wait for someone to post the update url (either here or at xda) and point your browser to it, and you should be good to go...
 
Neither of those are known at the time. Many people around here heard about the international version of the Galaxy S getting 2.2 on Sept. 23rd and just assumed that all Galaxy S phones were getting it then. This is not the case despite the fact that most seem to think so. Neither Samsung or AT&T have given any official word so for right now it is all speculation.
 
nybmx said:
Neither of those are known at the time. Many people around here heard about the international version of the Galaxy S getting 2.2 on Sept. 23rd and just assumed that all Galaxy S phones were getting it then. This is not the case despite the fact that most seem to think so. Neither Samsung or AT&T have given any official word so for right now it is all speculation.
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Boy wouldn't that be great if on Thursday we receive an alert saying there's a firmware update and it turns out to be GPS+2.2 update? Imagine how awesome we'd all think Samsung was. Awesomeness died when corporations took over the world. They stabbed it to death...and it took 6months for the blade to come down...
 
My desire for Froyo v2.2 has cooled a bit. Not that I'm not eager to upgrade, but in the meantime I've got Eclair nicely optimized. Running far better than I ever guessed it would, I'm quite pleasantly surprised. Reasonably fast, very stable and smooth I have no problems of consequence. The more I use Android the better I like it.
 
3gAndroid said:
My desire for Froyo v2.2 has cooled a bit. Not that I'm not eager to upgrade, but in the meantime I've got Eclair nicely optimized. Running far better than I ever guessed it would, I'm quite pleasantly surprised. Reasonably fast, very stable and smooth I have no problems of consequence. The more I use Android the better I like it.
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I'm guessing you're rooted and have done some kind of lag fix?
 
Endoran said:
I'm guessing you're rooted and have done some kind of lag fix?
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After fully optimizing my Droid X via rooting and many other mods, I decided to challenge myself to obtain maximum performance out of my Captivate without rooting it to start. After applying a one click lag fix, as well as several other tweaks, I must say it turned out quite nice.
 
I keep on seeing post about the GPS issue which I don't have a problem with;) Been using it for the past 3 days with no problem with locking on to sats
 
nybmx said:
Neither of those are known at the time. Many people around here heard about the international version of the Galaxy S getting 2.2 on Sept. 23rd and just assumed that all Galaxy S phones were getting it then. This is not the case despite the fact that most seem to think so. Neither Samsung or AT&T have given any official word so for right now it is all speculation.
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Does the upgrade to Froyo mean a new system installation with lost of all data and apps ect?
 
pamaguin said:
I keep on seeing post about the GPS issue which I don't have a problem with;) Been using it for the past 3 days with no problem with locking on to sats
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I have several friends with Captivates. We all went down to AT&T together. Two of us have not experienced an issue with GPS, so it's not all that are affected.
 
cjlister said:
Does the upgrade to Froyo mean a new system installation with lost of all data and apps ect?
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No, it will be like a windows update. It wont mess up or.delete anything.

Honestly, I am pretty confident we wont see it until close to the end of the year at earliest. I am pretty sure wee wont see the gps update this week either.
 
pamaguin said:
I keep on seeing post about the GPS issue which I don't have a problem with;) Been using it for the past 3 days with no problem with locking on to sats
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My Captivate GPS worked beautifully the first weekend I had it - on clear cloudless days - after taking 2 minutes for the first lock it would lock in about 5 seconds every time I turned the GPS back on. It worked great between two states - never lost the satellites once locked.

Later that week I tried to use it again on a slightly overcast night and the thing simply would not get a GPS lock - I actually arrived at my destination (maybe a 45 minute drive) reading turn-by-turn directions on the screen and the GPS was still trying to find satellites.

Maybe it is extremely sensitive to weather conditions? That could partially explain why people are having such varied results.
 
When will a week go by without someone asking when froyo is coming out?? Sorry...almost every 5 day or so, new thread about it.
 
The first week I had my phone- my GPS worked great...almost immediate lock, and accurate per visuals.

By beginning of week 3- locking my location was taking longer, and it was showing me to be up to 7 or 8 miles from where I really was- both work and at home. I did have the box ticked for use Wireless for apps.

My 30 day test drive was up on the 18th, and I returned mine. It was a good phone- but just didn't do it for me yet. I have cancelled my contract and gone back to my RAZR2 V9X on the $10/month family line until I see Captivate improvements- or if something better comes out.

I just wasn'r ready to lock in until I see improvements

Chris
cmt074 said:
My Captivate GPS worked beautifully the first weekend I had it - on clear cloudless days - after taking 2 minutes for the first lock it would lock in about 5 seconds every time I turned the GPS back on. It worked great between two states - never lost the satellites once locked.

Later that week I tried to use it again on a slightly overcast night and the thing simply would not get a GPS lock - I actually arrived at my destination (maybe a 45 minute drive) reading turn-by-turn directions on the screen and the GPS was still trying to find satellites.

Maybe it is extremely sensitive to weather conditions? That could partially explain why people are having such varied results.
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maikel33016 said:
cant wait for this this gps issue is killing me.
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reidcc said:
The first week I had my phone- my GPS worked great...almost immediate lock, and accurate per visuals.

By beginning of week 3- locking my location was taking longer, and it was showing me to be up to 7 or 8 miles from where I really was- both work and at home. I did have the box ticked for use Wireless for apps.

My 30 day test drive was up on the 18th, and I returned mine. It was a good phone- but just didn't do it for me yet. I have cancelled my contract and gone back to my RAZR2 V9X on the $10/month family line until I see Captivate improvements- or if something better comes out.

I just wasn'r ready to lock in until I see improvements

Chris
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Have Any of you tried this:

Fix for Samsung Galaxy (Vibrant, Captivate) GPS Problems

I did it, albeit my GPS works fine most of the time, I don't like AT&T forcing me to use Their idea of a good GPS server.
 
Sorry, I'm about to ask a newbie question :[ Is the ATT GPS different from the GPS that is notoriously known for not working on the Captivate?
 
The GalaxySsupport twitter account has just said that the statement, "Froyo will be available for Galaxy S phones in September" does not apply to US models.

In another tweet regarding the GPS fix for the Captivate, they said that they "have not heard anything that contradicts the statement made for September release."
 
mongstradamus said:
according to engadget there is no froyo till oct for galaxy s phones , so maybe not till nov or dec for captivate if we are lucky.

Samsung Mobile Spain pegs Galaxy S update for late October -- Engadget
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No offense, but your post isn't accurate. The information may just relate to customers in Spain. From the article itself:

"Samsung Mobile's Spanish division is now saying that the Galaxy S will be getting Froyo in "late October" through the Kies desktop app, though we don't know whether Espa
 
If Samsung had any plans on improving their image with their release of the Galaxy S line, they FAILED! This is making them look like a bunch of idiots!!!
 
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