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I5700 Galaxy Spica/lite officially gets Android 2.1

some body needs to join the german android site and ask if the have updated to 2.1 officaly with nps I would do it but I don't no german
 
got-petrol said:
some body needs to join the german android site and ask if the have updated to 2.1 officaly with nps I would do it but I don't no german
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It writes very clear, in that thread, that they have done the update with Odin, using the instructions from samdroid.net.

You people, just just be patient. The update will come eventually, otherwise there would not have been that much firmwares leaked from Samsung.
 
dancat said:
It writes very clear, in that thread, that they have done the update with Odin, using the instructions from samdroid.net.

You people, just just be patient. The update will come eventually, otherwise there would not have been that much firmwares leaked from Samsung.
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You are right patience is the key when we go for a handset from companies like samsung who release a software which doesn't recognize their own handset. Do they have a Q-team inside the organization?

Anyway I bought it in india without any tie-up with carrier and it cost only 12400 INR which is equivalent to 202.3 euro or 273 USD($). This help me to dispose it any time through ebay.
 
svkndv said:
You are right patience is the key when we go for a handset from companies like samsung who release a software which doesn't recognize their own handset. Do they have a Q-team inside the organization?

Anyway I bought it in india without any tie-up with carrier and it cost only 12400 INR which is equivalent to 202.3 euro or 273 USD($). This help me to dispose it any time through ebay.
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Do you have any idea since when the HTC Hero users are waiting for 2.1 update? Or other users with other devices?

As far as i know, the only phone that got an update to 2.1 is the Nexus one and it got the update from 2.0 to 2.1.

As for the disposing, you can do anything you want. Nobody stops you, it is a free world ;).
 
dancat said:
Do you have any idea since when the HTC Hero users are waiting for 2.1 update? Or other users with other devices?

As far as i know, the only phone that got an update to 2.1 is the Nexus one and it got the update from 2.0 to 2.1.

As for the disposing, you can do anything you want. Nobody stops you, it is a free world ;).
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I didn't mean to dispose out of frustration. I meant to say that i do not have carrier tie-up(=freedom) and this device is the cheapest capacitive device available in india so that i will get a good resale value(=opportunity) currently.
 
svkndv said:
I didn't mean to dispose out of frustration. I meant to say that i do not have career tie-up(=freedom) and this device is the cheapest capacitive device available in india so that i will get a good resale value(=opportunity) currently.
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This is true. I also got it because it was the cheapest device i could find with that specifications. And i am really happy with it.

Anyway, i am keeping an eye on the german forum, and on the update business and i will let you know as soon as something changes ;)


Have a nice day!
 
This is exactly why I kept my iPhone, why I love my iPhone and gave my Spica to my girlfriend!

Whenever an update is coming from Apple, I get it right away. And I can actually download paid apps without rooting the phone og support pirating (I live in Norway, and Market only have free apps here).

Yes, iPhone has its problems to, and is kind of a closed solution, but everything works as announced, and the device + os gives me more presicion.

When software and hardware's not built for eachother this kind of things can happen, sad but true!
 
android market not giving you paid apps has nothing to do with samsung tho :)
I myself am also missing the option to get paid apps (Belgium)...

The only major downside for me about the spica is just this, the PC software
(that and a somewhat slow tilting)
 
Insomni said:
android market not giving you paid apps has nothing to do with samsung tho :)
I myself am also missing the option to get paid apps (Belgium)...

The only major downside for me about the spica is just this, the PC software
(that and a somewhat slow tilting)
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Well you will be happy to know, that once 2.1 comes the tilting is much snappier and the phone is recognized with kies, so you can copy files to the phone and sync calendars or whatever you want to do with it. :)

Personally I don't know what use does the pc studio have even if it worked properly? I have my contacts, calendar and everything else in the cloud, and if I want to transfer files I just take the sd card out and stick it in my computer.

As to the paid apps problem I'm sure google will eventually make it possible to download them in any country. While waiting for that to happen the net is floating of them.

And by the way comparing the spica to iphone doesn't even make sense since it's more than twice the price, even though the hardware is pretty much the same.
 
If we knew when the handset is released on 3, this would help us know a date.

As NPS should be able to repair problematic software and reflash.
 
I have been reading this forum (and others) regarding upgrade to 2.1 for some days now.
I am also eagerly waiting for 2.1 to come but then let's not forget that 1.5 isn't too bad. I have simply fell in love with Android. Lots of awesome free apps and a wonderful User Experience.

so just enjoy and wait for the upgrade to come... then enjoy more with a new experience [:)]
 
Gurdeep.Singh.Mander said:
Thanks. Thats great!

But how do I connect to some particular Tor Relay from Tor? I can get the Relay IP but I can't find the port number from the description. Basically I have to use both IP & Port to connect to SOCKS4/5. Also, is it possible to tunnel traffic through some particular relay from within Tor itself? Any Idea?
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well... Tor is tricky a little bit ;) did you try to find your answers in its docs?
i'm pretty sure that it is possible to decide whitch Tor Relay to use ;) yesterday i'd managed to use German and French one

the port should be at localhost 9050 as far as i remember, but you can change it in settings. here http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/29/configure-tor-to-use-a-specific-country-as-an-exit-node/ and here http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/proxies/115467-force-tor-use-only-us-relays.html you can find some help :)

and don't forget to turn off proxy-authentication
 
well... this message is beeing sent via proxy server in Germany using Tor ;)
and the Samsung site 'thinks' i'm in... Germany :D

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but NPS doesn't get the update anyway (cannot connect to server) :(
 

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if you look one any of the samsung sites there no update yet to update to as its not been put on yet. we got to wait untill It get put on the samsung sites that's why it will not connect to the servers
 
@ maciunio

Well I did go through local docs but couldn't find anything useful on how to use some particular relay from list of relays. May be I had overlooked something.:rolleyes:

Well, that sounds cool, will give it a try. Thanks.

BTW I used proxifier and the results were identical
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-lite/56269-fooling-nps-pull-upgrades-off-german-servers.html


@got-petrol

Convinced. This seems to be least required to even fool NPS. The reason why I wanted to give it a try, I heard someone from Germany having success upgrading ... at some forum I guess I landed earlier :rolleyes:
 
with all the logistics behind getting the phones to a store, i doubt they'll have it if their release version wasn't finished atleast for over a week or 2
 
It seems that NPS update begins to work

Samsung Galaxy Spica: Android-2.1-Update im Test - News - CHIP Handy Welt

google translate
From now owners of the Samsung I5700 Spica Galaxy offers the latest Android release for free download. So far, the phone worked with the restricted 1.5-OS (cupcake). The update to the modern 2.1-platform (Eclair) provides better performance and include additional camera settings.

How, where
The fresh firmware is theoretically loaded on the new PC Sync to the Galaxy Spica, which lies on the manufacturer's website. In practice, the update but not quite as simple - the experts of the CHIP mobile world have tried it.

Next silent on Samsung's support site that an update on Android 2.1 is present for the Galaxy Spica. In addition, the update works better on the program, PC Studio ', which is also available for downloading. In addition, the direct reference is missing, the cell phone store data as a backup on your computer.

Camera: Much more comfortable. Known how
Before the update be noted that the cell phone under "Settings - Information" uncheck "Only as a mass storage" and disabled "USB debugging" under "Applications" / "development" is checked. Cell phone via USB cable to connect to the PC, open PC studio - and ... During the first update procedure fails, run smoothly with our review sample, the second attempt. The new firmware is downloaded and unpacked.

When the software finally starts to install the update again Spica, the phone will restart automatically and the only option for mass storage enabled - our Windows XP machine reports a new mass storage. Shortly thereafter, informed us the PC Studio software that would not connect to the phone over and now would have the option of "disaster recovery" using the PC Studio. There is after all the instructions to remove the battery to be reinstated and the Spica turn with a special key combination again. Big sigh of relief: It is now easily contain old update.

First impressions
Immediately after the fall update us on some pleasant news. This allows the keypad to resolve more quickly and directly from standby to activate and deactivate the silent mode. The Android keyboard responds better for our taste. Essentially the camera options have been improved and provided with numerous new features. Thus, the digicam is now fairly intuitive to use. (fgo / wh)

so its out in germany going to try mine i bet it will not work

update
no its not been put on the english server yet but it means theres light at the end of the tunnel and the update is comming soon
 
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