SAMSUNG GALAXY USERS> Must Read!

[Koshedl]

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Today Samsung announced that its line of Galaxy S phones, one of the most popular Android phone models of 2010, will not get Google's latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich.That means ~10 million people who bought the phone are going to be stuck on the outdated version 2.3 Gingerbread (or 2.2 Froyo in many cases) until they decide to drop more cash on a new phone.
It also means Samsung is basically throwing its pledge to the Android "Alliance" that it will keep devices released within 18 months updated with the latest version of the OS out the window.
Why?
Samsung says its hardware isn't powerful enough to support Ice Cream Sandwich and its TouchWiz skin for Android. (TouchWiz is the extra layer of design Samsung adds to its Android phones. It looks a lot like iOS.)
This is awful news. Samsung just made Google look really stupid for ever claiming that Android devices will start getting on a somewhat unified update cycle, similar to what iPhone and Windows Phone users enjoy now.
It also demonstrates the inherent problem in Android phone manufacturers customizing the OS to the point where you can barely recognize Google's original intentions for design and functionality. Those skins are such a tax on a phone's hardware that it cripples functionality and makes it so all but the newest phones miss out on updates. So far, Samsung only guarantees Ice Cream Sandwich for its Galaxy S II phones. The Nexus S, which is also made by Samsung and shares similar hardware specs as many Galaxy S phones, will get the Ice Cream Sandwich update, but only because it uses a pure version of Android without the TouchWiz skin.Motorola only guarantees it for its latest Droid Razr. And HTC will issue Ice Cream Sandwich for the Rezound some time next year.
What a horrible time to buy any Android phone that isn't a Nexus-branded device. Buying a Galaxy Nexus right now seems to be the only way to guarantee you're going to get future Android updates. Otherwise you could be waiting months, a year, or (most likely) never before Samsung or whoever made your phone decides it's time for an update.
Therein lies one of the biggest problems with an open source OS like Android. Just because Android is splintered across devices from several manufacturers like Samsung, HTC, and Motorola is no excuse for Google not to make sure they'll be ready for future updates.
Look at Microsoft. Every single Windows Phone is eligible for the latest version of Windows Phone 7, even if the phone was released more than a year ago. That's because Microsoft has been smart about how it licenses Windows Phone 7, giving manufacturers a list of hardware requirements the devices must follow before they can start using the platform.
As Google continues to stick with its kumbaya message that Android should remain free and open for anyone to use anyway they please, its users are getting shafted. They have no guarantee that they'll get updates as Google issues them unless they buy a Google-approved Nexus device.
Meanwhile, Apple and Microsoft will continue to eat Google's lunch when it comes to delivering the best software to all their devices.



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Read more: Samsung Galaxy S Phones Ice Cream Sandwich Update

[mickopono]

Sure is outdated news here, Take a look at this :

Samsung Reconsidering Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S, Tab



And you can already shoehorn Ice Cream Sandwich onto your Galaxy S/Tab, I have done it already to mine.

[Koshedl]

Nice, thanks for the update!

[inc-pankz]

Samsung Galaxy S to get a Value pack update instead of ICS

source: gsmarena

[dagski]

Samsung Galaxy S to get a Value pack update instead of ICS

murag custom rom ra jud paingnan aning Galaxy S kng ICS ang s2ryahan

[inc-pankz]

hmm i guess tagaan nilag option kung asa ang SG users mag update. .

dghan nalaen ron sa samsung . .

[mickopono]

hmm i guess tagaan nilag option kung asa ang SG users mag update. .

dghan nalaen ron sa samsung . .

Para nako its a non-issue. I always go for custom firmware/ROM's on DAY ONE nya if there is ever a problem I just re-flash original firmware since they have no way to detect what I did.

Samsung still makes the best hardware IMO, the thing with Android is you make your own experience, which is the main reason why I went with an Android phone and not an iPhone.

[m.garz]

murag na iwit sa News ang TS..

mostly sa SGS users kay expired na ang warranty, so might as well root it and install a custom ROM for ICS..

[Ryjopezaf]

yeah kita gane ko ug Galaxy S nga nindot kaayo mu run ug ICS. hehe sa GSMarena

[inc-pankz]

will see kung unsa juy plano sa tga samsung ani ilang kalaki. .

lisod baya mag pataka ug root ky basin ma brick, labi na sa mga newbie. so maau if wala nay warranty,anha nlng mag coustom hehe