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[LG Optimus Black] Lleweraf:
I saw one from the shops saying that the Gingerbread update here in the Philippines will be on earLy October.. (crosses fingers) :D
[LG Optimus Black] SGCharan:
Reply from LG mobile support India

please look at the attached image.........
[LG Optimus Black] SGCharan:
sorry for that image

this ll be clear........
[LG Optimus Black] mujju85:
recently they told me 1st week of oct & now they saying 2nd week of oct when 2nd week comes they will tell last week of oct & when last week comes than they will tell 1st week of now & it will repeats till year ends :mad:

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when i was using optimus one they done the same thing since march they telling us 1st week 2nd week next month then finally i sold it my cell after using 3mnth and they are send me email on 29th aug that update is released for ur p500 :mad: i will never trust on lg again :(
[LG Optimus Black] TheGripper:
Hey check out this page : http://www.techpinas.com/2011/09/lg-optimus-black-android-23-gingerbread.html

This also says that Gingerbread will be released within october and what improvements we get with GB.
[LG Optimus Black] victorash:
All that sounds really cool, but the one thing I am most looking fw to, is the old tube-tv style screen on/off :)
[LG Optimus Black] Adjudicator52:
Just got this email from LG South Africa support:

"Hi Daniel

We are awaiting the network approval for the Android 2.3 and once we have it the version will be realesed to the public. -"

So...nothing we haven't heard before.
[LG Optimus Black] quyTam:
so flash CM7 !
[LG Optimus Black] dex022:
gb 2.3

I wrote them email yesterday and i was very clear what i think about their "support".

Are these updates supposed to happen worldwide or in Asia first?
[LG Optimus Black] exe127:
are you sure it really happen in asia first?

cause I am in HK but right now I receive no news!

and Singapore has already confirmed the upgrade of P970 is extended to next year.
[LG Optimus Black] lesp4ul:
Which side of Asia? south east asia and some asian countries usually gets the device first and update for the last. :rolleyes:
[LG Optimus Black] masterthor:
the LG Optimus one first got the Gingerbread update in Romania, so I'm pretty sure it's either a random country, or something based on their internal calculations (maybe number of users or something else). Either way, as soon as one country receives it, I'm pretty sure we'll all be able to flash the firmware in just a couple of days or less. It's all down to when exactly they release it, as they seem to be waiting for some orders from someone in a high position, as they have it available for a long time already ;)
[LG Optimus Black] Adjudicator52:
When did the O1 get the update?

This might give us an indication as to when the OB updates may start rolling out.
[LG Optimus Black] masterthor:
It got the update sometime in July this year (just google LG optimus one gingerbread romania). Not sure when it was announced since I wasn't watching the scene back then, but there's not much we could do but wait.
[LG Optimus Black] mujju85:
for optimus black it will start form asia i hav read somwhere
[LG Optimus Black] mjborja788:
I'm from Philippines and I just called LG Support Hotline, the rep told me to expect the update by the end of october or on the 1st week of november.
[LG Optimus Black] mujju85:
what the F***k ask them when we expect ICS in 2020
[LG Optimus Black] edslins:
i think the update for One started rolling out by the end of may in romania. before this, there was a video by Lg in The Box Italia demonstrating the new software version.

here in brazil i got gingerbread in my One on July 29th and it was only officially announced in september!

now i have a Black and i'm suffering again... never buy another LG again!
[LG Optimus Black] mjborja788:
Not convinced by the call I made earlier, so I emailed them, and this is what I got for their reply..

SO FREAKIN' ANNOYING..
[LG Optimus Black] exe127:
I am in Hong Kong.
[LG Optimus Black] heavyssss:
LG Should change their's name LG = Lie Good.
[LG Optimus Black] cxian:
Why is my comment got deleted? Is that I used the word "FU*K" in "FCUK you LG??" Yeah! I am this pissed!
[LG Optimus Black] Dorzavi:
Am tired of waiting

hello guys

nice to meet you all

actually am new member here XDA and am from ukraine using LG optimus black p970

today i got new software version LG-P970-V10g i know it is not GB but i feel my device become more faster

so please everybody try

and to say the truth am attempting to contact one of lg service to ask why till now no update for LG optimus Families and till now noone has answer

i called Lg middle east/Lg Ukraine/Lg Uk/ and no one confirm the date

please guys if any body has trustworthy information to provide it to me rly i like NOVA screen And slim Device and i dont want to feel am stupied to buy LG
[LG Optimus Black] vme23:
The GSM Provider "Orange Romania" said that the new software (gingerbread) for LG OB is in testing and will be release in early oct in Romania.

If you translate my attachment you will see the answer.
[LG Optimus Black] capocorp:
Even here in italy lg mobile assistance said gingerbread will released in late October... let's hope and cross fingers!
[LG Optimus Black] masterthor:
The actual say that October is "the soonest" we can see this software launched. This may still mean november, december, or even 2012. let's just pray that someone leaks it :D
[LG Optimus Black] dex022:
v10g

Me to have got that software version 2 days ago.Anyway,since i am new at handling android devices,one thing is not clear to me.Everybody mentions country by country updates?So i have to wait if lg remembers that there is small country called Serbia?

Also,when i run "lg mobile update" WHY is always "usa" on the list and every time i have to change to "serbia & montenegro".Not to mention that country by that name don't exists for 4-5 years?
[LG Optimus Black] Dorzavi:
actually i dont know why always choose USA anyway we can wait 2 week to see what is the next version

coz every 2-3 week there is new software
[LG Optimus Black] karthik_sa2:
LG India says first week of december...this is just getting on our nerves...
[LG Optimus Black] lesp4ul:
I started to think of that cheap XIAOMI superphone... it gets update every friday OTA and major update every 1-2 months. Also, it's running MIUI rom of course.
[LG Optimus Black] supern001:
You know XIAOMI? I thought it's sold in China only.:D:D:D:D:D
[LG Optimus Black] redy2006:
Imported here :D:p
[LG Optimus Black] lucasmalaguti:
I really want XIAOMI :(

But i think it will be to hard to get it, since i cant find any online store and i'm from brazil. It will never come legally here.

The only thing that i didn't like is that missing front facing camera.
[LG Optimus Black] mujju85:
today i got 1 more replay from Lie good (LG)

05/10/2011

Thank you for contacting LG Electronics

-----------Reply to Customer Enquiry------------

Dear Customer,

Thanks for sharing your concern with us.

Due to some software changes, now this will come in the second week of oct.

:mad: :mad: :mad:
[LG Optimus Black] exe127:
2nd week? isn't now is 2nd week of oct ?

which LG do you ask?
[LG Optimus Black] mujju85:
LG India 2nd week means next week lets see guyz every1 send mail to lg tell ur problems about this cell and request them to released 2.3 soon send them mail from all urs mail id with a different name & different text lets see what we get replay from them its same to diffrent ;)
[LG Optimus Black] TheGripper:
LG support in Estonia does not have that kind of information -.-
[LG Optimus Black] moxelu:
Tales from LG.

I do not believe never to LG.
[LG Optimus Black] lesp4ul:
Of course, i followed MIUI for a year a think and I've asked MIUI guy in Mi forum, he said Mi distribution started from China first and then Asia Pacific region including my country, Europe and America, i hope he is right :)

Maybe end of the year they will starting to ship Mi-One to other regions, lets hope. about from cam, yeah It's too bad. They said in the next year they will release quad core phones, maybe they will attach front cam on it :D
[LG Optimus Black] mujju85:
now i got 1 more reply from blady hell lg :mad:

05/10/2011

Thank you for contacting LG Electronics

-----------Reply to Customer Enquiry------------

Dear Customer,

Due to some software changes now it will release in third week of Oct.
[LG Optimus Black] Sobralobo:
Are they kidding ??! :@

I bought this phone instead of my love for samsung phones because it was less expensive than the Samsung Ace... I already got bad idea of LG but I thought they were now better.
[LG Optimus Black] raj_malhotra:
Another reply from LG India today:-

Thank you for contacting LG Electronics

-----------Reply to Customer Enquiry------------

Dear Customer,

Thanks for sharing your concern with us.

For P970 phone GB update will come in the third week of Oct.
[LG Optimus Black] TheGripper:
How the hell did you get OB cheaper than Ace ?! Here we can get Ace like 100 euros cheaper .
[LG Optimus Black] lesp4ul:
You're not alone. i was using Galaxy Ace too before P970 :)
[LG Optimus Black] lucasmalaguti:
Wow, galaxy ace is waaay more cheap than optimus black here in brazil. Almost half of the price.
[LG Optimus Black] mujju85:
Another reply from lg india

MobileCSTechSupport@lgindia.com to me

show details 5:04 PM

Dear Customer,

Some software changes, now GB update will come in the third week of Oct
[LG Optimus Black] youngpic48:
So it could be coming this week in Philippines?
[LG Optimus Black] victorash:
Thank you for contacting LG Electronics Romania

-----------Reply to Customer Enquiry------------

Dear Customer,

Thanks for sharing your concern with us.

Due to some software changes, now this will come in the first week of November
[LG Optimus Black] TheGripper:
You should also say which country you get that information
[LG Optimus Black] mihaiolimpiu:
I can't wait for this update, hope it will smooth things out for this phone, it already runs pretty good, the only "problem" I have is that stock LG launcher sometimes is not that smooth. (it's more of a software problem, hardware wise, the phone is more than capable of handling LG's UI which I grew pretty fond of!

So, from all accounts, we should expect the update after 15 Octomber... not than long, 2 more weeks!
[LG Optimus Black] Adjudicator52:
So, we can conclusively deduce thus far that the Optimus Black Gingerbread update will be available to all phones on all networks between now and when the sun dies out (give or take a few billion years)
[LG Optimus Black] victorash:
lol :)))))

Edit: RAGE is out! While we wait, we can enjoy the 20Gb of utter awesomeness for some time
[LG Optimus Black] exe127:
Another message from Global LG:

Thank you for contacting LG Electronics Global

-----------Reply to Customer Enquiry------------

Dear Customer,

Thanks for sharing your concern with us.

Due to some software changes, now this will come in the first week of November in 2012
[LG Optimus Black] gabwerkz:
As seen on the marquee, if implemented, it's near gingerbread stock UI I believe.
[LG Optimus Black] gabwerkz:
And I would love that if that's the case. :D
[LG Optimus Black] Adjudicator52:
Off topic: It's a meh game sadly. Graphics are insanely good but the game is very much like borderlands....

On Topic: The "Marquee" for (i don't remember what network it's on but it's an american one) has GB and it's basically the same phone except with a crappy name :P

So if there's a marquee ROM out there wouldn't it work almost perfectly on OB's?
[LG Optimus Black] gabwerkz:
Haha, nice one... imma paste this on LG Global site. :D
[LG Optimus Black] gabwerkz:
There's a thread on that already. We have the firmware, working on a .kdz to flash. Under OB General forum.
[LG Optimus Black] mujju85:
whats this means :confused:
[LG Optimus Black] Adjudicator52:
Link me to the thread?

Also link the LG support people to this thread so they can see how unhappy we all are.

I shouldn't complain about LG though. They are really only good at making fridges :) phones are a side project methinks
[LG Optimus Black] George Jetson:
http://bbs.gfan.com/android-2863733-1-1.html

chineese friends pls check this thread
[LG Optimus Black] TheGripper:
Is there something important....someone translate please .
[LG Optimus Black] murrun:
there is an information at first post but we cannot see. it requires an account.

but second post says: "the end of November! ! ! ! ! ! !" (by courtesy of google translate.)

so, hk release date is end of november.
[LG Optimus Black] George Jetson:
I registered but web site is very slow i saw there is a picture but i couldnt see what was this.
[LG Optimus Black] maludroid:
http://translate.google.com/transla...=http://bbs.gfan.com/android-2863733-1-1.html
[LG Optimus Black] jkreload:
According to the post

The news from LG Hong Kong's Facebook"The 2.3.4 update package of OB should be released at the end of November."
[LG Optimus Black] radkor:
Wait... November 2012 ?? So they told you the TRUTH! :D
[LG Optimus Black] Sly90:
We have to asume: we will have Gingerbread when all the other devices will be upgraded to Ice Cream.

Really pathetic being LG... I regret not buying a Galaxy S when I had the opportunity :(
[LG Optimus Black] cxian:
When the end of October comes without Gingerbread rolling out even in one country.

I'll brace myself for using froyo until October next year or else sell my phone by the end of december for a lower price and lose money in return :(

But lesson learned - not to buy LG phone again, full of sh!t and broken promises.
[LG Optimus Black] ogremount:
Same here. Should have spent a bit more and get SGS2

Oh well.. Hopefully CM will be fully useable soon
[LG Optimus Black] exe127:
I swear I will not buy LG anymore even it's selling at a **** price :mad:
[LG Optimus Black] victorash:
The phone is still really good. I am not sure I would trade it for another one, even with the update delay... Love the display, the shape, the slimmness, the lightness :)
[LG Optimus Black] cJoey:
I think it's only a matter of people having to blow off some steam. Maybe people are even thinking that LG might follow this forum (which they should).
[LG Optimus Black] masterthor:
i still think it's a good phone even with the current firmware, and i don't really understand what kind of magic do you expect from 2.3 as it will still not cook you meals :D i get 5 days on battery if not using as smart phone (just calls and texts but no games or apps) so it's comparable to my old dumb phone. gb will only probably make it a bit snappier, but i'm sure a lot of you will still be dissapointed even after launching. would you have prefferd a htc that you would not be able to root (this easily)?
[LG Optimus Black] quyTam:
not htc, but maybe some chinese phone as MiOne or MeizuX, or this one seems very interesting

http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/29/android-phone-lumix-camera-panasonics-lumix-phone-101p-for-japan/

It's not for the features of GB, but because LG had promised Black would have GB soon when it was out. It's obviously a lie !

EDIT: and I HATE liars !
[LG Optimus Black] victorash:
nice specs on that phone!

*I like how almost every Chinese gadget has a TV Tuner somehow built into it :)
[LG Optimus Black] mjborja788:
What would really compensate the long wait is an ICS instead of GB update being released!

Nah! That's impossible! (Still hoping though :p)
[LG Optimus Black] exe127:
I think it is more possible to see Jesus back to the world than LG release an ICS instead of GB
[LG Optimus Black] tropbel:
it's always the same things....:

marketing promises...

we buy..

we disappointed...

and at the next new model, we buy again....

and again..

and again.

WAKE UP !
[LG Optimus Black] WitchMX:
+1

Someone thinking rationally.

I'm not saying GB is not going to bring cool stuff to our phone, or that the dual core phones are the same as single core, but seriously 80% of us dying for GB or ICS or dual cores or20MP cameras is product of good marketing.
[LG Optimus Black] TheGripper:
This is my first android and LG phone.....and im pretty sure i wont but another LG ever again
[LG Optimus Black] :
Isn't ICS the first not-opened release of android? So if you want extras, moding and oc/uv stuff, be awised you'd stick with GB... until we get ... a debiandroid?.. hope the sun will hang on still...

Edit: really hope hard so...
[LG Optimus Black] lovefish:
We can go to lg hong kong facebook page,and blame them.now there already some comments regard delayed 2.3 update, more ppl comment will give lg pressure.also tell potential customer not buying lg product
[LG Optimus Black] quyTam:
Where did you read that ??
[LG Optimus Black] :
May be wrong. Anybody heard of android closing its code?
[LG Optimus Black] :
http://m.zdnet.com/blog/google/google-android-30-honeycomb-open-source-no-more/2845
[LG Optimus Black] gabwerkz:
This only explained why for honeycomb cause it's for tablet. And porting may cause a bad user experience on smartphones, it was designed mainly for tablet. What better way to do it than making the source private. Then came ICS, which is a hybrid of HC and GB, that would be open source. Bringing honeycomb like experience to smartphones...
[LG Optimus Black] mujju85:
at lg hong kong facebook page they said that 2.3.4 version for optimus 2x & black will be released at end of november :mad:
[LG Optimus Black] donjamal:
Me: Gb for optimus black? will we ever get ???

LG Mobile Singapore : Hi, please rest assured that we will definitely be making the Android 2.3 upgrade available for all priority Optimus smartphones in specific markets really soon. We will confirm the date really soon, so please stay tuned, as we will keep all our users updated on this page. We are doing our best to ensure that the upgraded operating system is in perfect working order, across all the countries in the region, before we release it to users, so that you will hopefully have a user experience that will be as fuss-free as far as possible. We truly appreciate your patience and kind understanding. Thank you.

Me: i understand everything, but there are other phones from you with the same hardware as p970 like marquee... it has gb 2.3.4! why do u say you are doing your best to perfect working when you got it?

LG Mobile Singapore :Hi, the LG Marquee is a phone launched in collaboration with the service provider Sprint, which is not available in Asia. Asia has many different types of networks and many different service providers per network, which is why we have to make sure that the upgraded operating system is compatible across all countries in the region before releasing the update. The ROM in Asia is also different from the ROM in the US. In summary, the software used for the LG Marquee in the US is not the same as the one used for LG Optimus Black in Asia. Hope this clarifies, and we really appreciate your patience and kind understanding.

but LG Hungary told me it will be available at the end of october here in hungary...dont know whats the truth...all i can say **** LG
[LG Optimus Black] vancem:
"Stable CM7 oh i long for you, that stock gb means nothing to me" is what i would say if the two were women. XD

Ricardo is probably working a lot harder than LG, shame.
[LG Optimus Black] huxflux2003:
Guys relax. Its not the end of the world you know. The phone is pretty good with froyo anyway.
[LG Optimus Black] murrun:
lol. we are relax. stop posting this type of posts. the situation is not "froyo sucks" thing. this is weirdness of lg.
[LG Optimus Black] cJoey:
Well, people ranting on and on about it here won't solve anything. You might as well bite your bed post instead and reserve this thread for useful info about the update.
[LG Optimus Black] murrun:
the real problem is there is no useful info about this update. just delaying and delaying.
[LG Optimus Black] denclaud:
Then all you can do is wait.:D. stop ranting here, if you don't have any updates to post please don't spam this thread thank you.
[LG Optimus Black] edslins:
LG Brazil - blog

finally we here in Brazil got some word from LG about its smartphones updates:

LG Optimus One (P500) - update to the Android version 2.3 released in August 2011

LG Optimus Black (P970) - update to version 2.3 of Android to be available in the first half of November 2011

LG Optimus 2X (P990) - update to version 2.3 of Android to be available in mid-November 2011

LG 3D Optimus (P920) - update to version 2.3 of Android to be available in mid-December 2011

for detailed info, google "LG Brasil blog" (my account in this forum is not allowed to post links yet).
[LG Optimus Black] donjamal:
here in hugary second half of october...hope!
[LG Optimus Black] murrun:
you are spamming thread right now.
[LG Optimus Black] TheGripper:
You too..lol

Anyways nice to hear some real news from this god forsaken thread, hope they are not talkin' bulls*it...
[LG Optimus Black] maniAK-:
Spoke to UK LG support and they say before November Gingerbread should be released

I said it should have been released before August as first we were told :)
[LG Optimus Black] WitchMX:
Sorry for the spam but..

The truth is that we'll never be happy with any manufacturer. I come from the SE Xperia X10 and I and the rest of the guys at the x10 forum cursed SE to death for leaving that phone on 2.1. Now they released 2.3. Now I'm on LG and all other manufacturers seem better than LG....

The thing is that the grass looks always greener on the other side of the fence.
[LG Optimus Black] TheGripper:
I think this time the grass is alot greener than it actually seems .
[LG Optimus Black] mertzi:
You are wrong. Htc has been fast with updates for most of their models and i think samsung has been ok too. SE seems to have shapen up with their newer models. LG is a joke compared to that. NONE of their high end phones have 2.3 except now the marque or what the name was. But the only perfect alternative is the nexus. My next android will be the nexus prime, though i wont buy it until ive had my black for at least a year. Its a shame i got the OB cause ICS will probably be awesome.
[LG Optimus Black] raytheguy:
Updated the optimus black. Not 2.3 but I have the 2.3 market.
[LG Optimus Black] lucasmalaguti:
Here in brazil LG informed that it will update in first half of november.
[LG Optimus Black] i04055:
what the hell is LG doing? they still not give us the GB not because the GB is not ready...

The Gingerbread version for OB was ready for long time, since Korean version has it...
[LG Optimus Black] FatalityBoyZahy:
I know that feel
[LG Optimus Black] antonio1475:
Yeap, here you have the LG Blog Brasil site with that info:

Click the picture to go to the website.

:o :( :mad:
[LG Optimus Black] jamiescott23:
Seriously?! All LG gotta do is just update 3 or 4 models! HTC, Samsung etc. they got more devices but they released GB update ages ago!

So how can you defend LG for this? In December 2011, it will be a year since Google released Gingerbread! A big god damn year!

So there is no logical explanation for this delay. There can't be.

They just don't give a f***.
[LG Optimus Black] antonio1475:
If you don't quote who you are talking to, we get lost. I can't see in two pages back who is defending LG.

:)
[LG Optimus Black] ahmetsandal:
Yes but not enough :)

Hi guys.

After bricking my old HD2 by installing / trying numerous android roms i got patience :) To be honest I'm really disappointed that my well equipped OB doesnt have the "latest" android version. What's more it has some lacks when i compare it with HD2 and its android version. But for me, this is just a feeling that "I must have the latest one". So, I'm cool with this version: It is functioning :D and I'm waiting the GB version.

Additionaly, developing / porting a software is not an easy think to do. It has to be done carefully; otherwise you can get much more complaints than you planned to have applauses...

On the other hand, for the LG side, it's not a cool thing to declare a schedule than delay it... They must be ashemed of themselves... I boo you LG.
[LG Optimus Black] karthik_sa2:
when did OB become cheaper than ace????