yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate General] KewlRobD:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Android-2-2-Froyo-on-Galaxy-S-in-More-Markets-166602.shtml

Looks like we can expect this update in the United States later today.
[Captivate General] SlappyMcGee:
I just checked out samsungmobile.com and USA is not an available selection. So not really getting my hopes up about the reports of 2.2 later today.
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
Still, it's fun to see rumor threads pop up. :rolleyes:

It'll be funnier when the "I flashed back to stock to get ready but nothing happened" threads pop up later. :eek:

**Waiting with baited breath**
[Captivate General] tanneji:
Just connected mine to Kies and got the message saying I have the latest firmware version. Others have been having connection issues but mine synced right up ... I think this is another wild goose chase unless you are living in Korea.
[Captivate General] KewlRobD:
I have been trying all morning and I think about 75% of the time I could not connect and the other 25% of the time I had the same results as you. Could be that everyone is trying the server is overwhelmed. Either way the link I put in my last post makes it sound like the update is likely to hit the US today.

I am not holding my breath though since every Samsung phone I have ever owned has been one goose chase after the next when it comes to updates.
[Captivate General] tanneji:
I think waiting around for froyo has made me bitter. I keep getting my hopes up only to get shot down ... I have become a pessimist. Gee thanks Samsung haha.
[Captivate General] ScottyNuttz:
I heared it was WEDNESDAY! LOL
[Captivate General] zeronothing:
This update is not for the US market but for everyone else. I found this comment on the Galaxy S twitter page:

@imms0fat Hi Rich. Thx for that article. It refers to non-US phones. Samsung USA and TMO should release 2.2 by the end of the year.

So us US folks are left in the cold til years end
[Captivate General] jojomoulder:
Trust. Me if it was coming out for our phones (USA) android central would be all over it. So far nothing from them.
[Captivate General] KewlRobD:
Hey, I can't fine the galaxy s twitter page. Can you link me?

Thank you,
[Captivate General] zeronothing:
http://twitter.com/galaxyssupport
[Captivate General] liquid blue:
I wouldn't put too much faith in their twitter reps. They said nothing of the last Captivate update (in fact, there were no tweets with information about it for days after its release).
[Captivate General] Emama:
Should get 2.2 by the end of Q4....
[Captivate General] KewlRobD:
I hate this!!! I swear I will never buy another Samsung phone again. I have had many and this update crap happens every time. I bought my Galaxy S the day it came out and it was said that the 2.2 update would happen shortly after the release. By the time we get this update it will have been 6 months since it's release.
[Captivate General] Emama:
Yes..rumors said we can get2.2 at August...
[Captivate General] FutureSix:
What else you want to buy? Sony? Umm.. X10 JUST got 2.1 ... LG? LOL ... Get a Blackberry if you want *official* updates ;)
[Captivate General] V DidDy 210:
question...why doesn't everyone get froyo through the development page?

I know that the official one would be nice, but the froyo available on xda is working just fine...

it's not like we're all laypeople here, if you're on xda its obvious that you're more into your phone than the average user...i just don't get why you would continue to wait for samsung to send it to us, when it's been readily available for a month now
[Captivate General] KewlRobD:
It's not the speed at which they get the updates out it is the lack if communication and often misleading statements. It's just frustrating and also shows a lack of respect for their customers. This is my first android and prior to this I was using Windows Mobile. I had several Samsung WinMo phones and every time an update was due it was the same path of rumors and disappointed. If they would just show a little respect and communicate their process better the rumor mill would not happen.

I was using Cognition and while it is a great ROM and for the most part bug free there are bugs. While I use the phone heavily for personal use I also use it for business. I really need a very stable phone so I prefer to stay stock if I can. The one bug in particular I found on Cognition was the Bluetooth. On every version of the 2.2 ROM the Bluetooth would have trouble connecting to my ford sync and if I got it to connect it would often drop in the middle of a call. I am on the road a lot and depend heavily on by Bluetooth. It was a deal killer for me so I went back to stock.
[Captivate General] tanneji:
A lot of the apps for 2.2 specifically aren't working on captivate yet ... for instance skype is funky ... Also, all of the cogs are beta and will be beta until the official comes out. It would just be better for all if they get this thing out there. Gingerbread is due out in the next couple of weeks and most likely the N1 will be 2 full versions past us for a couple of months. All of the droids are caught up etc. They will most likely have 2.3 in jan or feb.
[Captivate General] wade7919:
Some of us are waiting on the Official Update because we don't have a backup captivate or use it as a company phone, which means we can't put cog or anything else on them. Which is why we are wanting the official release of Froyo.

If I had a second captivate i would be adding the dev froyo's on it with no problem.

An Also there is quite a few of us with the batch 1008 phones and 1007 which means we could simply brick the phone and have to send it in and wait aweek or so to get a replacement. So even tho we are on here keeping up to date with the dev's work there is just some of us that can not put on the beta stuff.
[Captivate General] jatkins09:
Cog ain't the only fish in the sea. I'm running a version of an i9000 rom (Di11i's Raw Steel) and it's smoking fast and couldn't be more stable, IMO. It also has HSPA. All bluetooth functions work correctly, as far as I can tell.
[Captivate General] KewlRobD:
I know but every custom ROM I have ever tried, Android or WinMo has had bugs. I know there will be people who say they don't have bugs and thats great for them. One of the reason's I switched from WinMo was so I didn't have to fool around with custom rom's just to get my phone to work correctly. I also have two other of these in my family and they are not technical people so I really want to keep those stock.

So to each there own, I prefer to go stock while you prefer to go custom.
[Captivate General] KewlRobD:
Not to get anyones hopes up but this morning I was getting "Failed to connect to the model information server" in Kies and about an hour or so later the Korean update came out. After the update I didn't see that message again. Well I just started getting it again about an hour before the rumored 8pm release for the US. I am not holding my breath but I thought it was worth noting.
[Captivate General] daleaf:
So if this is for Europe, why can't we just get a port onto our Captivates?

Is that not possible?
[Captivate General] Justinph5:
Any Official Release will be crap anyways, people will still be complaining about everything once AT&T releases 2.2, it'll be JH7 all over again... I decided that I'll only accept ROM's that Voodoo works on. :P
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
The same reason we don't all run the EU ROMs - the i9000 kernel is different and not 100% compatible. But it can be done. Read the developer forums.
[Captivate General] agagliar:
Now getting Unregistered device with Kies Mini. Does that mean anything?
[Captivate General] SlappyMcGee:
whoa double rainbow....what does it mean....

sorry I couldnt resist
[Captivate General] sclRanger:
I'm getting failed to connect to version server. I guess all those who say that they don't care are trying to get it and the server is busy.
[Captivate General] yungstar89:
Does the Captivate support hspa+? My network (fido) supports hsdpa, hsupa, and hspa+. I want to root it now and flash the rom you're using if it does. My speed test result varies from 2000 to 5000 depending on the time. What do you think?
[Captivate General] kegobeer:
I connected without any problems. Firmware version: Latest version. (I just got my replacement phone in the mail and used Kies Mini to update to the latest 2.1 firmware.)

Maybe AT&T / Samsung are just performing maintenance on their servers.
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
^^^THIS^^^
[Captivate General] AKA_Rizzo:
Ask the Eternity users about the TouchWiz update the summer before last.
[Captivate General] nkd:
The reason samsung lags in updates in U.S is simple, their primary market specially cellphones is asia. That is why you see all the updates being prioritized in that area. If it was HTC, Motorola, blackberry or google's own phone it would be the opposite.
[Captivate General] unexpectedly:
My phone downloaded an update & i keep avoiding it. I never updated my ipown before understanding the consequences. Is there a way to check what the ota update is?

Sorry for the paranoia. ...
[Captivate General] KewlRobD:
Right, which is why I am thinking this will be my last Samsung phone. It seems it would be in my best interest to stick with a brand that gives us a bit more attention such as the ones you mentioned. Don't get me wrong, I log Samsung products. I refuse to buy any other brand TV at this point, but TV's don't need maintenance and phones do.
[Captivate General] KewlRobD:
What version is your phone currently running?
[Captivate General] unexpectedly:
Started life on 2.1 then I did the one-click root ... cognition?

I was hip deep in messing with my Captivate and then work got me. I'm in a CAD project that has me in a nuclear arms race style cycle upgrading computer hardware.

Thanks,

Chris
[Captivate General] KewlRobD:
I am a bit confused. Are you currently running the stock 2.1 rooted or are you running a cognition ROM?
[Captivate General] RexEscape:
(Late in the game. My response to the original topic...) why do I need this Froyo update when I have the best (Cognition) Froyo ROM right now? :cool: AT&T will just cripple and bloat this new one coming (it's probably been said before) :o
[Captivate General] modmyphone:
My thoughts exactly. I'm extremely happy with the Cog ROM's, enough to overlook any update forthcoming from Samsung/Deathstar.

Plus, if they ACTUALLY DO fix everything in the 2.2 upgrade, I'm pretty sure it will just be incorporated into a newer version of Cog or similar which will still leave stock in the dust.
[Captivate General] modmyphone:
Has anyone heard from the EU counterparts if anythings actually did get fixed?
[Captivate General] unexpectedly:
Yeaaah. I think I'm the confused one. ;) I know I did the one click root and I believe I haven't done a ROM. I looked over my previous posts and what I have done is: 1 click root, voodoo lagfix, 3 button fix.

I am content to not do the update, but it's hanging out in the notifications area and if I accidentally click it, that "app" tries its best to force you to update.

Does this update live on /sdcard the same way that we do our own updates? If so, I'll copy it to my computer before updating, too...

Thanks,

Chris
[Captivate General] Mac11700:
I just got the weirdest answer to my 2.2 update query from the AT&T support people. I swear..it's like talking to a group of people that can only answer what is right in front of them on some bulletin or something,and when they don't see anything that fits your question they then go ask their tier 2 or 3 people for answers. Then those folks just make up something to get you off the phone.

Here's what I was just told..The 2.2 update is not going to be released till the Captivates with 2.2 pre installed on them hits the stores shelves..and this is supposed to happen on the 21st of this month.Once they are at the stores the OTA update will begin...oh..and if I have any trouble getting it I am to call Samsung. Now..this makes absolutely no sense why they would do this this way..and since the 21st is on Sunday and it's highly doubtful they would start rolling out new phones on a weekend,with weekend management there.

I just flat don't believe anyone you can call at AT&T actually knows WTF they are talking about when it comes to these phones...or one other real possibility is that they are purposely stringing all of us along Either case...it is sad...very sad..

Mac
[Captivate General] wade7919:
okay, First Samsung has released the froyo to the US based carriers.

Samsung will not put out a release date on when it will be released because

they have no way of answering this because it is up to the carriers:

IE: ATT, Sprint, Tmobile, Verizon...

the carriers most likely will not release it till they are certain it will not BRICK the

phone during OTA or KIES install. So everyone blaming Samsung is off with that.

Blame the US carriers because they don't want to release a half working update

because of all the crapware and locks they are wanting to put in them.

hence look at the released beta's: released from ATT people or other carriers. Not one release has been from the samsung people. So if you want to ***** call ATT or other carriers about this.
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
Mac11700 did and got the stock support answer. Figures AT&T wouldn't want to push this out until they have it in the stores. That would save a bunch of headaches for new buyers and their crappy in-store reps that couldn't find their butts with both hands and a map. Sucks for us but then they have proven they don't give two s#@$s about us.
[Captivate General] tysj:
You do know that the phone was officially launched on July 18, a Sunday...right?
[Captivate General] Mac11700:
Actually I didn't know this. I've dealt with their weekend management before..and let's just say some of them aren't the brightest stars in the sky...ya know. If what I was told sounds plausible,and they actually do it this way..then maybe there is hope what I was told had some truth in it,but I still honestly believe most AT&T employees from the top down down don't have a clue about what will or won't happen with our Android phones. I sincerely hope I am dead wrong about my feelings...because I would rather just be PO'd at them dragging their feet than to loose every shred of confidence in the company but so-far they haven't really shown me anything yet to make me feel otherwise. Needless to say I won't be holding my breath till next Sunday,but I will be going to the Corporate store here just to see if they have any of the new ones out....;);)

Mac
[Captivate General] Mac11700:
I'm not *****en at Samsung on this...even though I could say quite a few things about how rude some of their staff was to me or the varied answers I've gotten from them on this subject since August. The main thing about the 2.2 release date that I was told by them is T-Mobile customers will have it first before AT&T. This supposedly is because of the way T-mobile does things as compared to AT&T. If this is true ( I honestly don't know if it is) and what I was told was true from AT&T this afternoon (serious reservations about it )..then perhaps sometime between now and Sunday we should have some type of confirmation from the Fascinate crowd.If not..then I can know they person I spoke with didn't really know anything about it. I haven't said anything about this before..because I didn't know if what I was told was true and I certainly didn't want to start any fuss about it.There's been enough frigging rumors already about all of it..and there are some highly PO'd people.Also I didn't know just how trust worthy the person I got it from was at Samsung or if they were just blowing smoke up my backside.

So..hope that clears this up for you.

Mac
[Captivate General] polarbee:
Heh. I just finished looking up my calendar because I could have sworn I walked into the store to get my phone on a Sunday and wanted to double check. :D
[Captivate General] jatkins09:
Sure does. You have to use a ROM with the JPP or JPO modem. There are a few listed on this site (Tayutama, Darky's).

I am using version 2.0.1 of this rom. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=831542.

It seems to kill the battery faster, so if you're going for long battery life, the hspa roms may give you trouble. Make sure to follow the installation instructions. You need to flash the JG8 modem before flashing any of the JP* based roms to make sure you have a functioning 850 band.

Besides HSPA, this is the fastest (most responsive) rom I've used, yet. I have not tried any of the new cogs to compare, though.

edit: I didn't see your little + sign in there... as far as I know, the captivate does NOT support hspa+, and the rom I'm running certainly does not.

edit #2: Turns out I just don't live in an HSPA+ area, but it will work. It's being mentioned as available in the rom's thread. Sorry for the misinformation.
[Captivate General] GAMacky:
I think the customer service rep is confused. AT&T is releaseing Samsung Galaxy Tab with Froyo 2.2 this Sunday 11/21. Now there might be a slight truth in the customer service rep's response as I read somewhere that AT&T might try to give a boost in the sales of Galaxy Tab by holding off the update for Captivate.
[Captivate General] hrast_storn:
Based on the info posted here, I cruised on over to AT&T's web store, and low and behold, the Captivate is listed as "Out Of Stock".

Too much smoke here for it not to be fire.
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
Oh they better not, although I'd bet a port from the Tab to the Captivate would happen anyway.

Rumors and conjecture. Grabbing my popcorn! :D
[Captivate General] tsachi:
I can see the logic... Screw me longer until I get the tab. I already decided not to get the tab based on my experience with the captivate, playing games like this will ensure I get a tablet from a different carrier
[Captivate General] Mac11700:
No..he wasn't confused at what I was asking since I had to repeat it 3 times so he could enter in exactly what I was wanting.. He kept putting me on hold and then went to several different people to get an answer.Where he went or who he asked is unclear..but I know he at least tried to find out for me. What he had in front of him was wrong and he knew it after I explained what I knew...so he kept asking others till he came back with what I posted. I kept asking if it was the Captivate smart phone he was giving me this information on and he said yes,so he knew what I was looking for.

Now..does this mean others that he asked weren't confused...absolutely not. I really believe their call in center is indeed staffed with un-knowledgeable technicians who are primarily trained towards working with I-Phones..not Androids.The vast majority of I-phone owners don't get involved in their phones the way the majority of Android owners do, so until AT&T gets their collective heads out of Steve Jobs ass..and actually trains their staff on Androids and then supplies them with accurate information in a timely manner that they can pass on to us... it most likely will remain this way for some time.

BTW...I could care less if I ever get one of their Tabs..since I now know they will drag their feet on getting any updates out to us,and have no staff available to give me any customer support if I need to call in for any issues that come up on it. I feel sorry for those who rush out to buy them with out researching what they are getting into before hand. I am quite sure there will be several forums with a bunch of dissatisfied owners by next year.

Mac
[Captivate General] kegobeer:
I just talked to the warranty department (my replacement has to be replaced due to home button flickering) and asked the guy if I could get my re-replacement with Froyo. Not possible, unfortunately. He said the warranty deparment is in the dark about the release date. He thinks it will be sometime in December. Who knows...
[Captivate General] bash_array:
Froyo has been released to at&t guys..... at&t just has to get the bloatware compatible with froyo before it is pushed.
[Captivate General] Terrigno:
How do you know this?
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
Just FUD, the AT&T stuff has been in the Beta release for over a month.

Everyone move on... just a noob feeling he/she has to post something.
[Captivate General] Krad:
"works just fine" is incorrect. Although the chefs are hard at work trying to make the fastest most fully functioning froyo roms... They have there faults and bugs. I for one have issues with GPS and Exchange email on most froyo cooked roms.

JH7 has really improved GPS to where it is usable daily. Everything else just kills it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] edisonchanhk:
Hi all,

Recently I tried to install many versions of Andriod in my HD2, with lots of combination on Andriod Image, WM Rom, Kernel & Radio, but I still can't achieve a good battery performance, even if I install all tools like setCPU, app killers, backlight app etc ..but all still can't help ... my HD2 still drain the battery on average 30-32mA... no matter how i did but still unable to be 5-7 mA as mentioned by many other HD2 users..

Eventually, I suspected that the problem may be due to the HD2 hardware itself but not any other softwares that I installed, and I tried to change my SD card from a 2GB one to a 1GB kingston card, and now, I can successfully achieve 5-7mA or even 4mA at hibernate mode

Hope this can help other users who can't solve the battery drain problem. Besides the Rom, Radio etc, I realized that SD card could be one of the root cause!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Lennyz1988:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=770903
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iead1:
So, I've seen a number of posts saying that they can't get Bluetooth sharing to work properly on 2.1. More specifically, PC to Phone.

I got it working on the first try, on a Mac, so here are the steps I took:

First, pair the device.

Now we can see it in the Bluetooth preferences:

Click the Bluetooth icon, then click the phone, and "Send File..."

Here's where I think Windows users are getting tripped up, because I'm not sure if this dialog pops up on Windows.

Click "Send Anyway"

On the phone, you'll get a notification:

Click it, then:

And finally:

So, it works... but I'm guessing the "Send Anyway" dialog is what is screwing up the transfers. Every file type seems to bring it up.

If I have time, I'll see if I can get a guide for Windows 7.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im_iceman:
Thanks.. You may well be right.. I'm on windows 7 and getting a ' no services found' message, or something like that.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
I am using windows 7 64 bit. And I never experience problem sending file via bluetooth since the begining.

Gunawan-GN Multimedia-X10i
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im_iceman:
gunawan-1 - Are you on 2.1? I've only had this problem since the upgrade.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cuspide:
No problem here, windows 7 64bit and x10 on 2.1 ...:-)

Sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im_iceman:
I don't have any problems sending stuff from the phone to the laptop - it's the other way round (as described by iead1 above)..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nocturnal310:
sent a high def test video from X10 to PC running Windows 7 32 bit...no problems

on OS 2.1 now
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uphiel:
i couldnt pair with my pc as well. iam on 2.1 nordic. My pc is using windows 7 64bit.. Please help... thank you..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iead1:
It's not phone to PC, it's PC to phone that everyone has a problem with.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tigermrk:
no services found here also - windows 7 64b with 2.0edr dongle.

sorted file transfer problems by installing bluetooth file transfer from market
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D3sRtH4mmR:
Ditto, "No services found", unable to send from PC to phone.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tbdltee:
I have no problem on sending file from PC to phone using bluetooth.

X10i, Generic 2.1, rooted