Because they did it with froyo update, first it was february than it was by the end of april, some countries got the update some are still hanging and won't recieve it at all. Good thing we have stuff like XDA and Samfirmware...
well but froyo got released at least in most locations, so I think we'll get gingerbread as well.
I'm so optimistic ^^
Sorry to break your bubble, but do NOT expect Samsung to release another upgrade for our mobile. But do not be disheartened. If you are keen on running Gingerbread on your phone, head over to this thread. A couple of developers are right now in the process of porting 2.3 (CyanogenMod) for us, and have even released an Alpha version. Feel free to give it a try .
I sent an email to samsung regarding the gingerbread firmware version for our phone. Here is what they replied to me.
"Dear Kyrillos Gaitanis,
Thank you for contacting Samsung and I have pleasure in providing the
following assistance.
Regarding your case, kindly note that there has been a release to the
Gingerbread Android Firmware version, only for the Samsung Galaxy S
phones, contracted with Vodafone, and the Open Market ones.
Please note if your phone isn’t eligible for the upgrade, due to the
above reasons, then you will need to note that the Firmware upgrade is
still under development, and we greatly appreciate your patience on this
matter. Our development team is currently working on improving the
operation of the Firmware version.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this incident.
If you require any further assistance, please contact Samsung again and
we will be more than happy to help.
Kind regards,
Aya Smith
Online Support Team
SAMSUNG Customer Support Centre "
Were can I contact them ?
Sent from my I5801 using lestatious 1.9 JIT and O/c 1 Ghz
they often have local support, just go to samsung.com you'll get redirected to the site of samsung in your country. then look for support.
Maybe we should say to Samsung developers to fork Marcellube port so the will do something right and quickly.
Or they could just hire Marcellube.
roughly in englisch I just asked if and when gingerbread comes to the G3Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
ist ein update für das Samsung galaxy 3 auf die androidversion 2.3.4 (gingerbread) geplant und wenn ja, wann kann man mit dem update rechnen?
Sehr geehrter Herr [...],
vielen Dank für Ihre Anfrage.
Ein genauer Erscheinungstermin zu dem Update auf Android 2.3 Gingerbread liegt uns derzeit noch nicht vor.
Vorraussichtlich wird das Update Ende des 2. Quartals über unsere Software "Kies" verfügbar sein. Daher
bitten wir um Ihr Verständnis und Ihre Geduld.
Bei weiteren Fragen können Sie uns gern kontaktieren.
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W imieniu firmy Samsung, serdecznie dziękujemy za kontakt.
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iż data aktualizacji do nowego systemu operacyjnego przewidywana jest
na koniec czerwca 2011.
Celem sprawdzenia czy nowa wersja jest dostępna, zapraszam na stronę
internmetową
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