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Samsung Galaxy S Gingerbread 2.3 Update

After a suspended update to Android 2.3, Samsung has finally released (this time for real) Gingerbread to its Galaxy S i9000 handset.

The update first leaked out back in March. By mid-April, the 2.3.3 update came out in Europe but was then suspended due to some bugs in the release.

By first week of June, Gingerbread updates started rolling out in parts of Asia (Hong Kong got theirs around May 31 or June 1).

Don’t know which exact date the Philippines got Gingerbread but was able to update my Galaxy S yesterday without any problems. Just for up Samsung Kies (need to download new and install version and un-install old one) and get the updates rolling.

Anybody out there got their official Gingerbread updates for Galaxy S already?

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

73 Responses

  1. Avatar for aries aries says:

    how to upragde my samsung galaxy mini to froyo to gingerbread how to upradge

  2. Avatar for greg greg says:

    Good Day!
    Is there a Gingerbread update for Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 here in the Philippines? I just installed Samsung Kies and it can detect the latest firmware but for whatever reason it cannot update the firmware on the phone, it keeps on disconnecting.

  3. Avatar for strawfrap282 strawfrap282 says:

    I wasnt able to update through kies so i just brought my phone to samsung service center for the gingerbread update.

  4. Avatar for igol igol says:

    where is it? :( mine is still not updating. My kies version is already 2.0.1.11053_99

  5. Avatar for strawfrap282 strawfrap282 says:

    Phone details as follows:

    Model number: GT-I9000
    Firmware Version : 2.2.1
    Baseband Version : I9000XXJPY
    Kernel Version : 2.6.32.9 root@DELL104 #1
    Build Number : FROYO.RSJS2

  6. Avatar for Strawfrap282 Strawfrap282 says:

    ive been trying to upgrade my galaxy s to gingerbread…re-installed kies to the latest version too (2.0.1.11053_66_6)..

    but the latest firmware that comes up is still froyo..

    what should i do? hope you guys help:)

    • Avatar for Sam Sam says:

      The version of Kies that I’ve used was 2.0.0.11044_11. I’m just not sure if that’s the latest, because everytime I check Kies for updates it gives me a notification saying that it’s the latest.

    • Avatar for strawfrap282 strawfrap282 says:

      thanks.^^

      in the end, i had to bring my galaxy s to the samsung service center for the upgrade.

      was pretty happy with it…until ive started encountering problems with my contacts.

      sim contacts are not recognized anymore by the phone…i dont know what the problem is.:(

      and..all the contents of my globe sim card were suddenly erased. hay

      will try getting a newer sim card tomorrow, dont know if thats gonna do the trick.

      anyone encountering that kind of problem too?

  7. Avatar for Ringo23 Ringo23 says:

    Anyone mind sharing what Kernel version got released here in the PH? On a custom ROM, and thinking of reverting to a stock one.

    Thanks.

  8. Avatar for blitzkrieg blitzkrieg says:

    with gingerbread things became speedy including battery drain. occasionally, the phone turns off on its own. hope another update would come out to fix it.

  9. Avatar for Carlo Carlo says:

    i am still not getting any updates via kies. am i the only one?

  10. Avatar for Abi Abi says:

    Why doesnt my tab get updates from kies?i tried to connect now but it still says i have the latest firmware version. I already have the latest version of kies

  11. Avatar for Sam Sam says:

    Updated mine last June 8. Noticeable changes are the new look of the notifications area, better copy and paste (thanks to Gingerbread), and performance improvements especially when it comes to updating multiple apps simultaneously (less to no lags/FC).

    Additionally, in Settings -> About Phone you will see “Software Update” menu as the first item in the list. Unfortunately, the service is not yet available for our country.

  12. Avatar for snowbear snowbear says:

    hi does “Downloading… do not turn of target!” displayed on your phone (galaxy s) take too long? how will you know the progress? kasi 0% parin sa PC..

    • Avatar for joseph joseph says:

      i dont know if you are using Kies or this link (http://androidadvices.com/how-to-update-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-to-gingerbread-xxjvo-2-3-3-firmware/) but mine took less than 5 minutes to finish.

      i used the directions from the link.

    • Avatar for snowbear snowbear says:

      i used kies..

    • Avatar for red red says:

      remove the battery and restart the whole process again.

  13. Avatar for joseph joseph says:

    finally! was able to update my SGS!!!!

  14. Avatar for joseph joseph says:

    bakit wala pa din sa Kies ko yung Gingerbread update? Patulong naman..thanks

    • Avatar for ram ram says:

      Make sure that you have the latest version of Samsung KIES.

    • Avatar for Jover Jover says:

      sir, i am using 2.0.0.11044_11 Kies.
      according to the website, it is the latest version. Unfortunately, i am still getting the “this version of the device cannot be updated” message. Were you really able to uprade your firmware? what is the version of your Kies? Thanks a lot sir!

  15. Avatar for ram ram says:

    Naupgrade ko na ang firmware ng galaxy tab ko. Ang bilis ng gingerbread. Thanks Samsung… :-)

  16. Avatar for macaRonnie macaRonnie says:

    Updated the Samsung Galaxy S two days ago. Just make sure to remove any lag fix applied before performing the firmware update through Kies.

  17. Avatar for Gerwin Sobremisana Gerwin Sobremisana says:

    Hi! How about for the Samsung galaxy Ace? Any news or updates as to when the v2.3.3 will be available for my phone?

  18. Avatar for Dominique Dominique says:

    … I had my SGS updated to Gingerbread as early as June 3! The day before that, I was checking my Kies and it showed nothing, so basically they started rolling out for Southeast Asia on that date…

  19. Avatar for Dell Torres Dell Torres says:

    I had mine updated last night and here is the link of the screenshot i posted on FB..

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1619835030703&set=a.16016106*****.66633.1681230875&type=1&theater

    So far doing great. The lagging issue is minimal compare to 2.1 and 2.2.. Loving its and its perfect for Galaxy S

  20. Avatar for Dean Dean says:

    updated mine last June2. major improvements esp in speed! happy about it..:)

  21. Avatar for Eric Eric says:

    I can’t upgrade my SGS! My Kies says that I have the latest firmware which is Froyo 2.2. Help! Paano bang mag-upgrade to Gingerbread?
    Here’s my phone info:
    Firmware version: 2.2
    Baseband version: I9000XXJPP
    Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 / root@SE-S608 #1
    Build number FROYO.XWJPH

    • Avatar for Phil Phil says:

      Hi Eric. My phone has exactly the same problem. It has exactly the same firmware etc as your one has. I am going nuts because other people here in New Zealand can update theirs through Kies. Did you find an answer to this?

    • Avatar for ryan ryan says:

      Wala ako problem khit yung galaxy S2 ko naroot ko n din. Kailangan mu ng odin, firmware cyempre n gling sa samfirmware.com if u need help email me asap. Mdli lng yan.

  22. Avatar for athrun athrun says:

    I was able to get gingerbread on my galaxy tab this morning via kies. Update was quick and painless. All my old apps and settings were retained

    • Avatar for ram ram says:

      Are you also from Philippines?
      Because i wanted to upgrade the firmware for my galaxy tab.

    • Avatar for athrun athrun says:

      Yup. In the Philippines too

    • Avatar for ram ram says:

      wow, thanks po, meron na nga pong upgrade para sa galaxy tab when i check samsung kies… i will just back up my data and recharged my galaxy tab tapos mag upgrade na ko mamaya. YEHEY…

  23. Avatar for joseph joseph says:

    i would like to ask the steps to update my SGS please..thank you

    you can also email me at jurisvmele****@****.***

  24. Avatar for ram ram says:

    meron na po ba upgrade ng gingerbread para sa galaxy tab? Dami ko na kasi apps and files na nakasave sa galaxy tab ko, mawawala ba yun pag ag upgrade ng firmware? Please give me response sa email add ko: rame****@****.*** thanks po…

  25. Avatar for edeaux edeaux says:

    kailan kaya ang HTC Desire? :(

    • Avatar for donskie donskie says:

      For those who wanted to know about custom roms and how to flash your android phone (HTC Desire and others)visit http://androidadvices.com/. Hope this can help you…. there are a lot of articles there that would probably answer some of your queries.

    • Avatar for edeaux edeaux says:

      I’ll wait an upgrade from HTC. Baka mayron :)

    • Avatar for TwIsTeD_Rubz TwIsTeD_Rubz says:

      Unfortunately, HTC itself has confirmed that the Desire is not getting a Gingerbread update. Simply put, the gingerbread + Sense UI won’t fit in the Desire: http://m.gizmodo.com/5811738/htcs-not-updating-the-desire-with-gingerbread-as-sense-ui-is-too-big

    • Avatar for TwIsTeD_Rubz TwIsTeD_Rubz says:

      *the gingerbread + Sense UI COMBO, I mean. Sorry for the error.

  26. Avatar for The Typical Whiner The Typical Whiner says:

    @pokster: cool.. glad to hear that..
    yeah, hehehe.. im waiting for upgrades too..

    anyways, no worries.. happy to help.. :)

  27. Avatar for brave_blood brave_blood says:

    Ung galaxy tab meron na updateng gingerbread thru samsung store kaso wala p daw s i9000

  28. Avatar for pokster pokster says:

    connected nga po kaya lang walang lumalabas sa current firmware version. hehe, so di pa rin makaupgrade.

  29. Avatar for Pokster Pokster says:

    Sir,

    Wala po ba kayong issues sa pagconnect ng Galaxy S to Samsung Kies? Ako po kasi ayaw talaga magconnect po e. Laging “Connecting…” lang po nakasulat.

    Help naman po sir!

    • Avatar for The Typical Whiner The Typical Whiner says:

      do you have the latest Kies?

      if not, uninstall and get the latest version from samsung website then install a fresh copy.

      if so, then just keep it plugged in. Kies will prompt an error after several minutes after that you need to reboot your phone. else, if still no pop-up sa Kies after 20-30mins then reboot your phone.

      that’s what i did 2 hours ago..

      Hope this helps.

    • Avatar for pokster pokster says:

      kies 2.0 na po sir e. hehe. um mga 30 mins na rin po pero wala pa rin pong error message. windows xp sp3 nga po pala gamit ko. hmmm.pano po kaya?

    • Avatar for The Typical Whiner The Typical Whiner says:

      ahh, sorry.. im using win7..

      try restarting the phone and plug it again.. maybe it will work…

    • Avatar for pokster pokster says:

      Success sir! ni reboot ko lang po yung phone tapos kinabit sa usb habang nagbboot yung phone! thanks po!

  30. Avatar for ralphy ralphy says:

    how bout galaxy mini? hmm..

  31. Avatar for The Typical Whiner The Typical Whiner says:

    what do you think about Darky’s? http://www.darkyrom.com/

  32. Avatar for Rodel Rodel says:

    will LG 2X be rolling the same update?

  33. Avatar for Gem Gem says:

    Mag Cyanogenmod 7 nalang kayo. I am using 2.3.4 now for my Galaxy S.

  34. Avatar for NemOry NemOry says:

    please could somebody let me know if there is a GINGERBREAD update for SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB???
    please.. you can let me know by commenting here or email.me at nemoryol****@****.***

  35. Avatar for marcus marcus says:

    Okay, now release gingerbread for my Galaxy Tab and HTC Desire.

  36. Avatar for TwIsTeD_Rubz TwIsTeD_Rubz says:

    I just got my Gingerbread update for my SGS. I like the UI tweaks that they did. It feels snappier but I’m holding out on making a final judgment until after a few days/weeks.

  37. Avatar for aika aika says:

    how about the update for galaxy 5? been waiting for the 2.2 update via kies since it has been officially released in uk last year i think.

  38. Avatar for friend.com.ph friend.com.ph says:

    how about the update for samsung galaxy tab?

  39. Avatar for rick rick says:

    Please also update us when the 2.3 update for LG Optimus 2x is available

  40. Avatar for rob rob says:

    Please also update us when the 2.3 update for LG Optimus 2x is available

  41. Avatar for jquint jquint says:

    Will do so later this week. How is the speed? Will I need to do a lagfix?

  42. Avatar for JKisaragi JKisaragi says:

    Yup. I’ve updated my SGS (Globe-issued) last June 3 via Kies. So far, so good. Although I did have to uninstall GO SMS PRO for being the main culprit of the battery running low very fast (I think it has something to do when I updated the app right after updating from FroYo to Gingerbread).

  43. Avatar for Ryan Ryan says:

    HTC also rolled out the Gingerbread update for the Asia Desire HD 2 weekends ago.

  44. Avatar for erosdooma erosdooma says:

    Updated successfully. No problems so far. Only noticeable change to me is the status bar, though I’m not very techy.

  45. Avatar for Apache Apache says:

    Darn Sold my Galaxy S and waiting for S2. still have Galaxy Tab this will never be sold :D still wait for Tabs update.

  46. Avatar for noel noel says:

    still no update for my galaxy s i9003. :|

    • Avatar for RaGe RaGe says:

      anu ba yan bakit di pa dinamay Galaxy SL i9003 hayy

    • Avatar for myphone myphone says:

      hello po. im planning to buy SGS i9003 po. is it worth to buy?and ok lng po ba ung battery life nia? di nmn din po naglalag? thanks :)
      ung gingerbread update po dw nun is bandang mga july.. :)

    • Avatar for RaGe RaGe says:

      saken I grabbed it kasi it’s just 16,500 sa Greenhills
      I never thought na sa Galaxy S ako mapupunta kasi HTC ang priority ko
      battery life: ok naman naglalast ng isang araw kung normal text, konting web browsing
      lag: meron konti pero not all the time depende sa apps na nagrrun

      you can check the review sites once you bought it naman you can explore it…for me enjoy naman ang experience for my first smartphone :)

    • Avatar for myphone myphone says:

      pagdating po s mga movies,games, and apps ok lng po ba? and pag standby dn po ba ngcoconsume ng battery yung sgsl?
      wat size of memory card do you use? :)

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