Here are the official details from Samsung about two updates - one update is for Android 2.2 Froyo for the Samsung Galaxy S Samsung Epic 4G, and the other is the Sprint ID update for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Tab. The updates will be pushed out Over-the-Air (OTA), beginning today with all users getting it by March 24.
You will receive a message in your notification tab. Follow prompts for downloading the update. You can also check for updates on the "Settings" menu.
Forum support notes offer this valuable suggestion, "If you do not receive the update, try downloading or updating an application from the Android Market. This has been known to trigger the software update."
The well-reviewed Samsung Epic 4G began getting an update for the Android 2.2 Froyo on February 21, which was stopped after problems arose. The new Android software update, Android 2.2.1, build EC05, will take 10 to 20 minutes to download and 8 to 10 minutes to install. Software version is: S:D700.0.5S.EC05. Only Samsung Epic 4G smartphones with software versions DI18 and EB13 will receive the update.
The Samsung Epic 4G update features include update to Android
2.2, the addition of Sprint ID, ability to install apps to external
storage, improved Bluetooth device support, Bluetooth voice dialing,
Flash Player 10.1, GPS enhancements, Email PIN based authentication,
tethering for 3G/4G, and improved OS performance.
Warning, you will not be able to make emergency calls during the
update process. We also suggest that you back up your data before the
update, just to be safe. Be sure that your phone is fully charged before starting the update.
How to Check for Update:
- Go to the Home screen.
- Tap Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates
>Update Android. - Your phone will automatically download and install any available
updates.
You may need to power your phone off and back on to complete
the software update.
The Sprint ID pack includes packages of apps, widgets, ringtones, wallpapers, and shortcuts from Sprint based on interests.
Some of the categories of apps include Entertainment, Yahoo!, MTV Music ID, Socially Connected, ESPN ID, WHERE, Fashion/Beauty, Fitness, and Lo2YO Latino.
Customers with Sprint ID can download up to five ID packs onto their phone and switch back and forth between them or swap them out for new ones.
Details on the Samsung Galaxy S Samsung Epic 4G update are available form the Sprint Community.
The Samsung Epic 4G received second place in Wireless and Mobile News' Top Ten Best Smartphones Review of Reviews. It also appears in Wireless and Mobile News' Review of Reviews Top Ten Best Android an' Droid Phones Now an' Later. Its status was lowered after the last update was aborted.
The Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Captivate, received an update to the Android 2.2 Froyo via the Kies Mini app. The Samsung Vibrant was the first Samsung Galaxy S smartphone in the United States to be updated to Android 2.2 Froyo.