Samsung Galaxy S gets Froyo Android 2.2

Got several reports coming in from Samsung Galaxy S i9000 users in the Philippines that they’ve gotten the Android 2.2 Froyo update already.

So I took the Galaxy S out of storage and tried out the update using Samsung Kies.

Had a hard time updating the handset as Kies doesn’t seem to be able to detect the unit. After a couple of hours or trying and re-trying, the update notification popped up and says firmware is ready for upgrade.

A few more minutes of back-up and downloading the updates, the Galaxy S is now running on Android Froyo 2.2. So far, everything’s running fine.

You can download Samsung Kies here.

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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.

56 Responses

  1. Avatar for Gelagelatin Gelagelatin says:

    Sir Abe, I’ve been trying to update my SGS to Froyo… but I keep getting the error “Failed to convert to upgrade mode. Try again later.” What could I be doing wrong? I’m using the latest 2.0 Samsung Kies. :(

  2. Avatar for momoshiro momoshiro says:

    i just bought my galaxy s last friday…
    then i decided to update the firmware…
    pero nung iconnect ko na xa sa laptop
    lumalabas lng ung …
    “initialising

    press home key to quit samsung kies”
    ng paulit ulit…parang nagfflash lng sya sa screen for 1 sec then lalabas ulit sya….normal lng ba un?
    i installed samsung kies naman…
    help anyone gus2 ko talagang maupdate to froyo

  3. Avatar for jessjr jessjr says:

    Good news! SGS updates being rolled out now worldwide. Though no news yet for Asia :(

    http://androinica.com/2011/01/18/android-2-2-1-update-for-samsung-galaxy-s-now-rolling-out-via-kies/

  4. Avatar for Resh Resh says:

    @Daniel
    Did you get to fix your problem?
    I bought mine from Dubai as well, and I wanna upgrade to froyo but your post made me hesitate.
    Although I already did a hard restart as when I first got it, it didn’t have the Android Marketplace. The hard restart and some settings changed made it appear.

    Skype doesn’t run on 2.1 so need to get to 2.2 to be able to run skype.

  5. Avatar for Vince Vince says:

    Hi,

    Just to update you guys, I followed the instructions in the 2nd link of jessjr. I successfully updated my phone to 2.2.1 by loading the kies backup XEU and updating it. My apps and my files weren’t deleted after updating (this is my case though). Hopefully, I will just download next available updates On-the-air in the Settings > About phone > Software update. Cheers!

    Vince

  6. Avatar for Vince Vince says:

    @resh,

    I did not lose the marketplace app. Mine is Froyo 2.2 at the moment. I just updated it naturally via Kies (rev. 102).

    Vince

  7. Avatar for Vince Vince says:

    Hi jessjr,

    In your 2nd link, what’s the spoof code/ backup for UK? Did you update your phone to 2.2.1 using that method? And if you did, may I ask what spoof code/ backup did you use?

    Vince

  8. Avatar for resh resh says:

    did you lose the marketplace app when you updated to froyo 2.2? I’ve read many postings of this happening

  9. Avatar for NemOry NemOry says:

    does upgrading needs internet? I hope no .

  10. Avatar for ettenoj ettenoj says:

    bakit until now wala pa rin yung samsung focus at samsung omnia 7. sana dumating na para magmura na sgs. hehe

  11. Avatar for Daniel Daniel says:

    Good day, people! :)

    I bought my SGS sa Dubai 3 days ago. Tapos ngayon I decided to upgrade to Froyo using Kies. The process went smooth-sailing. But as of the moment, everytime I turn on my unit. It just gets stuck to the “S” logo. Similar to what blaze has experienced — though as what he stated he just brought his unit to Samsung GH and they fixed it for him.

    Are there any process so that I can fix my phone. The home+volume+power button doesn’t do the trick for me. I’ve been trying to fix this damn thing for 3 hours already. :( Any if ever I fail to find any fixes, would the Samsung Centers here in the Phils. glady fix my phone for me?

    Thank you guys and may we all have an awesome New Year! :)

  12. Avatar for jessjr jessjr says:

    You already did a factory reset after you upgrade? This solved my problems after my froyo 2.2 upgrade. Best solution after every FW update, though this erases your settings and apps

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886211&page=3

    Also you may want to try the 2.2.1, its fast even without root+lagfix! I followed this link to get the official update via Kies only available at UK.

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835628&highlight=kies+registry+hack

  13. Avatar for MrFroyo MrFroyo says:

    Installed Froyo on my SGS few weeks back then i encountered a problem in connecting to my home WIFI.

    I keep on seeing this error message (Disabled, Secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK” in WI-FI settings.

    Googled my problem but i haven’t found a fix yet. :(

  14. Avatar for migz migz says:

    just installed Voodoo stable 5.0.1 (http://project-voodoo.org/) and seems to be performing much better than the stock Froyo.

    Quadrant Score = 1653

  15. Avatar for Unwired Unwired says:

    It’s time to update!

  16. Avatar for Lyndon Lyndon says:

    recently bought SGS from samsung store. and luckily updated it to froyo.. but i noticed it lagging sometimes..

    Im a complete newbie and i just want to know if i root my phone, will it void the warranty? kc im planning to install lag fix from xda as it has great user reviews.. please help nmn po..

    thanks in advance

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