Ufficiale: rilasciato l'upgrade ad Android 2.2 Froyo per il Samsung Galaxy S i9000

Ieri vi abbiamo parlato delle prime segnalazioni in rete della disponibilità dell'upgrade ufficiale ad Android 2.2 Froyo per il Samsung Galaxy S i9000. È ora giunta anche la conferma del produttore asiatico.

L'upgrade a Froyo sarà disponibile da metà ottobre via Kies, l'apposito software del produttore asiatico. I primi paesi nei quali verrà rilasciato saranno quelli del Nord Europa; man mano sarà poi disponibile anche per gli altri mercati europei, asiatici ed americani.

Qui di seguito il testo integrale del comunicato stampa:

SEOUL, Korea – October 18, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) upgrade to the Samsung GALAXY S, giving users access to new features, enhanced navigation applications and improved performance.

The Android 2.2 upgrade will be available via Kies, Samsung’s unique in-house software upgrade program. Kies can be downloaded at the Samsung mobile website (http://www.samsungmobile.com).

The GALAXY S is Samsung’s cleverly designed smartphone with a bright 4-inch SUPER AMOLED screen and a 1 GHz application processor, giving users an intelligent, immersive and integrated mobile experience. The Android 2.2 upgrade offers voice-controlled GPS through Google MapsTM with Navigation, faster performance by JIT(Just in Time) compiler. Additionally, further functionalities including Search in-browser, Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1, improved customization options will be provided with OS upgrade.

• Google MapsTM with Navigation: GPS navigation system with voice guidance
• Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1: Allow the web browser to make full use of the whole web
• Setup Wizard: Quickly customize the GALAXY S and access networks with ease
• Home Screen/Menu Preview and Edit : Preview by pinch-zoom
• Search in-Browser : Google™, Translate, Wikipedia, Dictionary

The Android 2.2 upgrade will be available from the mid of October 2010 in the Nordic region and gradually rolled out to other European markets, Southeast Asia, the Middle East Asia, North America, Africa and rest of the world.

Fonte: Samsung Mobile