AT&T Cell Phones: How Do I Update Samsung Captivate (SGH-i897) Phone To Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) using Kies Mini On My Window's PC?
Samsung Captivate™ Android 2.3 Upgrade
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The Samsung Captivate Android 2.3 upgrade improves your phone's performance with new tools and enhanced features. Some of these features include better battery life, more control over apps, and improved user interface. Follow these download instructions carefully.
| Important! The Upgrade instructions are different depending upon your currently installed version of the Android operating system. |
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| Before you begin check the Software on Your Captivate (SGH-i897) |
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> Settings > About phone.
| To upgrade, select the Android OS that is installed on your phone. | |
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Android 2.1 (Eclair) |
Android 2.2 (Froyo) |
Release Notes
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Highlights
New User Features
- Download Management.
- Intuitive Text Input.
- New layout for larger fonts and easy inputs
- Word prediction. Multi-touch for numerical input (Shift + Numbers)
- One-touch Word Selection and Copy/Past
UI Improvements
- Fixed Top-menu in Gmail.
- Voice Search added into the search categories.
- Vertical play mode added for YouTube.
New Developer Features
- Enhancements for Game.
- 3D Graphic driver updates
- Additional Khronos standard such as OpenSL ES, EGL for better multimedia performance
- Concurrent Garbage Collector technology imbedded to reduce lags in playing games