Oh, we do love a nice bit of well-coordinated consumer rage. The latest Android update petition to come to our attention is this one, in which Samsung Galaxy Portal owners are trying to rally the troops to get Samsung to update its OS to Android 2.2.
Here’s the complete, and rather bashful, petition:
To: Samsung
We would like Samsung to update the Galaxy SPICA/Lite/Portal phone (also known as i5700) to Android 2.2 as we feel that the device is fully capable of supporting the features in the new OS and it is still too early to stop supporting the device. Of course, if you (Samsung) are intending to update the phone to 2.2, thank you so much! This is just to preempt any occasion where Samsung announces that it has no plans to update the device.
Sincerely,
What a bizarrely apologetic demand. Currently, over 4500 people have signed on. Here’s the Samsung Galaxy Portal pictured during happier times:
The Galaxy Portal launched in the UK amid a flurry of publicity in April. T-Mobile released it first with Android 1.5 onboard – which has not yet been updated. But as we reported at the time, Three UK distributed the phone shortly after with an updated Android 2.1 OS.
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/ September 16, 20102.2
Alasdair
/ September 21, 2010samsung is upgrading the android so if you have bought the phone and would like to upgade i you can get it off the pc sync
Paranoid-Android
/ September 22, 2010Is that true? About Samsung i5700 getting 2.2? If so where did you here it?
Els
/ October 8, 2010Well, this is my first smartphone, probably my last Samsung though if this is the kind of support they think their customers deserve. Oh, and what kind of joke is the pc software anyways?
Ben Berry
/ October 10, 2010It’s annoying, I got this phone on contract three weeks ago with the 2.1 firmware. The problem is for me is that you can’t save apps to the SD card which is a pain in the arse (sorry, ass if you’re a Yank) and I need to update to the 2.2 sofware to do this. So with there no chance of an update for the Portal to the 2.2 I’m now really thinking of ditching the phone and going back to Nokia and Ovi, call me crazy but I miss it a bit!!
Sarfaraz
/ November 2, 2010Hello Samsung, i have been waiting for froyo update for quite some time and one of the main reasons going for samsung is its portfolio of products line on the android and i am very optimistic of a froyo update for all your android based devices.
keep up the good work and provide us the froyo.
adrian cattell
/ November 25, 2010i think the lack of support for this phone is terrible, and i will never buy/take on contract another samsung product, you push these in tv advertising and other forms of media to sell as many as possible only to leave people with a phone that is terrible.! it dont even work with it’s own software kies very well if at all…..
total rubbish.!
Mike
/ May 7, 2011well said adrian!! i to will never trust Samsung!! & the three network sales team again!! tell whoever you can about these let downs!! ive been putting customers off big time!! ive even took family & friends to pick a phone & network to stop them being outdated & left behind while on contract!! next stop face book!! & msn & tagged!! if samsung dont listen then talk to the people who want a product & let them know how they leave there customers behind once they got there cash!!
binbinxia
/ November 28, 2010Don’t ignore our
Gary C
/ November 28, 2010I’ll make sure we
Anonymous
/ December 31, 2010the samsung galaxy portable i5700 looks crap and looks chunky. the back cover looks like they couldnt afford someting better so they set some three year old to the job!!! peace out :)
P.S- DO NOT BUy IT….ONLy A WARNING.
Chris
/ January 23, 2011If they decide not to release it for Spica then we should make a petition that we will pay something like $5 each for the update
Mike
/ May 7, 2011why should we Chris!! dont ya think they taken enough & still selling them!! never trust em again pal!!
andy
/ March 16, 2011my portal keeps saying something about studio pc mode can some1 plz help
dedet
/ April 17, 2011This thread was started june 2010. Until now, there is no siund heared about froyo for spica/i5700…
Mike
/ May 7, 2011i will never trust in samsung again unless we get the long awaited 2.2 for our 3 samsung galaxy portal GT-i5700 phones myself my wife & daughter was talked into getting..telling us the phone would always be update supported in the future!! we have under 12 months left on our contracs at three network & so angry. ive been advising friends & family to stay clear of three network & samsung phones!! a big let down!! please if your getting a new phone get a network & brand you can trust!!
Big Bill
/ May 14, 2011You can allways supprort people working on non-official update to 2.2 for i5700.
IMHO It is the only chance to get Froyo on our smartphones.
http://forum.samdroid.net/
bob
/ July 18, 2011Piece of shite wanky arse company
bob
/ July 18, 2011Tongue my arseflaps samsung
Anonz
/ July 19, 2011There’s no need for such profanity Bob.
Just root and update it yourself or don’t cry.