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Got one. Nice hardware. Still waiting for the firmware update to fix GPS (completely shot) and WLAN (locks up frequently, requiring a reboot). It has been prom
by moe 16y ago
Got one. Nice hardware. Still waiting for the firmware update to fix GPS (completely shot) and WLAN (locks up frequently, requiring a reboot).
It has been promised for September. Now it's promised for October.
The eventual execution of this update will be the deciding factor over whether this has merely been my first samsung phone or also my last.
The otherwise splendid hard- and software can't mitigate the fact that the device has shipped with not one but two critical features being defective. That shouldn't happen in a flagship device like the Galaxy. And when it happens then it shouldn't take upwards of 3 months for a fix. Get your act together Samsung, quick.
- andybak 16y agoI'm running JPK and it's much, much better. Like you say - nice hardware but released with way too many bugs.
- scotty79 16y agoTurning off and on GPS i configuration helps. Yay like windows!
- machrider 16y agoThis GPS fix worked for me on the Vibrant: http://www.androidcentral.com/quick-fix-gps-issues-your-new-samsung-galaxy-s-series-phone http://www.androidcentral.com/quick-fix-gps-issues-your-new-...
- moe 16y agoSadly this exact fix seems to have caused my WLAN lockups. After enabling it the GPS accuracy improved, but I noticed that my WLAN would be shot almost every morning (stuck in state "turning off...", could only be revived by rebooting). After reverting the GPS settings to "standalone" a couple days ago I have not seen any more WLAN lockups. My suspicion is that the fix causes the GPS subsystem to force-enable WLAN at regular intervals when it tries to pull updates from the internet server. This "force-enabling" seems to confuse the regular android/samsung WLAN manager and leaves it in a broken state as described above... Either way, not an acceptable state of affairs for what is supposed to be a high-end smartphone.