Samsung’s maiden Wave device can now run Google’s Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich OS. The feat was achieved by an XDA Forum developer who was working on it for the past couple of months and successfully managed to run on Android 4.0.4 on the defunct device. Admittedly, not yet ready for mass consumption, […]
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bada 2.0 firmware leaked for original Wave (S8500)
Original Wave users can also dive into the bada 2.0 goodness, courtesy a firmware leak from Samfirmware. The build is S8500XPKG5 and is the most recent build for bada 2.0. Most of the things are reported to work but do remember it’s a beta so you’ll encounter some bugs and crashes. You can download […]
Original Wave (S8500) gets bada 1.2 update in India
Samsung Mobile India’s twitter account just confirmed that bada 1.2 update has been rolled out for original Wave (S8500) users in India. Users can download the update via Kies which in addition to performance improvements and bug fixes, will also add the T9 Trace keyboard. Download Kies Thanks, Aakash!
Samsung Italy will soon release Android 2.2.1 for Galaxy S, bada 1.2 for Wave (S8500)
UPDATE: Samsung Italy has postponed to release the updates in between March 15 to March 20. Not really a surprise but Samsung Italy has published an estimated timeframe about when Galaxy S and original Wave users can expect the firmware update. According to a post made on their Facebook page, Italian Galaxy S and […]
Bada 1.2 update confirmed for Wave, will reach Europe first
Here’s some good news for original Wave (S8500) users. Samsung bada’s official twitter account has confirmed that they’ll release the bada 1.2 update for Wave and Europeans using unlocked units will be the first ones to receive it in early next year. As for rest of the world, Samsung plans to release the update […]