Finally! I got both my iPhone 3G and Samsung Galaxy Spica upgraded and all working properly.
Let’s talk about the Samsung Galaxy Spica. Probably one of the best “bargain” phones out there with Android. Unfortunately the one I purchased had Android 1.5, not terrible, but also not very good.
So began my quest for Android 2.1 Eclair. Just like all the sites you will come across, I am not responsible for any damage, voiding of your warranty or bricking of your phone. Use at your own risk!!!
Now, there is an easy way I suppose. You can install the latest version of Samsung’s New PC Studio. Big problem you may run into is the inability to get the software to recognize the phone. I sent Samsung an email and received a very prompt response:
If you want New PC Studio(NPS) to recognize your phone for the update, you must have “USB debugging” enabled in the phone. This can be found under: Menu – Settings – Program – Development.
Or there is the manual way (the way I did it because I am impatient). I found a couple of good guides. One from Sameer Prabhakar and many others you can find with a quick Google search.
I was able to follow the guides easy enough and successfully installed Android 2.1 – awesome. But wait, no data service. UGH!
Did some more searching and found one that there are different European versions, this the email to Samsung, but more importantly you will have to set up your APN (Access Point Networks) manually. Those settings are unique for your carrier and carrier partners but are readily available online such as at ModMyI.
Since I am currently in Norway, I found the APN’s from the local carrier websites.
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