Galaxy S phones.' Since then, T-Mobile released a Froyo update for its Galaxy phone, the Vibrant.

In January, PC Magazine reported: 'A user revolt is starting among the tech blogs and on Twitter about Samsung's absolutely shameful lack of communication on updating its U.S. Understandably, most Mac-owning Captivate owners aren't too pleased with the situation. I've seen few reports of update problems, and they're enjoying the improved speed and functionality of their phones. Rather, users only install it by using a USB cable to connect their phones to a computer running Samsung's Kies Mini software - which only works on PCs.Ĭaptivate owners who have PCs and have been able to get this update seem pleased judging by their tweets. That's because this operating system update is not being delivered wirelessly by AT&T. While many users like these phones, there have been widespread complaints about lagging operating system updates.Īs of February 24, many owners of the Samsung Captivate on AT&T are finally able to update their phones to the 2.2 version of Android, called 'Froyo,' which still isn't the latest Android OS available.Īdditionally, Captivate owners who use a Mac rather than a Windows computer have not been able to update their phones. (CNN) - Samsung's popular Galaxy S series of Android smartphones has been available on the four major U.S. She is a San Francisco Bay Area writer and media consultant whose blog,, explores how people communicate in the online age.

Editor's note: Amy Gahran writes about mobile tech for CNN.com.

Kies mini for captivate