Samsung Captivate users can now breathe easy as in the due course of this article we will check out on how you can easily update your Samsung Captivate smart phone with the latest version of Gingerbread which is dubbed as the version Gingerbread 2.3.5 UCKJ1 version. This update can be applied for all the users who are having the Samsung Captivate I897. So, without wasting any time further let’s check out on what are the things which are new in this firmware. Just in case if you missed out then it was last time when we saw on how you can update your Samsung Captivate with the Gingerbread release of UCKF1 and now the latest Gingerbread 2.3.5 version.
Please note that this version of update is not the official version of Gingerbread 2.3.5 release which is released by the Samsung Electronics and is the beta release which is a leaked version. Though there is still no ETA on the same of the arrival of Gingerbread 2.3.5 officially, we can only hope that Samsung releases the same as soon as possible. For your simplicity, we have broken this article into different sections wherein we will see the list of enhancements as well as the Pre Requisites to be followed in this page followed by the instructions to apply this update on your phone in the 2nd page.
Disclaimer: We should not be held responsible or liable for any loss happened to your phone in the process of firmware update which is very unlikely if you follow the instructions which are mentioned in this article. Also, we again re iterate that this update is not the Official release from Samsung Electronics Ltd. And is the beta release which is a leaked one.
Rooting Information:
Applying this update to your phone will not in any way will root the device and is safe to update. Since it doesn’t root the phone, the warranty will stay intact. Please note that you will have to ensure that just in case if you have rooted the phone already then you will lose the rooting access and then again you will have o root the phone. We will also soon come up with the rooting procedure for this version of UCKJ1 2.3.5 very soon.
Enhancements in UCKJ1 Gingerbread 2.3.5:
- Wi Fi reception has been updated as all new binary files have been added in the WiFi for better reception and speed,
- Better overall quadrant ranks compared to all other earlier versions,
- All new Android Market place works well with even slower GPRS / 3G / Wi Fi speeds,
- Free space have been improved marginally,
- GPS Connectivity in indoors is not an issue anymore,
- Overall speed and performance of the device has been improved with all new User Interface which you will find if you are coming from any Froyo release.
Pre Requisites:
So, before you proceed to the next page where we have mentioned the list of instructions where the procedure to update the phone is given, you will have to follow the list of pre requisites which will ensure that the phone is updated successfully without any issues. So, from the below links you can easily follow the list of instructions.
Pre Requisites to be followed before update Samsung Captivate
So, let’s proceed to the next page where we will see on how you can apply this update on your phone.
