Samsung has officially announced the availability of a new Android 2.2 Froyo upgrade, which started to roll out via Kies in the Nordic region. If you’re based from any other country over the world and want to upgrade your Galaxy S (GT-I9000) to Android 2.2 Froyo update, then check the below tutorial to accomplish this task.
How to upgrade Galaxy S to Android 2.2 Froyo update
Firstly, make sure to backup all the important data present on your device.
Download Samsung Kies version 1.5.1.10074_45 or something that is not the latest, you will need to uninstall the latest then install this one.
1. Connect your phone and open Samsung Kies and let your phone be detected as usual.
2. Keep Kies open, minimize it and run Regedit in windows.
3. Locate HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Samsung\Kies\DeviceDB\
4. You should see some folders, named 1,2,3, etc in that folder, look for the one that mentions your current firmware, IMEI number, etc.
5. Once you find the correct folder (only one folder mentions this information), you need to modify 3 strings by simply double-clicking on them.
6. Locate the following 3 entries and change their value to the ones shown below. (You may first like to backup their value data to a notepad file).
SoftwareRevision = I9000XXJF3/I9000SWC/I9000XXJF3/I9000XXJF3
ProductCode = GT-I9000HKDXEE
HIDSWVER = I9000XXJF3/I9000SWC/I9000XXJF3/I9000XXJF3
Now close the Registry editor and do a Refresh. So, while Kies is minimized and still open and connected to your phone, you have changed these 3 strings.
7. Click on the ‘Firmware Upgrade’ button in Kies, and you should now see Kies saying there is one upgrade for JP6. Now, wait and let the upgrade process complete.
Note – The above procedure is said to be working perfectly but try it at your own risk. Also, flashing will result in losing the root if you were rooted.
Thanks for this guide. Now I can help my friend who asks everyday how to update Galaxy S to Froyo.
What exactly are we changing in the registry? Are we changing our region to Nordic to trick the system to make the update?
Will this create problems in future ?
Regards
Aravindan
aravindan(no spam!)@live.in
You are changing the Product Code to the one for which Update is available officially. You are not likely to face problem with this trick. Go ahead if you want to update via KIES only else Moddem ROMs are always better than this.
The did not work for the UK. Sorry but no cigar.
Does an update but not to Android 2.2, still 2.1!
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I did the things you said just right but Kies didn`t see the jm6 to be the update,only pda:jm2/phone:jm1…so no jm6 🙁 I updated it anyway,it was froyo alright,but the phone didn`t work( the android process didn`t start ,nor the twlauncher),so i upgraded again to another buggy jm2 that i already had on my pc. I`m from Romania if it helps.Any advice? Thanks in advance!
Samsung has now pulled the JM6/JP6 update from its servers coz it had some issues. Just wait till November to get the official update.
Cum ai upgradat la o alta versiune de pe calcul tau?
In the ‘How to Upgrade Galaxy S to Android 2.2 Froyo update’, please help me understand what you mean by “Now close the Registry editor and do a Refresh”. I’m not as tech savvy as some of you and will appreciate pointing me to what to REFRESH or where to find what to REFRESH.
That simply means, close the registry editor window. You can Refresh by clicking right-click mouse button on your desktop and then select refresh.
I’ve a 3 month old SGS which i had updated to 2.1.1 Eclair. Couple of days back think I did terribly wrong.
I tried to get Froyo using the below mentioned (I am from India, Asia) registry hack method given on this page….
I didn’t get Android 2.2, and i did note my initial settings…another mistake there::
After so-called firmware update my phone have PDA:JM2 / PHONE: JM1
Android 2.1 – update1
kernel version: 2.6.29 root@SE-S603 #2
build number: ECLAIR.XWJM2
and whan I try to update via Kies (old or newest version) I get the same msg:
“This device’s version cannot be updated”.
Will I still be able to update to Android 2.2 through Kies, when available in my country ??
It seems the Phone has lost the “Root” as i tried to upgrade the phone using the registry hack method. Hence Kies says this device’s version cannot be updated. Have spent hours looking for a solution online but no luck….pls let me know if you found any solution to this problem and u were able to upgrade to Froyo…..
a quick revert would be very much appreciated…
If you want to update via KIES, just go back to official DDJG4 firmware via Odin. You can get Odin, and the DDJG4 package from samfirmware.
Kalpik…thanks for your response. As I mentioned earlier I did the mistake of not noting the initial settings i.e. the Baseband, Kernal and Build…. I got my phone from HK grey mrkt which was to be shipped to Germany… I’m assuming this coz when I first switched on my phone…it started with German and I do remember 100% that the Product Code was GT-I9000HKDDBT!!!
A quick response would be great…
Prem
Mayur, can you help me out on this one??? I kind of trusted your procedure blindly and well….this is where I am…..
Don’t worry Prem, I’ll transfer your query to fellow experts. Hope , they’ll be able to solve your problem.
Thanks Mayur. That’s reassuring. Given the scenario I am in right now, I have one more query….when Samsung finally manages to release Froyo on India, I am assuming that it would be available with their authorised service centers as well. In that case, will they be able to upgrade my phone to Froyo with the exclusive tools available to them???
oh goodness….I did save my original stock f/w information on a notepad and forgot about it….here is what below…
baseband version I9000XXJM1
kernel version 2.6.29 umts_scm@S1-BUILDXXJM1
build number ÉCLAIR.I9000XXJM1
Mayur and Kalpik….can you guys now help me out????
Is your phone not working fine, what issues you’re having? I advice you to wait for official Froyo update to be released in India for Galaxy S.
and Product code remained the same…GT-I9000HKDDBT
My phone is working perfectly fine. The only I had was i was getting a “this device’s version cannot be updated” when I try to update f/w using Kies…thats all. Earlier…before reg hack update to JM2 i was getting a “You already have the Latest Version” msg….how can I get Kies to give me an option to Upgrade once Froyo is rolled out in India?
I’m currently on ….
PDA:JM2 / PHONE: JM1
Android 2.1 – update1
kernel version: 2.6.29 root@SE-S603 #2
build number: ECLAIR.XWJM2
GT-I9000HKDDBT
Before reg hack update i was on
baseband version I9000XWJM1
Android 2.1 – update1
kernel version 2.6.29 umts_scm@S1-BUILDXXJM1
build number ÉCLAIR.I9000XXJM1
GT-I9000HKDDBT
Since Kies says it cannot update my Phone’s F/W when Froyo is rolled out in India, the Service Center guys will be able to upgrade my phone to Froyo with the exclusive tools available to them???
If not, how is that i can do it….ODIN? as mentioned by Kalpik? I checked that one… it mentions “Flashing way I9000XWJPO: First I9000XWJM8 with RE-Partition and 512.pit. Than I9000XWJPO without RE-Partion use 803.pit”
That means i have to first flash mine to XWJM8 first and then flash it to XWJPO??? Or i can directly flash to XWJPO? Mine is German product code GT-I9000HKDDBT…
Will highly appreciate your suggestions….thank you
Prem
Like I said earlier, flash to DDJG4.. That’s the latest Official firmware available in India.. Once you’re on that, you should get updated to froyo once it is released in India via KIES.
I downloaded Odin 1.0, the firmwares you’ve mentioned in .zip format. While i open the zip files it asked for a password, i gave samsung-firmwares.com and tried samfirmware.com as well but both dont work…..what to do?
I tried to avoid, like many others, the terrible vodafone bloatware situation by updating to JM2 via odin, but now the official Vodafone UK release is out and confirmed to have no bloatware, how can i upgrade to it?
I connect my phone to the most recent Kies and it says “This device’s version cannot be updated” and when trying the registry hack the older version of Kies says my handset is not supported?!
Please give me some good news and say this is possible!
Thanks
Im sorry make that JP2 via Odin, sorry!
Kalpik, following your advice i have now flashed to DDJG4. Rather, i got this done with Samsung Service Center as i had flashed to JM8>XWJPA but GPRS/APN did not work even with correct settings. Same case with XFJP7 as well. What is the right way to flash to DXJPA??? Coz, when i flashed DXJPA thru ODIN with 803 PIT with no repartition….the device lost recovery mode and download mode with a grey battery figure appearing when put on charge with the circle not moving. The asian version?? do i use the firmware from Samfirware or Richtofens? and which .PIT do i use and do i use repartition???
Would be very much thankful if you can guide me on this one…
Current Phone detail is as shown below…
baseband version I9000DDJG4
Android 2.1 – update1
kernel version 2.6.29 jh755.kim@SE-S605#2
build number ÉCLAIR.DDJG4
GT-GT-I9000HKDXEE
Hi Gurus,
I tried to update my Androide 2.1 to 2.2 with no success
I already used Kies version Kies_1.5.1.10074_45 and I got a message of no upgrade possible.
With latest kies version Kies_1.5.3.10103_102 I got amessage of latest version already installed in that phone.
Need your help guys for that.
The current version is listed below
Value 17
Name: SoftwareRevision
Type: REG_SZ
Data: I9000UGJH2/I9000BMCJH2/I9000UGJH2/I9000UGJH2
Value 18
Name: HIDSWVER
Type: REG_SZ
Data: I9000UGJH2/I9000BMCJH2/I9000UGJH2/I9000UGJH2
Value 19
Name: ProductCode
Type: REG_SZ
Data: GT-I9000HKABMC
Hi..
My current kernel version is 2.6.29 jh755.kim@SE-S605 #2..
why is there jh755.kim instead of root in this.. is this not the original kernel..
Also, i am not able to upgrade to 2.2 still.. please need help..
hello, i followed the procedure word for word and now it tells me this when i try to update:
Model Name: GT-I9000
Current version: PDA:JF3/PHONE:JF3
This device’s version cannot be updated
no what???
This just doesn’t work for me at all. I have tried for the last 4 hours & still no joy. My phone is unlocked although the product codes etc are ORA (orange I’m guessing) is just tells me everytime that this phone cannot be updated 🙁 I’m going mad here.
When I try to update to froyo it says there is no internet connection when it is any ideas?
and it always stops downloading at 5272kb at 3% download…
heloo bro myself from India
this doesnt working for me itz showing that
Current Version : PDA:JF3 / PHONE:JF3
This device’s version cannot be updated
i followed all your process then also doesn’t working plz hlp me
i’m using the samsung galaxy 5 running on 2.1 and want an upgrade to 2.2. but when i try to upgrade it using kies, it says this version of the device cannot be updated. i’m from the philippines, does anyone know when the official upgrade gets here? or will it at all?.. i’ve been reading up on ways to upgrade but alas i’m not exactly techy savvy so i’m reluctant to try it out. please help me guys..?
does this method works for samsung galaxy 3
I got Kies 2.0 and tried upgrading Galaxy 3 (should be Apollo). After like, 3 hours (i-speed is reaaaaally slow… 2kbps) i still got 2.1…
PLZ I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO
You should see some folders, named 1,2,3 etc in that folder, look for the one that mentions your current firmware, IMEI number, etc.
I DONT KNOW WHICH ONE TO CLICK ON 1 2OR 3 PLZ HELP
Friends if ur 2.1 ver is working fine don’t try to fiddle ,thanks.
my phone is samsung galaxy I5503…. it has android 2.1.1 at this moment…. how can i get the froyo version for my mobile officialy???? can anyone suggest me plzzz???
current version: PDA:JG4/PHONE:JG1. I am from Poland, all above mentioned in previous message is current.
Thanks for help,
Joanna
I don’t have DeviceDB in my kies folder even I’ve installed suggested by you Kies version, I only have DeviceAuthenticated. What should I do? My program version is I9000XWJG4/I9000SWC/I9000XXJG1/I9000XWJG4, model GT-I9000. I’m from Poland.
Thanks for help,
Joanna
I am already having andriod 2.2 but wanna upgrade it to 2.3 (Gingerbread) …..
My phone is samsung galaxy S
can this work on galaxy pop ? if not, give an alternative asap
VE gt i9000
baseband i9000xxjpk
kernel version 2.6.29 root@SE-S603 #2
ECLAIR.BVJM5
can it be upgraded n how? cos I used da kies registry patcher n said found new firmware. kies downloaded but cant upgrade da fone. I put da fone in download mode n kies wont recognize it