Samsung Wave S8500 (Wave I) and Wave II owners have been eagerly waiting for the bada 2.0 update. Earlier, Samsung's official twitter account mentioned that the bada 2 update will be released in November 2011. Then the date was postponed to December and now the latest update says that the firmware will be released in the Q1 of 2012. So bada 2 isn't coming to your wave anytime soon. The most likely date for the global release of the next firmware of Samsung's proprietary mobile operating system is expected in February.

This surely isn't a great news for the Wave fanboys. The next software update promises lot of new exciting features including the NFC capabilities and much awaited 'Chat On' feature that the company showcased at a press event few weeks ago. The update will be released through Kies software. Make sure that you keep your kies updated to the latest version so that you get the notification as soon as the firmware is leaked. In the mean time, the firmware is available for the rooted wave devices. However, it's informed that if you aren't familiar with rooting your phones, avoid installing the leaked firmware. It might just render your device useless. Why not just wait for the official release through Kies. If someone gets any update from the customer care, please keep us informed.