AT&T's Samsung Captivate to get Froyo update on Feb. 24

The U.S. Samsung Galaxy S variants (Epic 4G, Captivate, Fascinate, Vibrant) continue to get Froyo updates (finally). The Vibrant received a cabled update using Samsung's Kies software, and the Epic 4G is receiving its update OTA. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, AT&T said that the Captivate will get a Froyo update, starting Feb. 24.

Here's what AT&T said on Facebook:

Great news for Samsung Captivate owners! TheAndroid 2.2 upgrade is coming tomorrow! We’ll post a link here to the Samsung site with instructions to install the upgrade tomorrow.

Sadly, that "link to the Samsung site" means that the Captivate will require a cabled update, just as the Vibrant did. It's not that big a deal, but in this age of OTA updates (and with its sibling, the Epic 4G receiving an OTA update), why?

In addition, AT&T posted a video with AT&T Android Senior Project Manager Dante Martin answering some questions. When asked about Froyo for Aria, Martin said "soon."