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Verizon confirms Eris to get 2.X update?

Take a look at this article.
http://androidandme.com/2009/12/pho..._campaign=Feed:+androidandme+(Android+and+Me)
So.. this would really get us close to a custom Hero 2.X ROM?? (beacuse of drivers and chipset compatiblitiy)... right??

great
well this is great news as i left a moto droid for the eris however i really liked 2.0. The only thing i am a little worried about though is that os 1.6 can now run googles maps with the turn by turn navigation.... I hope they dont screw us over by just giving us 1.6 and not 2.0 or 2.1.... i guess we will have to wait and see

rcklss1 said:
well this is great news as i left a moto droid for the eris however i really liked 2.0. The only thing i am a little worried about though is that os 1.6 can now run googles maps with the turn by turn navigation.... I hope they dont screw us over by just giving us 1.6 and not 2.0 or 2.1.... i guess we will have to wait and see
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I agree, after reading the article again the same thought crossed my mind

I understand the worry about 1.6 but in all honesty, that would be stupid. The Eris came out AFTER the Hero and they have a 2.1 Hero rom in development for release. I don't see HTC being so foolish as to release 1.6 for Eris.

So, I spoke to a tech and they said there will be two updates in the upcoming months. One is scheduled for the 11 of this month(same day for a Droid update) and one is for the 22nd of January. He cold not really see what was planned for the 22nd update but he said the update on the 11th will see a few bug fixes. The few mentioned were the clock and weather widget taking up more battery that suppose to, something relating to google sync, a browser related on and a settings related one. Not sure how really accurate this is, but it sounds positive.
Maybe others can call vzw tech support and ask around

You either got a one in a million smart tech guy or he is completely lying to you. I hope the first description applies not the last as I own an Eris myself. We could try calling tech and telling them that we are having problems in the areas listed above and see what they say to either confirm or deny this. Personally mine is fine, although any battery conservation is great, I could wait until 2.x to come to me. I just really want one of these updates to have a hole that we can find so we can get root.

well he said that is what the comp records said for the updates...

I think the Eris wont get 2.x anytime soon. Too me it looks like Verizon wants 2.0 exclusive to the Droid. See how they point out
Currently, our developers have to work with the carriers to determine when and if a ROM upgrade will be available for any of their branded models.
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just a thought

Well I spoke to another tech support person today and they said it looks like the update on 22nd of January may be 2.x update for the Eris. I hope he is right. HTC tech support also told me the Eris will get a few updates in a coming months.

An update about the 2.1 update...from an actual Sprint employee.

Just saw that training will begin on 04/19/10 for the 2.1 update. Memo also said due 5/9...
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Gotta give us something better than just a post.......saw so many of these.....

Confirmed!!
VIA Sprints Twitter --> Android users: We hear you re: 2.1 update; still on track for early Q2. Details as soon as avail. Many thanks for your continued patience.

I spoke to an official sprint employee unofficially about all of the unofficial sprint rumors about the offiicial update..
This sprint official, said that officially, he can't say officially when the official sprint update will begin to roll out.
However, he did say that unofficially, we will all know when the official sprint update is being rolled out. This will be the time when the official sprint words comes from the top sprint officials and is posted offiically by sprint.
He did say that offiically, any unofficial sprint rumor should not be relied on to be an official sprint update date. But unofficial sprint rumors may become official, only when officially made offiicial on their official update date.

Danokan said:
I spoke to an official sprint employee unofficially about all of the unofficial sprint rumors about the offiicial update..
This sprint official, said that officially, he can't say officially when the official sprint update will begin to roll out.
However, he did say that unofficially, we will all know when the official sprint update is being rolled out. This will be the time when the official sprint words comes from the top sprint officials and is posted offiically by sprint.
He did say that offiically, any unofficial sprint rumor should not be relied on to be an official sprint update date. But unofficial sprint rumors may become official, only when officially made offiicial on their official update date.
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lawl! x2

Danokan said:
I spoke to an official sprint employee unofficially about all of the unofficial sprint rumors about the offiicial update..
This sprint official, said that officially, he can't say officially when the official sprint update will begin to roll out.
However, he did say that unofficially, we will all know when the official sprint update is being rolled out. This will be the time when the official sprint words comes from the top sprint officials and is posted offiically by sprint.
He did say that offiically, any unofficial sprint rumor should not be relied on to be an official sprint update date. But unofficial sprint rumors may become official, only when officially made offiicial on their official update date.
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just puked alittle in my coffee and on my lap after reading that....lol

aauussttiinn88 said:
just puked alittle in my coffee and on my lap after reading that....lol
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Lol. Mmmm... Coffee.

LMAO! Mmmm... puke!

RavenII said:
Just saw that training will begin on 04/19/10 for the 2.1 update. Memo also said due 5/9...
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I think RavenII is saying that he is a Sprint Employee, and he personally saw the memo about the training and release
EDIT: If this is more hearsay, i will just put my foot in my mouth for bumping this thread...

my aunt's uncle's cousin brother's twice removed brother who works for sprint who knows guy that knows a guy .. said it was due pushed back to the 3rd tuesday of the 2nd week of next month

cocaine is ahelluva drug

LOL...
Keep It Confidential.. And then this.. lol..

Here!!!!
http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-android-21-update-scheduled-early-may
There is proof for early may

lol @ training for a damn rom update

Who cares about the official release any more? We already essentially have a fully-functioning Sprint leak.

TheBiles said:
Who cares about the official release any more? We already essentially have a fully-functioning Sprint leak.
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How about Fresh Kitchen support for 2.1, Rom cooking? Otherwise I have nothing haha. These custom roms are great

It's training for the EVO as well, not just the 2.1 for the hero

A few of my friends work for Sprint and I asked them about the 2.1 update. Their response was "Dude it's my day off"

clamknuckle said:
It's training for the EVO as well, not just the 2.1 for the hero
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No its not... It's specifically for the 2.1 update.. To educate sales people of the selling points and cool features of the 2.1 update and how it is different from 1.5....
And I don't see why you guys think that its crazy to provide training to people that might not have the Android experience that you do, to give them tools to be able to effectively talk about the phone... What would you do if you went into a Sprint store and nobody knew what you were talking about when you said "2.1" or "android" or "market"...
If they don't train employees, how is Granny gonna figure out her new Hero, etc..
And as much as you think most people have at least a basic understanding of any of the variables that go into purchasing a phone, 75% have no idea..
I see it everyday, because I deal with those customers everyday...

azyouthinkeyeiz said:
No its not... It's specifically for the 2.1 update.. To educate sales people of the selling points and cool features of the 2.1 update and how it is different from 1.5....
And I don't see why you guys think that its crazy to provide training to people that might not have the Android experience that you do, to give them tools to be able to effectively talk about the phone... What would you do if you went into a Sprint store and nobody knew what you were talking about when you said "2.1" or "android" or "market"...
If they don't train employees, how is Granny gonna figure out her new Hero, etc..
And as much as you think most people have at least a basic understanding of any of the variables that go into purchasing a phone, 75% have no idea..
I see it everyday, because I deal with those customers everyday...
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Not to go way off topic here but Best Buy trains their employees too, I was at the register yesterday and did a price match from an ad online on my Hero browser and the cashier was a 70 year old grandma and she was swiping and knew how to work the Hero! She said something pretty funny to me also, "I would love one of those phones but they don't pay us enough!!!" LMAO! her manager was right there doing the price over-ride... Too funny. I was amazed that she knew how to use it, my granny still used an abacus!

Just thought this would take a little weight off

http://mobile.computerworld.com/dev...mputerworld.com/16310/android_22_upgrade_list
It says froyo for all galaxy s phones in usa.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

You realize this was written in June?
You realize we all already know Froyo is coming sometime September?
In fact I think I remember reading something on these forums about the first week of september. Come on.

Well is it for sure coming early september and I'm just trying to help.
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zaduma said:
You realize this was written in June?
You realize we all already know Froyo is coming sometime September?
In fact I think I remember reading something on these forums about the first week of september. Come on.
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don't hate.
yeah man, we all know this. let's move on.

I'm just disappointed that people won't look around before posting stuff like this. It is very sad.

It doesn't disappoint me. For some reason I am not bothered by repetative posts. Sometimes searching doesn't work well, or just isn't worth the time, etc.
People work in different ways. Besides, it sounds so elitist to get on peoples cases about what they post, just ignore the posts that aren't of interest to you.
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I'll believe it when I see it. Samsung has a HORRIBLE track record when it comes to updates.
HTC and Motorola have already upgraded all of their high end android devices (the Droid Incredible just got the update today). Samsung already has 2.2 running on their 7" tablet, so it is pretty fair to criticize them for being slower than their American and Chinese counterparts.
I think there's a fair chance that T-mobile will release the G2 (Sept. 29, 2010) before the Vibrant gets 2.2 update.

Samsung is most likely waiting for all of the Galaxy S phones to be released before pushing froyo. With the Epic coming this weekend and the Fascinate probably coming 9/9, froyo isn't far away. Mid September, about a week after the Fascinate release is my guess.

Tarzanman said:
I'll believe it when I see it. Samsung has a HORRIBLE track record when it comes to updates.
HTC and Motorola have already upgraded all of their high end android devices (the Droid Incredible just got the update today). Samsung already has 2.2 running on their 7" tablet, so it is pretty fair to criticize them for being slower than their American and Chinese counterparts.
I think there's a fair chance that T-mobile will release the G2 (Sept. 29, 2010) before the Vibrant gets 2.2 update.
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They've also been out longer... I'm also pretty sure 2.2 is already done for the U.S. Just working out extra kinks in it so naturally 2.2 on the tab that'll be released later on would have 2.2. It had to derive from somewhere. Just sit tight everyone it'll be here soon. If Samsung delivers on time then we would have the shortest wait for a 2.2 update out of all the Androids. I'm definitely okay with that.

I'm more interested in a fix ASAP for the calendar bugs (events are deleted when they're edited, etc.) which I've mentioned on another thread. Hope that comes along with the Froyo update. (Or, heck, just give us the standard Android calendar app -- the Samsung one looks nice, but I can't touch events on it due to these bugs.)

i hope we get it in september, but not holding my breath. samsung and tmobile (usa) have not 100% committed to giving us 2.2 in september... so no, its not confirmed

zaduma said:
I'm just disappointed that people won't look around before posting stuff like this. It is very sad.
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I think we just need to let these types of posts get buried, if you see a repeated post just don't reply, by replying to it you keep it alive...just like I'm doing now...
...Just let it die on it's own...that will save you a lot of disgruntled typing.

DLarva said:
It doesn't disappoint me. For some reason I am not bothered by repetative posts. Sometimes searching doesn't work well, or just isn't worth the time, etc.
People work in different ways. Besides, it sounds so elitist to get on peoples cases about what they post, just ignore the posts that aren't of interest to you.
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+1
And that's the truth... lighten up.

Tarzanman said:
I'll believe it when I see it. Samsung has a HORRIBLE track record when it comes to updates.
HTC and Motorola have already upgraded all of their high end android devices (the Droid Incredible just got the update today). Samsung already has 2.2 running on their 7" tablet, so it is pretty fair to criticize them for being slower than their American and Chinese counterparts.
I think there's a fair chance that T-mobile will release the G2 (Sept. 29, 2010) before the Vibrant gets 2.2 update.
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I second this this thought.

Gingerbread coming today? It's still pinging

The big ol' unsourced, unconfirmed, who-knows-if-it's-true rumor of the past week or so has been that Android 2.3 -- Gingerbread -- will be announced/released/something today. It's just about lunchtime, and no sign of anything sweet yet -- though as you can see from the Google analytics above, it looks like it's still pinging around out there.
Will we see it today? Dunno. Will we see it tomorrow? Dunno. Are our fingers crossed? Absofrigginlutely.
http://www.androidcentral.com/gingerbread-coming-today-its-still-pinging
YES PLEASE !

I'm excited to see how it is, no fingers crossed since I'll be waiting for Sprint to push it .

Cyanogenmod will push it before sprint. Our evos are sense devices, so it will take htc some time to get sense on it and sprint.... luckily we have cyanogen

looneylu said:
Cyanogenmod will push it before sprint. Our evos are sense devices, so it will take htc some time to get sense on it and sprint.... luckily we have cyanogen
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This. Although I'm going to be conflicted between running Cyanogenmod with Android 2.3 but no 4G and the fact that a technician is coming to my work tomorrow to install a Sprint 4G repeater

Damn.... hopefully cyanogen will have 4g done by the time he compiles 2.3

Well I guess the new OTA update released today has something to do with it...
Posted from my EVO 4G running Azrael 2.4 with Dell Stage

apheonixboy said:
Well I guess the new OTA update released today has something to do with it...
Posted from my EVO 4G running Azrael 2.4 with Dell Stage
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new ota???

Remember the great modders here beat HTC to releasing 2.2 with sense here! I really wouldn't doubt they won't do it with 2.3 also.

I don't think it is coming out today. Wouldn't the employees release it during their normal shift hours 7-3 or whatever. That is just my thought lol I think they will release it tomorrow when apple releases their upgrades ios 4.2

Drewmungus said:
Remember the great modders here beat HTC to releasing 2.2 with sense here! I really wouldn't doubt they won't do it with 2.3 also.
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you wont see a 2.3 with "sense" for a while. HTC is too busy pushing the new "sense" out. U may get a 2.3 "sense" leak by Feb. or March.

Man i wish it came out yesterday :|. Well let's hope its well worth the wait.

oh well for that!! lol.
wouldve been nice if they at least gave us a teaser screenshot or a bit of information to hold us over.. dang..

I don't know why people always get so down on HTC so far they have been great with pushing updates. If an update is coming I don't think it will take 3 to 4 months. Some thought Froyo was going to take a long time too and we got it on a few weeks. If your going to speculate how about speculating that the cup is half full.

From watching all of the handset manufacturers out there HTC is by far and away the fastest to provide updates to their phones.
Samsung still doesn't have 2.2 and Motorola isn't that fast either.
Is there anywhere there is a guarantee that the EVO will be getting the next update?
My guess is yes mainly because it is still Sprint's best Android phone.

Tuffgong4 said:
My guess is yes mainly because it is still Sprint's best Android phone.
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It's THE BEST phone.
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So I talked to T-Mo Rep

Today, I kept getting random messages from random numbers, so I called in to block, the rep also had a vibrant. So she was like "So... how do you like the vibrant?"
I'm all like "It's sexy"
But it took her so long to solve my problems, so I asked about random stuff like "Do you know when Froyo is coming out?"
She was a pretty "SMART TECH" you don't see those much on help lines now do you?
She replies: Let me check on that for you
and then she came back on and said "it won't be anytime soon, because if it is anytime soon, the tech supports usually knows weeks or months beforehand, but right now, it says 'to be determined'"
SO, do you guys it'll take as long as the rep said?

Unfortunately, this still fell into the same "He Said She Said" category, until we get an official statement, it's all moot. She may be smart but she is still a rep and I doubt she will have access to OTA information. She most likely turned around and asked her best friend/co-worker who is a tech, and he replied that he didn't know anything, and she passes that onto you.

I think she's right. We already know that froyo would come by the end of the year according to the galaxy s twitter. I expect it to come around December 29. Am I so pessimistic?

ori2 said:
I think she's right. We already know that froyo would come by the end of the year according to the galaxy s twitter. I expect it to come around December 29. Am I so pessimistic?
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No, I believe you are pretty optimistic. End of December...well..

same here. I read the same thing in a tech online magazine.. they actually said 2011 but no precise date..
Im running the unofficial TMO froyo posted in this forum though and I like it
Cheers

Personally, I think Samsung should just give up and hand over the kernel source, maybe keep some respect.

The Unoffical Official T-MO Froyo ROM is in the Development section. If that is actually the real thing (and I completely believe it is) I don't see what the delay is for them to just release it.

Even when it does come out, I know for myself that I will keep a custom ROM. Why have stock when you can rock!

I think the point for all of us that are running one of the leaked 2.2 roms is that an official release will have more of the bugs ironed out and it will help with some of the compatibility issues. I for one have tried all flavors and each has a quirk or two. The good thing is that when 2.2 finally drops officially the devs will have almost perfected their roms and it will be easier to implement any changes made by Tmobile.
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I agree with the previous post. I think Samsung leaked the ROM so that the devs here could get their hands on it and make fixes that they then can implement into the official ROM.

So it wouldn't be so embarrasing on Samsung's part? x) Something big like a software update isn't too "easily" leaked. So I do sort of have to agree too.