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Possible UK Realease Date for Android 2.1

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/445947/android_21_dated_for_htc_hero.html
These guys are saying Orange & T-Mobile are rolling out 2.1 on the 16th April
I know it's unofficial but certainly coincides with Legend release dates.

Hilariously, they site the XDA Developers forum as their source.
THEY SITE THIS SITE AS THEIR SOURCE
That's Hilarious, When did XDA Forums become creditably supplies of information for the Hero 2.1 release schedule? How many missed dates have people gotten their hopes up for?
Ah well, My hopes are in a bucket in a ditch. I will not be raising them

Junp3i said:
Hilariously, they site the XDA Developers forum as their source.
THEY SITE THIS SITE AS THEIR SOURCE
That's Hilarious, When did XDA Forums become creditably supplies of information for the Hero 2.1 release schedule? How many missed dates have people gotten their hopes up for?
Ah well, My hopes are in a bucket in a ditch. I will not be raising them
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Agreed, to be honest I think it's more likely to be early May before they release 2.1, almost tempted to sell the Hero and just buy an unlocked Legend when it's released.

claudefrog said:
Agreed, to be honest I think it's more likely to be early May before they release 2.1, almost tempted to sell the Hero and just buy an unlocked Legend when it's released.
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don't do it, that would mean htc's strategy would work...

kendong2 said:
don't do it, that would mean htc's strategy would work...
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+1 ... I agree,... Hold out man.

early may? LOL
most likely, it's NEVER being updated...

Im also fed up with this 2.1 update my friend has a samsung galaxy portal with 2.1 and live wallpapers im wanting to sell my hero T-mobile G2 Touch *Rooted* 2 week old boxed with all accesories anyone interested email me
open to offers !
[email protected]

Another site reporting that the 16th April is the date:
http://mobilenews.omio.com/mobile-phone-handset-news/htc-hero-gets-date-for-android-2-1-update/
would be interesting to know where they are getting the information from, must just be a massive rumour mill somewhere.

theres really no point posting guessed released dates, lets just wait till atleast end of april

ermacwins said:
theres really no point posting guessed released dates, lets just wait till atleast end of april
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and all of them point to XDA Threads as source..

Junp3i said:
Hilariously, they site the XDA Developers forum as their source.
THEY SITE THIS SITE AS THEIR SOURCE
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It's spelt CITE
But yeah, I'm a bit pissed off with waiting for my Hero to be updated too.

Hellwÿck said:
It's spelt CITE
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Heh I've given up on trying to educate people on correct spelling and grammar. Too many are of the attitude "well you know what I meant so it doesn't really matter".
My pet hates are of course your/you're and there/their/they're. It would probably take someone less than 5 minutes to get their head around given the correct definition yet incorrect use is rife on the Internet.

My pet hate is the use of the word "loose" when the correct word would be "lose".
For example: "I don't want to loose my settings".
Arghh!!!!

topic please?

OT
But it would be appropriate if you wished to loose your settings, like the hounds of hell, upon the unsuspecting public.
P.S. You could try the Villain 4.0 Beta 2. It seems pretty good and battery life is amazing at the moment for me. It is built from a Legend leak - but does chew up a lot of memory - I suspect that HTC engineers were liberal with memory use because the Legend has a bit more than our Heroes.

PulpzillA said:
topic please?
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There are loads of threads with "possible" 2.1 release dates, and all of them are of less value than a discussion on grammar and spelling. It is especially true of this thread since it is only regurgitating a rumour that started on another thread in these very forums!
Personally, if I were a mod, I'd lock any thread with a purported 2.1 release date because they serve no purpose other than to get peoples dander up when the date inevitably passes with no update!
Regards,
Dave

phandroid.com/2010/03/25/rumor-sprint-htc-hero-getting-android-2-1-on-april-9th/
personally i'd be a bit pissed if the sprint hero got the update before the GSM one!

foxmeister said:
There are loads of threads with "possible" 2.1 release dates, and all of them are of less value than a discussion on grammar and spelling. It is especially true of this thread since it is only regurgitating a rumour that started on another thread in these very forums!
Personally, if I were a mod, I'd lock any thread with a purported 2.1 release date because they serve no purpose other than to get peoples dander up when the date inevitably passes with no update!
Regards,
Dave
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+1 !!! I definitely agree. I wish people would just post their useless links in an existing thread rather than keep starting new ones.

Ah more info, have no idea if this is any more reliable than anything else.
Engadget just posted it as being the 26th April http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/26/htc-hero-update-to-android-2-1-on-april-26th-in-home-country-of/

Just another rumour ...
Not user x and user y are spreading them, companys like engadget are spreading rumours and they have the aura to be close to the manufacturers but aren't ...
Why should HTC issue an official release date on plurk and nowhere else?
Let's just wait and see

Android 2.1 to be release friday 4/16?

http://www.ozcarguide.com/technology/cellphone-pda/2652-sprint-htc-hero-android-2-1-release

Uggggh, not again.

More rumors. There is no basis for this report. I got a tweet that simply says they are still on course for 2Q2010. That is it.

VinceOB said:
Uggggh, not again.
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and again and again and again...etc.............
4 other threads citing this same blog. heres one just to refresh our memory.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=662671
reading is fundamental, also searching too.

Lets count how many more times this stupid crap is going to be reposted and how many times it gets removed by the mods. LOL

screw the official 2.1

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http://www.ozcarguide.com/technology/cellphone-pda/2652-sprint-htc-hero-android-2-1-release
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Does anyone here even care ANYMORE? It will prolly be a downgrade
compared to what we have now anyway with a bunch of flaws
just like our 2.1's in the beginning. Look what the devs have made
for us and APPRECIATE it. Start a thread after you have compiled
AOSP or find someone who has....I THINK MORE THAN A FEW OF
US WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE THAT POST........this isnt
twitter, and most of here arent morons. So if YOU know it, you
can probably bet WE do too...FYI

Be warned.
People here do not like these rumors showing up on this forum.
They will have it removed.
I know. Happened to me.
Yet when the date was March 26th, no one had them removed.

This forum needs one of those setups where when you starting creating a thread the forum searches for keywords and gives you options of threads that have already been created before creating the thread. Ive seen it done before. They should implement something like that since no one likes to or knows how to use the search feature.

Can we please stop posting on speculated dates and wait until this *actually * comes to fruition?
Waste of time to even post on this.

you spin me right round baby right round, like a record baby right round right round.....

I was bored so I e-mailed them and told them people may believe it more if they used a picture of a "Sprint HTC Hero"

obelisk79 said:
you spin me right round baby right round, like a record baby right round right round.....
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lol classic!

who cares!
we got 2.1, the only good that can come of this is the brillant dev's here taking the crap sprint dishes out and making something truly awesome. Which is really hard to imagine since DC's current rom is pretty dam on the money, at least for me anyway.

I propose that the next person to post that link be banned.

Ya I would only care from one of these if it was an OFFICAL date from sprint. and then I would just blow it off anyway and continue using my Rom like nothing happened

jonnythan said:
I propose that the next person to post that link be banned.
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I second that

kyouko said:
I second that
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Third freaking 10char

I think the post is accurate, it does say HTC Hero roll out April 16th FOR Europe though “Nordic/Greek/RUS/UKR/SA” regions. They say it will trickle down to Sprint which will most likely be April 30th which sounds pretty close.

I could've sworn this was a discussion forum about the development of the CDMA Hero. Weird.
I must be lost because these people don't want to know any of the news (which does often include rumors).

The 2.2 source code was released a week ago right?

How come still no froyo? the devs are still working with eclair. why is that?

A week ago...think about that one
LOL when i read your headline i knew exactly what you were going to say.

2012iawait said:
How come still no froyo? the devs are still working with eclair. why is that?
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Devs here dedicate their own free time to crunch out the ROM's, if you are so impatient no one stops you to tackle 2.2 on your own.

Haven't you already bricked three phones?

Feel free to drop some mad froyo science on us. I'll flash it. Otherwise I'm perfectly content waiting for Euguene or Sombionix to give us something actually worth waiting for.

shoerhino said:
Haven't you already bricked three phones?
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qreffie said:
Feel free to drop some mad froyo science on us. I'll flash it. Otherwise I'm perfectly content waiting for Euguene or Sombionix to give us something actually worth waiting for.
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I wouldn't flash anything coming off the rocket scientist here

I visit the forums almost daily and there is always somebody spewing the same "if you don't like it then make your own" statement. You guys are as bad as the people asking about new roms and 2.2. The OP has a legitimate question and he wasn't rude about it either.
I'm curious too is this because the need more then the source or are they just trying to finish up the builds they were working on before the 2.2 source came out.

sp4rky said:
I visit the forums almost daily and there is always somebody spewing the same "if you don't like it then make your own" statement. You guys are as bad as the people asking about new roms and 2.2. The OP has a legitimate question and he wasn't rude about it either.
I'm curious too is this because the need more then the source or are they just trying to finish up the builds they were working on before the 2.2 source came out.
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thank you!! these ****ing assholes think just because they know little about the phone they can say anything they want.

LOL you guys really expect developers to drop what they were already working on just because 2.2 source was released and on top of that it was released a week ago you really think there would be a 2.2 ROM out so quickly...be realistic.
BTW the person you should probably be asking is eugene373...feel free to PM him

demo23019 said:
LOL you guys really expect developers to drop what they were already working on just because 2.2 source was released and on top of that it was released a week ago you really think there would be a 2.2 ROM out so quickly...be realistic.
BTW the person you should probably be asking is eugene373...feel free to PM him
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We are just curious, we aren't demanding anything other than how things work in the dev community. At least that is what my post was about.

2012iawait said:
How come still no froyo? the devs are still working with eclair. why is that?
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I think the devs still need the source code from vibrant froyo or vibrant froyo itself.... this is due to the differences in hardware between vibrant and international galaxy s

2012iawait said:
thank you!! these ****ing assholes think just because they know little about the phone they can say anything they want.
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No, it's because they're on a message board that they can say anything they want.
You ask a legit question, but if you've spent any time on these boards you should know that a "Where's Froyo?" thread is going to get hammered. And if you didn't know that, you should go to the Development forum and find out where Froyo is. From my understanding, Eugene373 is going to drop a build soon.

Go follow any one of excellent chefs/architects that work on the vibrant. They seem to work endlessly in putting out new content and in fact eugene had posted a few times on his twitter about 2.2 and its coming along.
Do a bit of outside research and you'll get your information. There is a Jp3 froyo in the development section as well.
Its a legitimate question but common sense and just basic browsing of the dev thread would have given you a clear answer.
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sp4rky said:
We are just curious, we aren't demanding anything other than how things work in the dev community. At least that is what my post was about.
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I know i said you guys... but that was more so towards OP, not you.
you could take what he said both ways and i mistook it as he was *****ing about no 2.2 roms yet

2012iawait said:
How come still no froyo? the devs are still working with eclair. why is that?
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Hey here's an idea
Read the forums you moron

Froyo released on Epic, Vibrant, can we use this?

Sorry, the title should say LEAKED rather than RELEASED (can a mod edit?). It isn't stable, but I thought perhaps the kernel was all we needed? Just saw it was released for those phones. I figured the Sprint one should be close?
http://j.mp/dxQlJM
Sorry if wrong sub forum.

tlogank said:
It isn't stable, but I thought perhaps the kernel was all we needed? Just saw it was released for those phones. I figured the Sprint one should be close?
http://j.mp/dxQlJM
Sorry if wrong sub forum.
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Stop asking, this is prolly the 10th thread started asking about this. It wont be ported, at least not easily. The epic is not gonna work either. The only other sgs phone that might be able to port from would be the one on USCC, but they just got their phone released

fallingup said:
Stop asking, this is prolly the 10th thread started asking about this. It wont be ported, at least not easily. The epic is not gonna work either. The only other sgs phone that might be able to port from would be the one on USCC, but they just got their phone released
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No reason to be rude, this is not old news. This just happened in the last 24 hours. The forum didn't suggest any similar topics when I made it. Gah...people can be such douches in here sometimes.

It would be more useful if someone leaked a Verizon build of Froyo for the Fascinate
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tlogank said:
No reason to be rude, this is not old news. This just happened in the last 24 hours. The forum didn't suggest any similar topics when I made it. Gah...people can be such douches in here sometimes.
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i feel you dude,i dont get how ppl
get all butt hurt,we're just lookin for
some answers and see if anyone can
help

marcviado said:
i feel you dude,i dont get how ppl
get all butt hurt,we're just lookin for
some answers and see if anyone can
help
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People get "butthurt", as you so eloquently put it, because there's at least one of these "Omg Froyo got released on another SGS phone" threads posted in development every day. It turns the development forum into a big mess of nonsense that people get tired of looking at.

Mean Bro Greene said:
People get "butthurt", as you so eloquently put it, because there's at least one of these "Omg Froyo got released on another SGS phone" threads posted in development every day. It turns the development forum into a big mess of nonsense that people get tired of looking at.
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yeah i understand that,but at least be
nice about it like "yeah this was posted on another
thread you should check there" or just something
like that theres no reason to be **** heads about it

...or newbs could actually SEARCH before posting.
...just a thought.
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PhoenixPath said:
...or newbs could actually SEARCH before posting.
...just a thought.
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From what I just looked through there hasn't been any threads about froyo on the epic. You may want to use search before you make posts that aren't accurate, just a thought.
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Irishpride said:
From what I just looked through there hasn't been any threads about froyo on the epic. You may want to use search before you make posts that aren't accurate, just a thought.
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I believe the search he was referring to wasn't that it was "epic specific" but just that there's a post about a froyo galaxy s release all the time and its been answered a hundred times before that no other will work for the fascinate.
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FFS..
Anything having to do with the kernels for the Epic, vibrant,9000...all have the same response: Will not work.
Odin restore thread...big red letters...familiar with that one, jackass?
Use your brains people. They aren't just for breakfast anymore.
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Yeah the news just came out that a Custom 2.2 rom was made for vibrant.
Reason why the fascinate will be last is popularity. Anything gsm will be first!
Just the way it is....
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Sherwood1 said:
Yeah the news just came out that a Custom 2.2 rom was made for vibrant.
Reason why the fascinate will be last is popularity. Anything gsm will be first!
Just the way it is....
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I would've thought that more people had the Fascinate than the others just because it's Verizon and they're the biggest?

Meh... VZW is US (CDMA) only..and they didn't really advertise it.
They were busy pushing the DX and D2...
The other guys work overseas ... and apparently actually wanted to sell them.
(Though VZW did do a BOGO on the fascinates if you were lucky enough to catch it...)

Mean Bro Greene said:
People get "butthurt", as you so eloquently put it, because there's at least one of these "Omg Froyo got released on another SGS phone" threads posted in development every day. It turns the development forum into a big mess of nonsense that people get tired of looking at.
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"butthurt" Lmao!
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There was a commercial on TV for the Fascinate from Verizon for a little while. But no, they don't really get attention without the Droid badge.
People, about building Froyo ROMs, there's more to it than just the kernel. Yes, given a kernel, something could be cooked up over time, but the only way to do it quickly is to work from the complete source of a fully functional Froyo ROM that's built specifically for the unique hardware in the Fascinate. Our Froyo will be out soon enough, so just be patient and wait please. If these others were just leaked, ours can't be far behind. ;-)
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VZW chick was useless today. For grins I started grilling her on my promised 2.2 update "within a month" when I purchased the phone.
"Oh...it's coming, but we don't know how long it will be. Last time Samsung gave us an update we had to send it back to them because it required a complete system wipe...which just wasn't going to fly."
Actually, I was pretty impressed she knew who made the phone now that I think about it. Most VZW critters I've encountered didn't even have that going for them.

are there any mods in this forum? i mean really..someone needs to merge,delete,help, whatever...or how about a sticky with froyo in the title explaining that it doesnt really mater what sgs(usc?) gets it we wont until its either ota or leaked... can this happen? puhlease

Tologank, just a suggestion but I wouldn't be a **** to fallingup(angel12) BC he along with a very few other devs are the only people we have working on this phone right now. So go easy. You wouldn't talk to an angel that way would u?
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No question threads should be started in development.
If any question is needed in development it should be related to a specific thread and posted within that thread.
To all that that think you are being insulted. Well I don't blame them one bit.
To keep the peeps happy at least follow the rules of the playground.
Check this thread out to stop getting your head chewed off
good day.

Any new info on the official 2.2???

I have been following samsung mobile on twitter and haven't heard anyone really talk about the 2.2 rom after that rumor of it being released dec 26 2010. Anyone heard anything else?
Android nerd learning new things daily

There are plenty of threads about this already and no we are never going to get official froyo
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Anyone with some REAL INFORMATION?
Android nerd learning new things daily

adleyh2000 said:
Anyone with some REAL INFORMATION?
Android nerd learning new things daily
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Forum mod has asked people specifically to stop posting these threads. When there is any real indication of Froyo coming, it will be posted.

I've read many blogs, twitter feeds, and comments about this. All I've heard is that even though it's still not ready, it's still being tested. It seems as though they're trying to iron out all of the kinks so that every phone gets the update smoothly and that EVERYTHING works. That goes for all Galaxy S phones, and not just the Epic 4G.
However, in my opinion, it seems as though they're taking their damn sweet time. Can't figure out if Samsung has incompetent programmers, management, or both. However, on the bright side, atleast Samsung is letting us know what's up and not COMPLETELY leaving us in the dark. Although, they're not setting a deadline other than "when it's done" nonsense.
In terms of whether or not it's the carrier's problem really isn't correct. I would assume the carriers don't care as long as the phone can comply with certain guidelines (AKA no hot spotting unless you pay for it), then it's good to go.
Remember, even though most of us are salivating for a new upgrade, I'd say most people have no idea that a new one is in the making. If you say all of your friends know about the upcoming upgrade, you have some mighty geeky friends!
My guess is that it should roll out in the next couple of weeks. Hell, they've had since August to work on the damn upgrade. My guess is that Samsung has a crappy programming staff, ****ty management, and limited budget for upgrading phones.
That's my take on the big mess. Here's hoping it comes soon and works as they promised.

If new useless froyo threads popping up in this forum was a drinking game we would all be dead from alcohol poisoning.
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i would only be lightly trashed.

^ awesome
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Wow, another one of these posts. Reported.

Again I will say it. Why isnt there a dedicated sticky that deals with ALL froyo speculation? All of these threads could be merged with it and all speculation could happen inside of it. Where are the mods and what are they doing? I know its not an easy job to do, but it seems like no one is in charge of this forum at all. No sticky linking to the wiki or a basic guide so that noobs can set up their phone easier. No sticky dealing with froyo speculation. Why not just add another moderator if you need the help?

styckx said:
If new useless froyo threads popping up in this forum was a drinking game we would all be dead from alcohol poisoning.
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. . . . . LOL

I am thinking you cannot make people stop commenting about something if that is what they want to talk about. Perhaps a sticky at the top of this section of the forum with the official status of froyo 2.2 has or has not been released yet so PLEASE don't ask anymore. We will change the topic of this post the first thing when it is released to let you know it is available.
I am not telling anyone what to do, I am simply trying to offer ideas towards a solution to this problem.

Exactly. Have a sticky where people CAN discuss Froyo speculation, and then any threads that are STILL posted to general can just get merged with that sticky thread or deleted.

Instead of childish responses, why arent these threads just closed. Is there no type of moderation here?

EA04,thats all Ill say for now...
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Dear Mods, I will not insult you anymore about Froyo. I'm soo over it and flash to Custom Roms weeks ago. So you don't have to say a word about these threads being started. Just Close them and ask questions later or hell don't ask or explain why you closed them. Just Do IT!

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EA04,thats all Ill say for now...
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EA04 would mean it was completed 2 days ago. So 3-6 more months of testing and 30-40 more versions and we should have a final release.

mynewepic10 said:
Instead of childish responses, why arent these threads just closed. Is there no type of moderation here?
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Instead of insulting our forum mod who tries his best to keep our forums clean, why don't we just let him do his job when he gets time to do it?

kenvan19 said:
Instead of insulting our forum mod who tries his best to keep our forums clean, why don't we just let him do his job when he gets time to do it?
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There should be another mod in ADDITION to him. I think that is the point.

Sprint will only release Froyo when there are no new xda "when is froyo coming out?" posts for an entire day. Unfortunately, at this rate it may never be released.