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Sprint to release Android 2.1 update for Hero and Moment 'over the coming weeks'

http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/03/...ndroid-2-1-update-for-hero-and-moment-over-t/
If you recall, about a month ago Sprint tweeted that it was working on delivering Android 2.1 upgrade for its HTC Hero and Samsung Moment in early Q2 this year. An optimistic guess would be April, right? Funnily enough, Techie Buzz has heard that two eager customers managed to squeeze a more precise date out of Sprint over a phone call -- end of March or even March 26th. Don't go reaching for that champagne just yet, though -- a self-proclaimed Sprint employee shared a recent internal memo on XDA-Developers forum, revealing that it's "actively working on having the Android 2.1 platform available to our Hero and Moment customers over the coming weeks," and that "more information coming in April." Oh Sprint, you do love playing with our little minds, don't you?

about 24 hours late to the party its been linked a few times

Sporkman said:
about 24 hours late to the party its been linked a few times
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This was just Posted on Engadget 8 Minutes ago..

Sporkman said:
about 24 hours late to the party its been linked a few times
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About a week actually.

tyrnight said:
This was just Posted on Engadget 8 Minutes ago..
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yeah... late... and it doesn't really say ANYTHING... again

WTF .. Go to the link it says "posted Mar 20th 2010 1:27PM"

tyrnight said:
WTF .. Go to the link it says "posted Mar 20th 2010 1:27PM"
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Yeah but that info has been out for a while on other sites... maybe not verbatim... but the general info that really doesn't say anything, but thank you

tyrnight said:
a self-proclaimed Sprint employee shared a recent internal memo on XDA-Developers forum, revealing that it's "actively working on having the Android 2.1 platform available to our Hero and Moment customers over the coming weeks," and that "more information coming in April."
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Their final source is this very message board that we're posting on right now, so yeah this was known here a week ago, man

dam way to be ungrateful shees.. Ill just lurk from now on.
Delete thread....

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roflmao

@ tyrnight
just because it's posted on Engadget today does not mean its recent news.
On average, Engadget can be 12 hours late from the source when it comes to news originating from ppcgeeks, sprintusers, xda, howardforums, etc. I'm not surprised some stuff leaks through their newswatchers from time to time.
We appreciate you posting this up for the people that havent seen it, but dont expect a standing ovation...

my form of *sarcasm..... lol

Never trust sprint, as never trust car dealer.

**** Sprint.
As soon as Nexus One is released for Verizon, I'm off.

And the difference between VZN and Sprint is? (Other than customer service)

grifforama said:
**** Sprint.
As soon as Nexus One is released for Verizon, I'm off.
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OMG OMG Sprint didn't release a 2.1 upgrade fast enough for me... I'm not first!!!11!!!!1!!! Those a**holes, I'll teach them!... Verizon is the coolest ever with the best T.V. commercials in the world! I want an eye of sauron logo on my phone!
Darkshneider said:
And the difference between VZN and Sprint is? (Other than customer service)
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Sprints lower cost of service? It's excellent customer service? A good Warranty/Replacement plan?

obelisk79 said:
OMG OMG Sprint didn't release a 2.1 upgrade fast enough for me... I'm not first!!!11!!!!1!!! Those a**holes, I'll teach them!... Verizon is the coolest ever with the best T.V. commercials in the world! I want an eye of sauron logo on my phone!
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LMAO!

grifforama said:
**** Sprint.
As soon as Nexus One is released for Verizon, I'm off.
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Nexus One coming to sprint as well lol....you go ahead and go to Verizon..
Am I the only one that doesn't care about a release date?
So many release dates and nothing yet.....
I'll just wait..

Happy with my Hero with the Unleashed 2.1 ROM.

Darkshneider said:
Happy with my Hero with the Unleashed 2.1 ROM.
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WTF is Unleashed 2.1 ROM?

2.1 release date, again.

sorry to post this if this is old news.
http://www.ozcarguide.com/technology/cellphone-pda/2652-sprint-htc-hero-android-2-1-release

That guy is a fake and a fraud. There is no supporting information and he has "leaked" sourceless BS in the past.

secbrad said:
sorry to post this if this is old news.
http://www.ozcarguide.com/technology/cellphone-pda/2652-sprint-htc-hero-android-2-1-release
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I heard April, June, and July....all from "creditable" sources. I don't know what to believe
....at this point I am just making good on "what we have" and counting my blessings/creating some good stuff

The "real" 2.1 update is going to suck eggs anyway, until the devs here get a hold of it and make it right.

ANY date that you hear that isnt directly from sprint is inccorect. We dont have a date, other than second quater wich has just begun.

scott2020 said:
The "real" 2.1 update is going to suck eggs anyway, until the devs here get a hold of it and make it right.
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Honestly, I suspect they already have...

just received this from a "sprint specialists" on a web chat.
7:02:14 PM : Sara N: I am sorry. We will release the hero 2.1 in April however we do not have any update regarding the date.

mrniceguy715 said:
ANY date that you hear that isnt directly from sprint is inccorect.
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Oh, there are plenty of dates "directly from Sprint" being tossed around. I don't belive those, either.
The date I'll believe is the morning I log on to this forum and see a post saying "Holy ****! It's out! Danger! Don't install yet or you'll brick your phone!"
This will be followed by eight thousand posts saying "Just installed official Sprint 2.1 and now my phone is bricked. Please help?"
THAT'S when I'll believe it's really out.

secbrad said:
just received this from a "sprint specialists" on a web chat.
7:02:14 PM : Sara N: I am sorry. We will release the hero 2.1 in April however we do not have any update regarding the date.
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Sprint techs aren't much better than the guy who makes up his own "news releases" to post on his blog. Sprint tech is the equivalent to a cashier at a supermarket, except they get prompts that tell them what to do.

It came out June 35th, 2008...duh

people should stop it with the sprint release threads lol...we already have 2.1 here at XDA.thanks to the devs....lol...why yall trippin bout sprint releasing theirs.lol

johndoehizzle said:
people should stop it with the sprint release threads lol...we already have 2.1 here at XDA.thanks to the devs....lol...why yall trippin bout sprint releasing theirs.lol
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Because when the "official" release comes, then the devs will be working with raw materials that have all the bugs worked out.
Personally, I think the official release is coming soon, and the devs are already working with it, but that's just a gut feeling. It would be cool to know for sure...

This just in... any release from Sprint is going to suck compared to what the devs here have given us already... we now resume our regularly scheduled awesomeness of dev ROMs

subliminalurge said:
Oh, there are plenty of dates "directly from Sprint" being tossed around. I don't belive those, either.
The date I'll believe is the morning I log on to this forum and see a post saying "Holy ****! It's out! Danger! Don't install yet or you'll brick your phone!"
This will be followed by eight thousand posts saying "Just installed official Sprint 2.1 and now my phone is bricked. Please help?"
THAT'S when I'll believe it's really out.
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BAHAHAHAHA!!!! That is it... you called it!

Damn I had Feb 30th in the pool.

oh wow i just posted this cuz i found it today and someon just posted it lol. damn he beat me to it lol

Let's see if we can get the whole first page of this forum to be ALL
2.1 is coming!!!!
Wouldn't that just be a hoot

I love how the article says "Christmas is coming early", as if one Christmas and many months haven't already passed since HTC announced that 2.1 would be coming to the Hero.

So when we can update to froyo ?

one thing they forgot,
release date for froyo.

rheza02 said:
one thing they forgot,
release date for froyo.
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I don't think they forgot, so much as omitted.

Probably mid-June

The official release sounds like it's going to be June but as Cyanogen pointed out on Twitter yesterday, Froyo source is already tricking into AOSP which means between now and release, CM will have more and more Froyo features.

there is a beta, right?
Engadget says they got a beta of both 2.2 and adobe's 10.1 flash player on their demo phone. If Adobe and google are sending these out, someone is going to dump the ROM and it will be available here. I'm itching for some frozen yougart...

anstosa said:
The official release sounds like it's going to be June but as Cyanogen pointed out on Twitter yesterday, Froyo source is already tricking into AOSP which means between now and release, CM will have more and more Froyo features.
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Funny, I posted that it wouldn't be released until June 2 days ago...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=683942

http://tech.icrontic.com/news/android-2-2-is-official-froyos-features-and-phones-revealed/
It says here we can update OTA starting today. If I go to my phone settings and about and click on update it says I am up to date.

Galecio Family said:
http://tech.icrontic.com/news/android-2-2-is-official-froyos-features-and-phones-revealed/
It says here we can update OTA starting today. If I go to my phone settings and about and click on update it says I am up to date.
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well this keynote isn't over yet, maybe they will mention it before it ends (release date).

the keynote isn't over. they'll announce the date at some point today.
Don't expect the release to be today. It's most likely in june.

lnjryan said:
Funny, I posted that it wouldn't be released until June 2 days ago...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=683942
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So... you have sole rights to speculate about the release date? That's all anyone here is doing, there is not official or even leaked word about the date from anyone in the know. It's just based on Adobe's June release for Flash 10.1.
If someone posts a thread about the release, feel free to complain to them for double-posting but not the rest of us who are just helping the people that don't know how to search.

Supporting devices
Nexus One owners will be delighted to learn that Android 2.2 is available as an OTA update beginning today. Google also confirmed that late model devices like the Motorola Droid, HTC EVO 4G, HTC Desire and HTC Incredible are scheduled to get the update soo

lnjryan said:
Funny, I posted that it wouldn't be released until June 2 days ago...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=683942
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Wow. Maybe you can help me talk to my dead dad.

treble4 said:
Supporting devices
Nexus One owners will be delighted to learn that Android 2.2 is available as an OTA update beginning today. Google also confirmed that late model devices like the Motorola Droid, HTC EVO 4G, HTC Desire and HTC Incredible are scheduled to get the update soo
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Where do you see this?

errr, ok, where'd you get that info? if the OTA is there we could be upgrading now....

http://tech.icrontic.com/news/android-2-2-is-official-froyos-features-and-phones-revealed/

I found it here. http://tech.icrontic.com/news/android-2-2-is-official-froyos-features-and-phones-revealed/
I have no idea if this info is reliable or not.
Whoops, beaten.

http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=6018
take it with a grain of salt

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http://tech.icrontic.com/news/android-2-2-is-official-froyos-features-and-phones-revealed/
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I watched the presentation and that wasn't mentioned, unless it was at the very beginning when the audio was dead.

Well thats two different sites saying the same thing.. maybe it will come out today? Who knows...

ChillRays said:
Well thats two different sites saying the same thing.. maybe it will come out today? Who knows...
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or perhaps one site saying that and another site copying it?

We get Froyo tonight? (Nevermind!)

http://www.tgdaily.com/mobility-brief/52521-samsung-galaxy-s-finally-gets-its-turn-with-android-22
I just read through that article and apparently tonight at 8pm, an update will be available on Samsungmobile.com that will be compatible with all Samsung galaxy s devices that will upgrade them to 2.2.
I hope he means ALL devices. Or I am going to be pissed. :\
EDIT: Look's like the author failed to mention any specifics.
I now await the flamers.
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Your gonna get pissed.

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Your gonna get pissed.
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I already am.
Wish the author could of been a little specific.

Just by reading the contents of the article I can tell the author has no clue what they are talking about :/...
That said I wonder if anything useful will be extracted from the Sprint Galaxy Tab and the source they published :/

gTen said:
Just by reading the contents of the article I can tell the author has no clue what they are talking about :/...
That said I wonder if anything useful will be extracted from the Sprint Galaxy Tab and the source they published :/
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I just saw the comments and thought the same thing. It's kind of stupid that he would attach a picture of the carrier variants even when the update probably isn't for them.
Something useful will come from the source code, just watch. Someone will find something.

http://www.lanewsmonitor.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-Receives-Android-2-2-Froyo-1289832521/
according to this. 8pm tonight.

This will be news to the Samsung's official Twitter site for the U.S. Galaxy S phones:
@MelGibsonsRabbi Hi Scott. 2.2 should be released by the end of the year. We will keep you updated here on Twitter! ^Mary
less than 20 seconds ago via CoTweet in reply to MelGibsonsRabbi
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i really really hope this IS true as it says in softpedia.com that the article "qoutes" samsung electroniscs!!!! i wont hold my breath but ill def be checking tonight

[Q] Official Froyo Update for Epic 4G

The development section is crawling with rumors that someone got this update today. Only one person has confirmed the OTA update and no one else on the dev forum has received it.
Click here to see the original thread.
Has anyone here received it yet?

WOW is all I have to say. Start a new thread for what point? To give the troll a bit more to laugh at you about?

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WOW is all I have to say. Start a new thread for what point? To give the troll a bit more to laugh at you about?
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Now be nice.
PS Darn trolls!

Bubby confirmed in the development thread that this is legit. Would suggest following the story there.

Great news. Just finished reading 14 pages of original thread. Seems legit.
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its real, its coming out tonight. case closed

The DI18 to DK28 update is posted over in that thread now.

Check the dev forum. Everybody has a chance to load this. I did.
On another note this release appears to come with the new youtube.

Got it here in NYC but there is no voice over bluetooth. Very pissed off about that. I was promised VOB when i purchased the phone in september and we finally get Froyo only to find thats not the case.
BOOOO SAMSUNG AND SPRINT!!!!!!!!!

Well I always wanted to visit new york again... jk\
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xeonbuilder said:
Got it here in NYC but there is no voice over bluetooth. Very pissed off about that. I was promised VOB when i purchased the phone in september and we finally get Froyo only to find thats not the case.
BOOOO SAMSUNG AND SPRINT!!!!!!!!!
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Dude, they promised me the 2.2 update gave blowjobs. Think of how pissed I am...
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So everyone is calling this the official Froyo update, meaning that this is the version that they are going to release via OTA in the coming days (hopefully, not weeks) to retail units not just dev? If that's the case why are so many people having issues with the update? Also, anyone else getting OTA updates? Just asking cause if it's the same one they are going to OTA without any changes I might as well just update right now.

xeonbuilder said:
Got it here in NYC but there is no voice over bluetooth. Very pissed off about that. I was promised VOB when i purchased the phone in september and we finally get Froyo only to find thats not the case.
BOOOO SAMSUNG AND SPRINT!!!!!!!!!
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Someone mentioned this in the Captivate forums, perhaps you can give it a try and report back:
nkrick said:
Unless I am mistaken, bluetooth voice dialing is not a native function of froyo, it is included in a google app that is only compatible with froyo. As with all google apps, carriers can choose whether or not to include it. If it is not pre-installed, it can be downloaded from the market.
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This is not an 'official' release
A Sprint admin at the carrier's own user forum just posted a comment denying that there has been a release:
The official Sprint version of the upgrade has not been released. When it is, I will post a thread to the Samsung Epic forum and update the Samsung Epic Maintenance Release blog. If you want to receive a notification when it's available, subscribe to the blog.
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