I'm on tmobile, and i still havnt received the update.. When will it come out for me? I am using a unlocked one ..
I checked -- About > System Update > and it immediately goes to no update available
-- Non rooted stock phone
Your question has been answered in a couple other threads already. Google is releasing the update in rolling batches. You'll probably have it by the end of the week. Be patient.
Install it manually if you're in such need (not trying to sound harsh), but yes, I think you should just use the standard manual update method. You'll get what you want, without having to wait.
So just right now as I'm sitting in the ****ter I got an OTA update for my voicemail.. didnt even give me a description of what it contained .. does anyone know what this is about? Do you think its going to lose root access ?
sent through my Special Edition White HTC EVO 4g while in the ****ter
ins0dus said:
So just right now as I'm sitting in the ****ter I got an OTA update for my voicemail.. didnt even give me a description of what it contained .. does anyone know what this is about? Do you think its going to lose root access ?
sent through my Special Edition White HTC EVO 4g while in the ****ter
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Here's something you could do. Install it and you will find out.
...No, you won't lose root.
My wife's phone is asking for this update. I told her to update it, but it will not install. It will download the file and ask to install, but thats it "application not installed". Any way to install this or get this popup to go away?
This update FUBARed my VM. I had to wipe all data to get it to work again, and if I apply the update, it breaks again. Any way to get rid of the "Mandatory Update" prompt?
Update - Just got off of the phone with Sprint. Tier 2 escalations support manager syas they have seen several EVOs loose VVM and VM indicator after applying the "Mandatory Update". Rep told me to not apply it and ignore the message. Also said there is no way to remove the message.
Sounds like a good reason to use Google Voice for our voicemail instead of the Sprint app.
ETA: Then you can just remove the VVM apk from your phone and never worry about it again.
colorado_al said:
This update FUBARed my VM. I had to wipe all data to get it to work again, and if I apply the update, it breaks again. Any way to get rid of the "Mandatory Update" prompt?
Update - Just got off of the phone with Sprint. Tier 2 escalations support manager syas they have seen several EVOs loose VVM and VM indicator after applying the "Mandatory Update". Rep told me to not apply it and ignore the message. Also said there is no way to remove the message.
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I complained about this today, and received a $10 credit.
I posted this solution in another thread also. My friends phone is rooted and running Fresh 1.0.1. I'm assuming that its because Fresh signed this ROM so the signature doesnt match for the new mandatory VM update. Try this and see if it works:
A friend of mine's phone did this today also. It kept giving an error when he tried to update Visual Voicemail. I ended up enabling "Unknown Sources" to make it work . . . He is running Fresh 1.0.1. (Yes, way behind I know - He agreed to let me update it after our Thanksgiving break)
Menu > Settings > Applications > Check 'Unknown Sources'. This fixed his.
BTW: Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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Feel free to uncheck this after the update, or if the update still fails. (If you are paranoid about having that enabled)
Thanks, but that isn't the fix to my problem. I always allow unknown sources for install. The VVM update will install, it just won't authenticate with the server.
Not sure if this is the same update i had months ago, but it allows you to turn on Sprints version of voice mail to text, it wiped my VM data as well.
Speaking of voice mail to text, I discovered somethin g the other day that's kind of neat. If you send an SMS to a land line number, it will ring the phone and, if answered, a computer voice will read the SMS. If the phone goes to voice mail, the same voice reads the SMS to voice mail. Pretty cool...and I don't think there is a fee for the service.
I had no problems with my update... Always use the default msg, so I don't know if it would have wiped VM info, but I still have all my old VM msg's...
Sent from the MATRIX while plugged into an EVO... from a galaxy far-far away.......
Won't even download
Has anyone else had my symptom? Refuses to download when I tell it to: "VoiceMail > Settings > Check for upgrade". It goes online to check, then says "A mandatory upgrade is now available. Includes FREE Trial to Voicemail-to-Text". Pushing the "Upgrade" button immediately complains "General failure. Please try again at a later time".
It won't download the upgrade image at all. Anyone else?
(Perhaps it's because I'm still running 2.1; refused OTA upgrade to 2.2 so far, keeping rooted 2.1)
Sprint EVO 4G/HTC SuperSonic
Running rooted "stock" OTA 1.47.651.1 (Android 2.1)
via SimpleRoot
tgi007 said:
Has anyone else had my symptom? Refuses to download when I tell it to: "VoiceMail > Settings > Check for upgrade". It goes online to check, then says "A mandatory upgrade is now available. Includes FREE Trial to Voicemail-to-Text". Pushing the "Upgrade" button immediately complains "General failure. Please try again at a later time".
It won't download the upgrade image at all. Anyone else?
(Perhaps it's because I'm still running 2.1; refused OTA upgrade to 2.2 so far, keeping rooted 2.1)
Sprint EVO 4G/HTC SuperSonic
Running rooted "stock" OTA 1.47.651.1 (Android 2.1)
via SimpleRoot
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dude update to a stock rooted froyo 3.29 base you will never look back belive me
I installed Rooted 3.30.651.3 stock build, and PRI 1.77_003.
Installed the update and all works now.
Upgrade to 3.29 didn't help
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dude update to a stock rooted froyo 3.29 base you will never look back belive me
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Well, that "sounds just fine on paper", but after upgrading to exactly that, a "stock rooted Froyo 3.29 base", I've still got the Messages (SMS) app reminding me via Notification that "A mandatory update is now available", and it still gets the same "General failure" error.
Sigh.
HTC Supersonic / Sprint EVO 4G
Running rooted "stock" 3.29.651.5 (Android 2.2)
via myn.
You really should sit "on" the ****ter and not "in" the ****ter.
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This is the first smart phone I have ever had the enjoyment of using. I intend to root the phone so that I can get rid of the junk I don't want and enable the features that should be included on my phone.
My question, what do I have to do to not be forced into an OTA update? When I go to the Update menu setting I see no option to ignore updates. Also, is there a setting to not get notified of the updates? Like I had a required OTA voicemail update that I am unsure of how to ignore. Thanks
As far as i know the voicemail update should be fine. From wgat ive read its just to have voicemail to text. Jyst dont check for updates. If they come up automatically it usually asjs if you wan it
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You cannot ignore the voicemail update. It adds text-to-speech and is mandatory for all Sprint handsets with VVM. There is a way to shut off the updates under settings/about phone I believe, I haven't gotten mine turned on yet, just got it minutes ago, I'll edit with more specifics if you need.
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This is the first smart phone I have ever had the enjoyment of using. I intend to root the phone so that I can get rid of the junk I don't want and enable the features that should be included on my phone.
My question, what do I have to do to not be forced into an OTA update? When I go to the Update menu setting I see no option to ignore updates. Also, is there a setting to not get notified of the updates? Like I had a required OTA voicemail update that I am unsure of how to ignore. Thanks
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You will be prompted to do an OTA and if you are a custom rom you will not even get the prompt. However, if you end up wanting the OTA you will have to revert to complete stock. Any removed stock apps can potentially screw up the update process. Generally though its just fine to wait until the devs cook up something with the update and then just use their releases. If it is a necessary update someone will release it in the form of a flashable zip and you won't need to worry about updating OTA =)
Turning off OTA's
way back when before I rooted my hero I had to go through the hassle of reverting to a previous android version in order to root because i naively accepted the OTA update. Trying to avoid this on my shift.
I went into "settings" -> "system updates" -> "HTC software updates" and unchecked the box for "Scheduled Check".
Is this enough to turn off my OTA updates or would the update come from Sprint and have nothing to do with HTC updates?
Is there a limit to the number of times Sprint will push an OTA update to a specific phone?
I'm not receiving the MDL update anymore, and manually checking says I'm up-to-date, but I'm not being at MDC. I received it the first time and installed it, but as we all know, it broke root access and closed the motochopper exploit. So I reflashed the stock ROM and wiped everything, got the update again but ignored it. Well, I reset my phone again, and now that I actually want to install the update, Sprint doesn't seem to want to push it to my phone anymore.
Edit #1: Saw this thread: New Update is here! Here is how to force pull an OTA update. But I am still curious why Sprint isn't sending it to me automatically if anyone knows.
Edit #2: Woke up this morning and the update had been downloaded. *shrug*
I notice on my phone that there is a software update coming thru. Wanted to know if this update will effect my chances of rooting in the future? Is this a good update? Should I update?
There is root now for PE1
The new update is PF2.
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The PF2 update shows security patch level is July 1 on my phone.
yes, you are correct. I thought I took the update but the update failed. Don't know why.
Same thing happened to me this morning. Been trying to install it, but all I get is a 402 error message.
If anyone can let us know if root is still available after the update, that would be awesome!
Was able to root SGS7 on PF2 using guide on XDA Vz S7 Forum...
"Same thing happened to me this morning. Been trying to install it, but all I get is a 402 error message."
Try to install Smart Switch and update using it. I updated successfully by doing that.
Root works fine on PF2, I took the update and then rooted with no issues. Just use the general debloat script not the VZW specific one. However I had to use the samsung/verizon software to install the update, the OTA kept failing at 32%